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MAIN News Archives for January 2025

01/22 -  US accuses Walgreens of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions, including for opioids
01/22 -  Trump to visit western North Carolina in first week back in office
01/22 -  Buncombe County cuts $4.8M from Asheville and Buncombe schools, sparking community protest
01/22 -  Ninja Brewing responds to Orange Peel with new claims in Rabbit Rabbit venue lawsuit
01/21 -  Domestic call leads to convicted felon being charged with felony possession of firearm
01/21 -  Trump signs pardons for January 6 rioters and signs immigration, TikTok orders
01/21 -  Biden grants clemency to Native American activist Leonard Peltier, others at last minute
01/21 -  Buncombe faces up to $25 million revenue drop post-Helene
01/20 -  Georgia halts poultry sales; HHS allocates $590M for flu vaccines
01/20 -  Millions across the U.S. brace for plummeting temperatures and winter storms
01/20 -  Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in an effort to guard against potential 'revenge' by Trump
01/20 -  Multimillion-dollar bonuses for Ingles executives in 2024 despite lower profits at grocery chain
01/19 -  Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal takes effect after delay
01/19 -  TikTok voluntarily shuts down service in the U.S. as divest-or-ban law takes effect
01/19 -  How Trump's expected executive actions could impact North Carolina
01/19 -  Rep. Edwards claims eviction notice deal with FEMA; the federal agency hasn't confirmed
01/18 -  Arctic air mass to plunge much of U.S. into deep freeze over weekend
01/18 -  Israeli cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire accord, due to take effect Sunday
01/18 -  ‘We’re not going to drop that case’: New Attorney General says he will keep fighting HCA in court
01/18 -  Helene worsens Buncombe County's housing crisis with over 9,000 homes damaged
01/17 -  Netanyahu: Israel-Hamas hostage release, cease-fire deal signed by all parties in Qatar
01/17 -  NC Gov. Stein urges FEMA to extend housing help for Helene victims
01/17 -  Biden pardons nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
01/17 -  Mill site sale forces Pactiv to make early property tax payment
01/16 -  Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight and reaches orbit
01/16 -  Many businesses in Biltmore Village plan to return following Helene, but lots of work remains
01/16 -  Israel supplied Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives, top official acknowledges
01/16 -  Dogs seized, reportedly abandoned at Rutherford County home
01/15 -  Drugmakers hiked prices for hundreds of drugs in early January
01/15 -  Russian missile attack forces Ukraine to shut down power grid
01/15 -  Israeli prime minister's office denies Hamas agreed to Gaza deal
01/15 -  ‘Scars of the storm.’ Helene is gone, but its impact is far from over in Mitchell County
01/14 -  Special counsel report found Trump engaged in ‘criminal effort’ to overturn 2020 election
01/14 -  Protesters gathering in Raleigh to protest 60,000 votes possibly being thrown out
01/14 -  Mission Health appeals state’s awarding of 26 acute care beds to AdventHealth’s planned Weaverville hospital
01/14 -  1 dead, 1 seriously hurt after crash in Western North Carolina, troopers say
01/13 -  Hopes for Gaza ceasefire rise as pressure grows on Hamas and Israel
01/13 -  A tough-on-crime approach is back in US state capitols
01/13 -  Seeing red: Come June, NC’s election boards could look more Republican
01/13 -  Orange Peel sues Asheville Brewing over Rabbit Rabbit contract breach
01/12 -  ‘Half the country’s thinking magically’: California fire victims grapple with the political paralysis over climate change
01/12 -  Death toll rises to 16 as firefighters gain ground on California wildfires
01/12 -  'Pizzagate' gunman killed by police in North Carolina after traffic stop, authorities say
01/12 -  Pactiv Evergreen completes sale of former Canton paper mill to Spirtas Worldwide
01/11 -  California wildfires remain largely uncontained amid Red Flag Warning extensions
01/11 -  Inside Trump’s search for a health threat to justify his immigration crackdown
01/11 -  Powerful winter storm that dumped snow in US South maintains its icy grip
01/11 -  Asheville traffic cameras: See conditions, snow accumulations across the city, Western NC
01/09 -  Affordable Care Act 2025 enrollment hits record at nearly 24 million
01/09 -  New county commissioner sworn in
01/09 -  Alito spoke with Trump before president-elect asked Supreme Court to delay his sentencing
01/09 -  Brace for snow: Winter weather to blanket Western North Carolina
01/08 -  Trump asks the Supreme Court to block NY court from sentencing him on Friday
01/08 -  New NC attorney general's first lawsuit alleges major apartment landlords colluded on rent increases
01/08 -  Mission pharmacy program plagued by high turnover, staffing shortage
01/08 -  70-year-old hiker found dead near popular Blue Ridge Parkway trail in NC, officials say
01/07 -  Ingles details storm impact: Power outages, cash-only transactions
01/07 -  Rudy Giuliani held in contempt of court in Georgia election workers case
01/07 -  North Carolina DHHS releases names of 104 confirmed Helene deaths
01/07 -  Asheville estimates $18M in lost revenue after Helene; where were biggest losses?
01/06 -  U.S. Steel, Nippon allege Biden violated constitution in lawsuit over blocked deal
01/06 -  Major US winter blast shuts down schools and government offices in several states
01/06 -  North Korea launches ballistic missile as Blinken arrives in Seoul
01/06 -  NCDOT develops drone program to better respond to disasters like Helene
01/05 -  From nuts to kelp: The 'carbon-negative' foods that help reverse climate change
01/05 -  Heaviest snowfall in a decade in some areas as winter storm threatens US
01/05 -  Mountain celebrity claims coverup of massive Helene death toll. Why he’s wrong.
01/05 -  Viruses spiking in the United States as peak season arrives in winter
01/02 -  North Carolina's latest Democratic governor is sworn in
01/02 -  Fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel used in Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Las Vegas Trump Hotel
01/02 -  US Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was inspired by the Islamic State group
01/02 -  NECHAMA Jewish Response to Disaster aids WNC communities with hope and rebuilding
01/01 -  Teen remains in coma after Americans on vacation attacked in Mexico, leaving 3 dead
01/01 -  North Carolina film industry generates $302 million this year in direct in-state spending
01/01 -  Asheville man sentenced up to 7 years for solicitation to commit 1st-degree murder
01/01 -  10 dead, 35 hurt after car intentionally plows into Bourbon Street crowd