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MAIN News Archives for February 2025

02/23 -  Body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has been returned, family says
02/23 -  Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs
02/23 -  Pope Francis in critical condition after setback in double pneumonia fight
02/23 -  NCDOT cuts eight major road projects in Buncombe, Haywood, and Henderson counties
02/22 -  Hostage's grandson: 'That's not the way anyone should die'
02/22 -  Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti fired
02/22 -  North Carolina governor seeks $19B more in federal disaster relief for Helene
02/22 -  Local federal employees rally against dismissals, urge lawmakers to take action
02/21 -  Israel says body returned by Hamas not that of hostage Shiri Bibas
02/21 -  Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say
02/21 -  Soaring egg costs are driving a backyard chicken surge
02/21 -  Patient dies in Mission emergency department bathroom after call for help goes unanswered
02/20 -  Appeals court refuses to let Trump administration end birthright citizenship
02/20 -  Walmart profit forecast disappoints Wall Street, shares fall
02/20 -  Winter storm costs pile up as NC grapples with Helene recovery
02/20 -  WNC roads struggle with gridlock from diversion, repairs. Will I-40 reopening change that?
02/19 -  Trump's approval rating slips as Americans worry about the economy
02/19 -  NCDOT preps roads as WNC braces for potential snowstorm impact
02/19 -  Buncombe County demands improvement from new garbage collector
02/19 -  'Where's the money?' Aid available to western NC pales in comparison to need
02/17 -  Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them
02/17 -  Potential cancer-causing chemical drained into North Carolina’s largest river basin, officials say
02/17 -  Nelson Johnson, labor leader wounded in Greensboro Massacre, dies at 81
02/17 -  Henderson County man faces 4 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor
02/16 -  Three charged, including two attorneys, in Buncombe real estate deals
02/16 -  What happens in North Carolina if the U.S. Department of Education shuts down?
02/16 -  US government tries to rehire nuclear staff it fired days ago
02/16 -  Two adults charged for connection to investigation of Rosman students killed in ATV crash
02/15 -  How a traffic stop in Vermont cracked open a cultlike group linked to deaths in multiple states
02/15 -  Zelensky meets with Vance, but doesn't expect immediate Ukraine peace plan with Russia
02/15 -  VA dismisses more than 1,000 employees
02/15 -  Controversial I-26 bridge over Patton Avenue, nixed years ago, is revived in Connector plan
02/14 -  Cancellations, resignations follow Trump's move to reshape the Kennedy Center
02/14 -  Arizona, 13 other states file suit against Musk's DOGE, citing 'reckless' behavior
02/14 -  Pactiv Evergreen to pay $6.25M in Canton mill lawsuit settlement
02/14 -  Western NC's chief federal prosecutor becomes last in state to resign under Trump admin
02/13 -  Honda, Nissan abandon plans for merger to create a mega Japanese automaker
02/13 -  State Department removes Tesla’s name from planned $400M contract amid Musk scrutiny
02/13 -  North Carolina man pleads guilty after boarding flight to join Islamic State Group
02/13 -  North Carolina lawmakers flesh out details of proposed $500M Helene relief package
02/11 -  Trump calls on Hamas to release all hostages from Gaza or see 'all hell break out'
02/11 -  New strain of norovirus may be causing uptick in cases
02/11 -  Defense Sec. Hegseth signs order to rename Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, but with a twist
02/11 -  Henderson County woman pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder, faces up to 13 years in prison
02/10 -  Famine mostly averted but is a danger again if Gaza ceasefire collapses
02/10 -  US judge blocks possible transfer of Venezuelan detainees to Guantanamo
02/10 -  Permanent road and bridge repairs from Helene damage will take years to complete
02/10 -  AshBritt and US Army Corps intensify WNC waterway clean-up efforts
02/09 -  Health groups sound alarm on missing CDC, FDA data
02/09 -  Attorney General Jackson wins temporary block against federal data sharing with DOGE
02/09 -  Sri Lanka hit by nationwide power cut
02/09 -  Police investigate fatal shooting at Weaverville Walmart
02/08 -  Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE access to critical Treasury payment system
02/08 -  Report: Army considering changing Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg
02/08 -  Arden man charged with embezzlement from Henderson County youth sports league
02/08 -  Trump says he is revoking Biden's security clearance
02/07 -  USAID could slash staff to hundreds after placing most on leave
02/07 -  Jobs report shows a hiring slowdown as companies are acting like ‘they’re in a recession’
02/07 -  Restaurant owner apologizes for antisemitic Facebook comment
02/07 -  UNC Asheville suspends certain requirements related to diversity-intensive courses
02/05 -  'Very, very sick children': Flu cases soar in NC as COVID, RSV numbers decline
02/05 -  How Elon Musk set off two weeks of chaos across Washington
02/05 -  Passenger jet, small plane nearly collided mid-air at Asheville airport last fall, federal report says
02/05 -  Family of man with autism shot by off-duty deputy reacts to probation sentence for shooter
02/04 -  At least five people injured in Swedish school campus shooting, one critically
02/04 -  China responds to Trump's tariffs with retaliatory economic measures
02/04 -  Hundreds attend Asheville rally against Trump immigration policy
02/04 -  WNC presbytery conveys West Asheville church property to reparations nonprofit
02/03 -  Benjamin Netanyahu to meet Donald Trump at White House on Tuesday
02/03 -  Trump's tariffs spark trade war fears: North Carolina braces for rising costs
02/03 -  Cities are dumping this chemical in NC rivers — and getting paid to do it
02/03 -  Missing hiker found deceased in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
02/02 -  Investigators examining large debris field after deadly medical jet crash
02/02 -  1 of 3 soldiers who died in Washington, DC crash was from North Carolina, went to UNC
02/02 -  Amber Alert: 3-year-old boy missing out of Asheville, last seen 6 days ago
02/02 -  Dead bird at Asheville park receives "preliminarily positive" bird flu test result
02/01 -  Supreme Court unanimously upholds TikTok divest or ban law
02/01 -  Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS
02/01 -  Mark Robinson drops lawsuit against CNN, says political career may be over
02/01 -  Asheville police seek public's help to identify vehicle in downtown hit-and-run incident