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MAIN News Archives for March 2025

03/29 -  North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo
03/29 -  Stock market slumps amid recession, inflation fears
03/29 -  Alarka Five Fire scorches over 1,000 acres; some residents remain evacuated
03/29 -  Chief nursing officer to leave Mission Hospital
03/28 -  Trump admin asks Supreme Court to allow deportations under Alien Enemies Act
03/28 -  U.S. has revoked hundreds of visas over links to pro-Palestinian protests, says Rubio
03/28 -  Western NC fire is now highest priority in the country
03/28 -  Freedom Farm Fire burns 130 acres in Leicester; crews continue containment efforts
03/27 -  Trump's tariffs are a 'direct attack,' says PM Mark Carney
03/27 -  Parents demand action on bullying at Concord meeting with NC State Superintendent
03/27 -  Freight Trains to Resume Asheville Routes After Hurricane
03/27 -  Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Haywood County reaches 200 acres, 0% containment
03/25 -  Journalist accidentally put in DOD group text chat on Houthi bombings in Yemen
03/25 -  NC wildfires keep burning, many 0% contained
03/25 -  Scientists identify ‘tipping point’ that caused clumps of toxic Florida seaweed
03/25 -  Haywood County streets reopen after discovery of old military relic deemed safe by SBI
03/24 -  Pope arrives home at Vatican after 5-week hospital stay
03/24 -  Man, three teens arrested for New Mexico mass shooting
03/24 -  Garner man says Tesla electric car vandalized as unrest, vandalisms against Musk company grows
03/24 -  Polk County wildfires scorch 5,000 acres with little containment, residents voice concerns
03/22 -  Number of Texas measles cases surpass last year's national total
03/22 -  What we know about the fire that brought London’s Heathrow Airport to a standstill
03/22 -  NC looks to capitalize on Trump, DOGE efforts to fire federal workers
03/22 -  Evacuations in place, structures destroyed as three wildfires burn in Polk County
03/21 -  Defense Dept. cuts $580M in funding deemed wasteful
03/21 -  Statewide burn ban in effect in NC until further notice
03/21 -  Debate over woods asks what kind of university UNCA wants to be?
03/21 -  Polk County residents evacuated as wildfires spread rapidly with zero containment
03/20 -  Greenpeace must pay at least $660m over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury
03/20 -  Stein budget proposal calls for teacher raises, sales tax holiday
03/20 -  Governor Stein signs Helene relief bill, allocating $524M for recovery efforts
03/20 -  Bomb threat halts Haywood County court sessions
03/19 -  JFK experts scour newly unsealed assassination files
03/19 -  Judge blocks Trump's ban on transgender service members
03/19 -  NC lawmakers push to raise age to buy tobacco products to 21
03/19 -  VA secretary confirms 14 employees terminated at Asheville VA Medical Center
03/18 -  NASA astronauts head home on SpaceX capsule after drawn-out space station stay
03/18 -  'Discarded like a dirty rag': Chinese state media hails Trump's cuts to Voice of America
03/18 -  Dentist loses license for 10 years after patient died from over-sedation
03/18 -  Fletcher man arrested on 10 counts of 3rd-degree exploitation of a minor
03/17 -  Severe weather moves east after tornadoes, winds and wildfires killed at least 39 people
03/17 -  Trump says he will speak with Putin on Tuesday about Ukraine cease-fire
03/17 -  Highway Patrol: Truck loses construction cones causing 16-vehicle pileup on 26 East
03/17 -  Two children killed by falling tree in Transylvania County; investigation ongoing
03/16 -  Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen's Houthis, at least 31 killed
03/16 -  Islamic State leader dies in U.S. airstrike in Iraq
03/16 -  Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later
03/16 -  VA Secretary Doug Collins to address job cuts and hurricane impact during Asheville visit
03/15 -  Countries considered for Trump's potential new travel ban
03/15 -  Senate averts shutdown by passing federal funding ahead of midnight deadline
03/15 -  North Carolina wagers more than $6B in real money in first year of legal sports betting
03/15 -  Congressman Chuck Edwards surprised by town hall chaos
03/13 -  Texas megachurch founder charged with sexual abuse of child in 1980s
03/13 -  NC Gov. Josh Stein calls for $4B school bond, careful government reform in first State of the State address
03/13 -  Suspect sought in downtown Asheville stabbing
03/13 -  Asheville hotelier bankrupt after contractor lawsuits, unpaid $17 million and a empty hotel
03/12 -  Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites
03/12 -  Trump's steel, aluminum tariffs go into effect; EU retaliates
03/12 -  Man arrested in Asheville hit-and-run spree faces multiple charges including DWI, APD said
03/12 -  NS says route through Asheville, N.C. will reopen this month
03/11 -  Education Department: 60 universities under investigation for campus anti-Semitism
03/11 -  Dow falls by almost 900 points in market rout after Trump says he won’t rule out a recession
03/11 -  Wildfire season is here. Helene and DOGE could make it worse
03/11 -  3 accused of trying to loot in Helene-ravaged area of Asheville
03/10 -  Maryland confirms first measles case of 2025 as outbreaks in Texas, New Mexico expand
03/10 -  New Helene bill has ‘good things.’ Just one problem: It falls short of the need.
03/10 -  Ingles’ sales, profits fell 13 percent the last three months of 2024, first quarter report shows
03/10 -  Hundreds gathered at Pack Square Park for International Women's Day rally in Asheville
03/08 -  Anti-Semitism task force cuts $400M of grants to Columbia University
03/08 -  DOGE job cuts bring pain to Trump heartland
03/08 -  Inside the explosive meeting where Trump officials clashed with Elon Musk
03/08 -  FEMA extends NC's individual assistance deadline to April 7
03/07 -  Questions about car chase, crash lead to 190+ cases dismissed, troopers under investigation
03/07 -  New Mexico adult dies with measles, though cause of death isn't yet confirmed
03/07 -  Hicks Cemetery fire at 198 acres, 50% contained; rain and snow aid fire containment
03/07 -  Mission cuts $25 from hourly pay for weekend nurses, will require others to pick up shifts to improve staffing
03/06 -  Appeals court permits Trump to remove head of federal watchdog agency
03/06 -  Fighter jet accidentally bombs village, injuring 15, during South Korea military drill
03/06 -  NC Senate votes to ban Attorney General from suing Trump
03/06 -  Fugitive accused of shooting 2 at Asheville hotel arrested
03/05 -  Six takeaways from Trump's big speech
03/05 -  American Bar Association condemns efforts to undermine justice system
03/05 -  Asheville has received plans for a Costco at Enka Commerce Park
03/05 -  Pedestrian critically injured by impaired driver in Asheville crash
03/04 -  The world's strongest ocean current should be getting faster – instead, it is at risk of failing
03/04 -  Congressman Chuck Edwards to hold town hall at A-B Tech on March 13
03/04 -  U.S. 25% tariffs on Canadian, Mexican goods take effect; Canada retaliates
03/04 -  Broad River fire reaches 15 acres, 90% containment; burn ban remains in Buncombe County
03/02 -  British Prime Minister Starmer gives Zelenksy 'full backing,' including $2.8 billion accelerated loan
03/02 -  Why redistricting reform fails. Why NC lawmakers keep trying
03/02 -  Five months later, NC to Tennessee connection is open, with limits
03/02 -  Evacuations underway in Tryon following brush fire
03/01 -  A mystery illness in Congo has killed over 50 people hours after they felt sick
03/01 -  Trump-Zelenskiy clash divides US Republicans, dims aid prospects
03/01 -  Experts emphasize rising fentanyl threat after major arrest in Buncombe County
03/01 -  'We need answers': Sen. Mayfield calls for HCA to sell Mission amid new controversy

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