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MAIN News Archives for October 2025

10/31 -  Ramen instead of Reese's? Looming SNAP cuts change what's on offer for Halloween trick-or-treaters
10/31 -  Kennedy says insufficient evidence to link Tylenol to autism
10/31 -  Andrea Clark, photographer who preserved Asheville’s Black history, dies
10/31 -  High-speed chase ends in fiery crash at Asheville house
10/30 -  Mission had earlier, unreported immediate jeopardy citation after patient’s death in 2021
10/30 -  Senate passes bill to end Trump's tariffs on Canada
10/30 -  Light snow possible in higher elevations of WNC ahead of Halloween
10/30 -  Cruise passenger, 80, found dead after being abandoned on Great Barrier Reef island
10/29 -  Trump arrives in South Korea, says Kim Jong Un meeting won't happen
10/29 -  NC lawmakers to question transportation officials over DMV operations
10/29 -  NC officials warn federal food aid programs will be suspended within days
10/29 -  Remains in Rutherfordton identified as man reported missing in June: sheriff's office
10/28 -  ‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
10/28 -  Chicago-to-Germany flight diverted to Boston after two teens stabbed
10/28 -  Another lawsuit challenges NC redistricting, this time using new legal theory of 'retaliation'
10/28 -  Asheville NAACP branch returns after 6 years, aims to drive community change
10/26 -  Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner
10/26 -  Arrests made in Louvre jewel heist, French prosecutors say
10/26 -  How Asheville became a city Black residents leave: the unhealed wound of urban renewal
10/26 -  Asheville home sales slow as prices drop, inventory rises
10/25 -  U.S. deploys carrier strike group to the Caribbean
10/25 -  What the Ronald Reagan ad that got Trump so angry was really all about
10/25 -  Asheville rental vacancies rise as residents flee Helene's aftermath, impacting demand
10/25 -  Former Waynesville gym owner surrenders to police; facing multiple sex crime charges
10/24 -  Trump terminates trade talks with Canada over anti-tariff Reagan ad
10/24 -  The problem with farmed seafood
10/24 -  ‘Lives were saved’ by police who killed shooting, kidnapping suspect in Charlotte, chief says
10/24 -  One dead in Lytle Mountain Road house fire; investigation ongoing
10/23 -  Vance slams Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, calling it an 'insult'
10/23 -  Yancey County uses helicopters to clear river where missing Helene victims lived
10/23 -  Oil price jumps and FTSE 100 hits new high after Trump puts sanctions on Russian firms
10/23 -  Questions linger after Buncombe’s hush-hush meeting
10/22 -  SNAP benefits to halt in some states amid government shutdown
10/22 -  Netanyahu toughens his stance on Israel’s security ahead of meeting with Vance
10/22 -  Russian airborne assault on Kyiv region kills at least 6, injures 21
10/22 -  Mission CEO calls aspects of state survey 'unusual' amid another Immediate Jeopardy status
10/21 -  White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom
10/21 -  Republican state lawmakers look to finalize NC congressional map as protests loom
10/21 -  Man who planned to ‘shoot up’ Atlanta airport is arrested in terminal following tip, police say
10/21 -  Man convicted of assaulting protester at June No Kings event gets jail time
10/20 -  HCA arrived with plans to cut 800 staff as soon as it bought Mission, new court filings in antitrust case show
10/20 -  State senator accused of drunk driving in North Carolina capital city
10/20 -  US envoys arrive in Israel to shore up the Gaza ceasefire after a major flareup
10/20 -  Overnight closures and detours begin for I-26 Blue Ridge Parkway bridge removal
10/19 -  10 people hospitalized after balcony collapse near the University of Cincinnati
10/19 -  Another beachfront home in Buxton collapses Saturday night
10/19 -  Mission Hospital faces new immediate jeopardy recommendation as state agency flags major safety risks
10/19 -  'No Kings' protestors across western North Carolina rally against Trump policies
10/18 -  Trump commutes former congressman George Santos’ prison sentence
10/18 -  Couple found dead in Fairview home
10/18 -  NC State Fair ride stops due to low voltage, leaving riders dangling 100 feet in the air
10/18 -  'No Kings' rallies across WNC expected to draw thousands of attendees again
10/17 -  What Trump’s victory taught Democrats about climate change
10/17 -  Zelensky to make case for missiles at White House, after Trump and Putin agree meeting
10/17 -  Hendersonville nonprofit, Conserving Carolina, now protecting 50,000 acres of land
10/17 -  North Carolina sues EPA over canceled $150 million solar program for rural communities
10/16 -  North Carolina court: GOP can narrow governor's appointment powers on some boards
10/16 -  Trump confirms the CIA is conducting covert operations inside Venezuela
10/16 -  With swing Democrat’s seat in trouble over criminal charges, what’s next for NC House?
10/16 -  Former North Carolina NASA campus near Rosman for sale, listed for $30M
10/15 -  Consumer Reports finds unsafe lead levels in many protein supplements
10/15 -  Israeli military says one of the bodies handed over by Hamas is not that of a hostage
10/15 -  EBCI Chief calls Senator Tillis' remarks on their WNC cannabis operation 'inaccurate and offensive'
10/15 -  Buncombe County man sentenced up to 15 years for attempted 1st-degree murder
10/14 -  US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information
10/14 -  Multiple airports refuse to play DHS video blaming Democrats for government shutdown
10/14 -  'Political corruption': NC Democratic leaders react to GOP's plan to redraw district map
10/14 -  Group keeps GSMNP open during critical fall season despite shutdown
10/13 -  Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation
10/13 -  Israelis embrace loved ones as Hamas releases hostages from captivity in Gaza
10/13 -  Tug of war over what books NC schoolchildren can read
10/13 -  Residents and tourists worry over shutdown's impact on federal workers and parks
10/12 -  Chapel Bill thrill to turmoil on the Tar Heels: How the Belichick era devolved at UNC
10/12 -  A strong nor’easter is unleashing damaging winds as it moves up the East Coast
10/12 -  New law strips local regulation, oversight from future UNCA campus developments
10/12 -  Old Blue Ridge Parkway bridge deconstruction progresses, overnight I-26 closures expected
10/10 -  With unanimous vote, US Senate moves to end 2003 Iraq War authority
10/10 -  Stein, NC Democratic Party call on legislator to resign after child sex charges
10/10 -  Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza, raising hopes for ending the war
10/10 -  Buncombe County detectives search for 15-year-old, missing again after brief return home
10/09 -  ChatGPT image snares suspect in deadly Pacific Palisades fire
10/09 -  Privatize NC's liquor sales? Leader of DOGE-style group wants to explore the cost
10/09 -  Katie Porter’s viral videos plunge campaign into ‘disaster’
10/09 -  1 man dead after reported shooting in Buncombe County
10/08 -  Russian strike seriously damages Ukrainian power plant as winter approaches, officials say
10/08 -  City of Hendersonville announces start of construction on lower Mud Creek floodplain restoration
10/08 -  North Carolina child fatality group to discuss social media algorithms
10/08 -  NC pastor turned cabin builder faces federal charge up to 20 years for defrauding clients
10/07 -  Ex-Marine Amy McGrath announces bid for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat
10/07 -  Buncombe art organizations awarded over $570,000 by N.C. Arts Council
10/07 -  UNC Asheville’s future rests with Kimberly van Noort. Where is she taking it?
10/07 -  $11M in arts grants announced in NC, nearly $1.5M headed to WNC
10/06 -  Monday classes canceled as lockdown continues after two SC State shootings, one of them deadly
10/06 -  Firefighters battle debris fire in Mills River, expected to burn for hours
10/06 -  Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon
10/06 -  Israel prepares for Hamas to release hostages; talks to start in Egypt
10/04 -  US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies
10/04 -  Hamas response to US Gaza plan is significant - but there are key omissions
10/04 -  Hours-long stand off ends in Durham, police say
10/04 -  Recent I-40 traffic trouble was caused by bridge demolition, NCDOT says
10/03 -  Munich Int'l airport suspends flights over drone sightings
10/03 -  Why a federal judge ruled NC Senate map is fair game
10/03 -  Questions remain about new structure for Asheville’s boards and commissions
10/03 -  Man arrested after Trump banner vandalism, shots fired incident in North Carolina
10/02 -  NC State says Monsanto is to blame for Poe Hall contamination, files multimillion-dollar lawsuit
10/02 -  Two dead in Manchester synagogue attack, with suspect also believed to have been killed
10/02 -  New Blue Ridge Parkway bridge opens; old bridge now set to be torn down
10/02 -  Jane Goodall, famed primatologist and conservationist, dies at 91
10/01 -  Average marketplace health insurance cost on track to double, KFF says
10/01 -  As world awaits Hamas’s response to Trump’s peace plan, Israel ramps up Gaza City offensive
10/01 -  Government shutdown will impact local elderly agencies, including Land of Sky
10/01 -  Asheville City Council member Maggie Ullman announces reelection bid

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