cat:"local news" Podcasts

3:12

Post-Helene, new efforts are developing to make sure...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/10/02

For many people with disabilities, recovery after a disaster is extra difficult. WNC grassroots groups and agencies are trying to fill the gaps.

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3:48

How the ‘chainsaw brigades’ during Hurricane Helene...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/10/01

Volunteer chainsaw operators stepped up to clean the mess of fallen trees and restore road access. It inspired more people to learn how to use the tool.

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1:07

Trump ‘kids’ that he’ll only send more FEMA funding...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/09/17

The president made the remarks at a campaign event for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley in Gastonia Wednesday night.

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4:37

Asheville Symphony lends a hand — and an ear — ...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/09/10

Tyson Hamrick, the symphony’s director of education and youth orchestra, explains a new initiative to help students affected by the end of Asheville Middle School’s strings class.

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2:33

How to help a trout cross the road

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/09/01

Roads can hurt stream habitat. But there’s a solution — really big culverts.

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1:21

Rep. Chuck Edwards urges colleagues to vote against...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/08/28

Edwards, who has represented the 11th Congressional District since 2023, is making his case to colleagues ahead of a possible censure vote next week.

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2:24

After Dolly Parton’s death, her hometown mourns

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/08/27

Though she traveled far, the singer always gave back to the Smoky Mountains.

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1:34

Democratic Senate nominee Roy Cooper talks economy,...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/08/21

More than 200 people turned out to see the former governor, who faces Republican Michael Whatley in the fall.

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4:19

One of North Carolina’s oldest rodeos is back in...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/08/11

After nearly two years of disruptions, the 61-year-old rodeo in Madison County has returned to its regular schedule with a new covered arena.

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0:53

More than 99% of roads damaged by Helene have...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/07/31

Several major projects remain underway in the western part of the state, including the reconstruction of I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge.

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1:43

As Biltmore Village sidewalk repair project moves...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/07/23

The project involves striking a balance between protecting the long-term health of the trees and preserving the historic vision of planners Frederick Law Olmsted and Richard Morris Hunt.

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1:15

No funding for Asheville-to-Salisbury rail line in NC...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/07/21

Rail advocates say some legislators didn’t want to commit the money because of a delay on the federal side.

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4:43

Once stripped from the landscape, rivercane is...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/05/22

Rivercane enthusiasts hope this native bamboo can help to heal old harms to land and people – and strengthen the riverbank against the next flood.

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4:46

'I'm a foreign correspondent in my own country:' An...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/04/08

Langfitt was in Asheville this week to speak to the World Affairs Council of Western North Carolina — and stopped by the BPR studios to talk about his years as a foreign correspondent.

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1:03

Home repairs in WNC ‘not a funding problem’ HUD says,...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/03/13

The leaders of both HUD-funded housing repair programs in western North Carolina told BPR there is not enough money to serve all applicants.

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1:10

Asheville, Buncombe to receive $5 million for...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/02/27

The region has been selected as one of 10 pilot communities for a national initiative called Right at Home.

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1:09

Noquisiyi (Nikwasi) Mound officially returns to the...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/02/27

Town and tribal officials, along with community members, gathered for a ceremonial deed-signing to return the Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin back to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after more than 200 years.

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1:31

Town of Canton is the latest to consider banning...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/02/04

Canton follows other communities in western North Carolina that are considering resistance to data centers, citing environmental, energy and noise pollution concerns

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0:56

Stein urges WNC residents to stay home ahead of...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/01/30

At a briefing Friday morning, the governor said unsafe driving conditions remain a top concern.

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1:09

Five Democrats debate health care, immigration at...

BPR News: Local News ·

2026/01/29

Hurricane Helene recovery and the cost of living were also among the issues the candidates tackled during the event at A-B Tech.

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