BPR
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- Measles exposure reported in Asheville and Hendersonville
- After years of warning, one of Asheville’s largest homeless shelters faces permanent closure
- As G20 shines global spotlight on Asheville, some residents say Trump has failed to fund recovery
- Rep. Chuck Edwards urges colleagues to vote against censure over sexual harassment findings
- BPR presents on-air broadcasts of Asheville Symphony's Masterworks series
- After Dolly Parton’s death, her hometown mourns
- Asheville Council cancels Flock cameras, loosens zoning rules for smaller homes
- TVA welcomes data centers, but at a price
- G20 arrives in Asheville, bringing money, attention and frustration
- Democratic Senate nominee Roy Cooper talks economy, Helene recovery in WNC
- Asheville plans more work on contentious bus system changes
- Sandy Mush anti-nuclear waste campaign memorialized in new archival collection
- Asheville considers early termination of Flock, but leaves door open for other license plate readers
- Four hospital systems propose competing expansions in Buncombe County
- Swannanoa residents push for Owen Park repairs
- The Trump administration is moving forward with its plans to remove roadless forest protections. This includes WNC
- Construction to begin on one of the last WNC roads still closed by Hurricane Helene
- Women’s flag football is having a breakthrough year in North Carolina
- BPR 2026 Summer Car Raffle winner announced
- Asheville municipal candidates talk senior issues, displacement at Shiloh forum
- One of North Carolina’s oldest rodeos is back in action after Hurricane Helene
- The Park Service is removing trees downed by Helene. Conservationists are asking them to stop.
- State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards on NC-11 ballot
- Moffitt and Smith pass on NC-11 run to replace Edwards; Balkcom throws hat in ring
- Long-closed section of the Appalachian Trail reopens two years after Helene
- UNC Asheville professors win NIH grant to fight drug-resistant "Superbugs"
- WNC Republicans to choose candidate to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards on November ballot
- Buncombe County moving forward on Woodfin greenway and is looking at alternative for Enka path
- Rep. Chuck Edwards drops reelection bid days after ethics committee recommends censure
- Overdose death rates in Appalachian counties remain higher for years after flooding, study shows