WBT-AM Charlotte - Mon Nov 09
One person died and another was injured in a fire at a retirement community in western North Carolina.
Print isn't dead in HendersonDaily Dispatch - Sun Nov 08
Print is dead. Or it isn't. Depending on the publication. Over the 12-month period dating from Sept.
T-Rex not extinct, but he is looking for a homeAsheville Citizen-Times - Sun Nov 08
Rex is a 1-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair mix cat. He's awaiting a new family at the Asheville Humane Society shelter at 72 Lee's Creek Road.
Parkway a road to our past - and our futureAsheville Citizen-Times - Sat Nov 07
With much-deserved fanfare, Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrated its 75th anniversary last summer.
Browning's love of WNC helped bring parkway routeAsheville Citizen-Times - Sat Nov 07
R. Getty Browning, chief locating engineer with the N.C. Highway Commission, is credited by historians as one of the key people who brought the Blue Ridge Parkway through Asheville.
New Asheville shelter aims to keep pets aliveAsheville Citizen-Times - Sat Nov 07
The dogs and cats at the new Pet Soup animal shelter don't have to worry. Whether they are young and feisty, old and crippled, or just grumpy and set in their ways, these homeless animals will never feel the prick of a needle that would end their lives simply because there is not enough space to keep them while they wait for adoption.
Local United Way surpasses fundraising goalAsheville Citizen-Times - Fri Nov 06
The bleak economy wasn't an obstacle for the volunteers who helped push the United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County to surpass its fundraising goal, set at the beginning of its annual campaign.
Swannanoa can heal rift after voteAsheville Citizen-Times - Fri Nov 06
While voters decisively defeated a proposal to incorporate Swannanoa as a town on Tuesday, neighbors on both sides of the issue see a new sense of community growing out of the bitterly contested referendum.
Fire crews douse E. Asheville fireAsheville Citizen-Times - Fri Nov 06
Fire investigators weren't immediately sure what sparked a blaze Friday night at an East Asheville apartment complex.
How Americans grew too fat to serve their countryThe First Post - Fri Nov 06
I suppose I first noticed how fat Americans were getting about a decade ago. Along supermarket aisles you'd see the odd whale unhappily chugging along on a mini-kart, pulling fat-enhancers off the shelves.
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