Killer of local woman among 37 death row inmates sentences commuted by President Biden
COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER, RAPE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY WOMAN Styles disappeared while out running in the Bent Creek ...
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Biden commutes death sentence of Buncombe County man to life in prison without parole
Styles went missing Oct. 31, 1994, after going on a jog in Bent Creek Recreation Area near Lake Powhatan in Pisgah National ...
WNC forests suffered 'catastrophic' damage during Helene. Conservation groups want more protections
Helene caused "moderate to catastrophic" damage to more than 187,000 acres of national forest land, according to a report ...
Cooper pardons Haywood County man, plans more acts of clemency before end of year
Gov. Roy Cooper issued a pardon of forgiveness to a Haywood County man convicted of multiple misdemeanor crimes in 2011.
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Forest Service urged to amend Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan
A coalition of conservation groups has sent a letter to the U.S. Forest Service last week asking the agency to amend the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan due to the damage Hurricane ...
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Near-death golf cart free-fall renews woman's purpose in life
As the golf cart Pam Carter was driving broke through her deck railing and began its 30-foot descent to the embankment below, ...
McDowell County wildfire that grew to more than 500 acres, now fully contained
A 518-acre wildfire near Marion is now fully contained. Damage to the area by Tropical Storm Helene made fighting the fire ...
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Forest Service Urged to Update N.C.’s Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan in Wake of Hurricane Helene
Conservation groups sent a letter Tuesday urging the U.S. Forest Service to amend the Nantahala-Pisgah forest plan because of the tremendous damage from Hurricane Helene to North Carolina’s Nantahala ...
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WNC forests suffered 'catastrophic' damage during Helene. Conservation groups want more protections
Weeks after the storm, the U.S. Forest Service announced that damage to the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests totaled around $44 million in lost vegetation and land damage. Now, a coalition of ...