Man who raped, killed woman in 1994 among 37 death row inmates with sentences commuted
News 13 has learned that one of the federal death row inmates whose sentence was commuted by President Biden is from Asheville.
Man shot and killed after attacking deputy with knife in rural Harmon Den
A man who disappeared with his 9-year-old daughter three weeks ago was shot and killed by a Haywood County Sheriff's Deputy ...
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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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 ...