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Gone to the dogs: NC county’s animal control has been a pet peeve for many
The target of complaints and criticism, Rutherford County is struggling to manage its animal control needs. The state may be partly to blame.
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Eastern NC deputy fired after violent arrest was a ‘wandering officer’
Should he have been hired? That's what some wonder after it was revealed the Washington County deputy involved had been in ...
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Instrumental in Helene aftermath, Mission Health ‘back to their old ways’
The Asheville provider's work did much to make people forgive if not forget. But some say the goodwill engendered by Mission Health is gone.
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Cities are dumping this chemical in NC rivers — and getting paid to do it
Is 1,4-dioxane dangerous? Opinions vary. But that hasn't stopped cities from releasing the chemical into the drinking water of communities.
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Life of the party: For Republican lawmakers, it’s, again, majority rules
The North Carolina General Assembly meets in the State Legislative Building in Raleigh, seen here in Feb. 2018. File / Frank Taylor / Carolina Public Press As lawmakers head into a legislative session ...