Asheville

Over the years, there have been plenty of efforts to bring back rail service, only for funding or political momentum to falter. But this time is different, rail advocates say.

Since 2018, Cooper has pardoned a pair of North Carolina turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving each year. It's similar to an event held at the White House.

Figures show visitor spending on second homes in Asheville doubled from 2009 to 2017, from $44.6 million to $90.4 million.

Panhandling would be restricted in the River Arts District and along Haywood Road in West Asheville; it would be illegal for motorists to give money from their vehicles.

Jobi Riccio's debut album 'Whiplash' comes out in September. She talked with WUNC host Eric Hodge recently about her influences and her journey from Red Rocks to Nashville.

Recently unsealed case describes what they say is widespread use of unnecessary trauma alerts and added tests.

The band Wednesday's fifth record is called Rat Saw God, and those guitars kick and buzz like the yellow jackets and chainsaw referenced in the song "What's So Funny." Lead singer Karly Hartzman joined WUNC for an interview recently.

Laws on guardianship in North Carolina have remained unchanged for decades, and advocates say they don’t reflect changes in the field that call for more information and expanded rights for people whose lives are put under the control of another person, agency or business.

An analysis by The Associated Press, Stanford University’s Big Local News project and Stanford education professor Thomas Dee found 230,000 students in 21 states who have gone missing from schools. They did not move out of state, and did not sign up for private school or home-school.

Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, executive director of the Campaign for Southern Equality, talks about the U.S. Senate's passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.