In a flurry of activity at the end of the week, the Trump administration fired more than 10,000 federal workers across multiple agencies as part of its “large-scale reductions” in the government workforce. This is likely just the beginning of the job cuts, as President Donald Trump and top White House aide Elon Musk seek to continue slashing…
ASHEVILLE – Nearly 200 Buncombe County residents have applied for assistance through a state-managed program assisting owners whose properties were damaged when Tropical Storm Helene swept through the region Sept. 27. Dozens are hoping to have their properties purchased outright. During the Dec. 2 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners briefing, County Manager Avril Pinder updated…
Erie’s post-Thanksgiving winter storm was so severe that it is causing indoor tennis and pickleball matches to be postponed. Westwood Racquet Club, 2660 Zuck Road, announced to members Tuesday afternoon that the facility is closed temporarily due to a large amount of snow and ice on its roof and exterior walls. The accumulation of snow…
What’s not to love about New Jersey? While many might have a great time living in the Garden State, nearly every city in New Jersey was excluded from U.S. News and World Report’s ‘Best Places to Live’ list. For the publication’s best places in live in the United States list for 2025-2026, they ranked major…
ASHEVILLE — A collaboration between governmental agencies and nonprofit and faith-based organizations is repurposing some of the remnants of Tropical Storm Helene’s destruction into use for local residents. As part of a project developed by FEMA’s Interagency Recovery Coordination, thousands of trees damaged by Helene will be repurposed under a state project, FEMA announced in…
An employee with the Federal Emergency Management Agency instructed a disaster relief team to avoid houses displaying signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign, the agency’s administrator said Saturday. The employee, who was not named, was fired from her position, Administrator Deanne Criswell said in a post to social media on Saturday, calling it a violation…