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PARIS — France sent roughly 70,000 police and security officers into its cities Saturday for a fresh…
RODANTHE, N.C. — The storm that battered the Outer Banks all week is finally leaving, but the only h…
NAGQU, Tibet — A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked a remote, high-altitude stretch of China's…
WAINWRIGHT, Alberta — The fire that killed four Canadian soldiers and hurt 39 more at an Alberta arm…
RALEIGH, N.C. — Fewer people died on North Carolina roads last year, according to the state Division…
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Feeding a black bear in Buncombe County is already against the rules under an emer…
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Asheville is in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Buncombe County Sheriff: Quentin Miller; Interim Asheville Police Chief: Jackie Stepp.
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State Weighs Bear Feeding Ban After Hearing in Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Feeding a black bear in Buncombe County is already against the rules under an emergency order, and state wildlife officials spent Wednesday night in Asheville…
Asheville Police Explain Thin License Plate Reader Audit
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Asheville Police Department is defending a one-page public audit of its license plate reader cameras, saying the full version holds more detail on officer…
Isaias Remnants Bring Flooding and Landslides Near Asheville
Asheville, N.C. — Leftover moisture from Hurricane Isaias dumped heavy rain across western North Carolina overnight Saturday into Sunday, sparking flash flooding, road closures and landslides around Asheville…
Crews Race to Restore Power After Isaias
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Power crews worked around the clock in and around Asheville, N.C., and across western North Carolina as the remnants of Isaias brought down trees and…
Asheville, N.C., under flood watch as Isaias remnants arrive
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Western North Carolina faces heavy rain and strong wind this weekend from Isaias, raising risks of flash flooding, landslides and outages. Watches and wind alerts…
France Puts 70,000 Police on Streets as Louvre Closes
PARIS — France sent roughly 70,000 police and security officers into its cities Saturday for a fresh round of nationwide protests, a week after demonstrations over the cost…
Magnitude 7 Earthquake in Tibet Kills 16, Injures 76
NAGQU, Tibet — A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked a remote, high-altitude stretch of China's Tibet region late Thursday, leaving 16 people dead and 76 others hurt, local…
Deadly Fire at Canadian Army Base Began
WAINWRIGHT, Alberta — The fire that killed four Canadian soldiers and hurt 39 more at an Alberta army base last week started on an automatic grenade launcher range…
Deadly Fire at Canadian Army Base Wainwright Injures Many
WAINWRIGHT, Alberta — An incident in a training area at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright on Saturday afternoon left people dead and injured and touched off a fire that…
France Protests Turn Violent as Arrests Top 1,800
PARIS — A nationwide day of marches over the cost of living and crumbling schools in France gave way to looting, arson and running fights with riot police…
Truck Drives Onto Youth Soccer Field in Wichita, Killing 2
WICHITA, Kan. — A pickup truck rolled onto a field during a youth soccer game at the Stryker Soccer Complex on Saturday afternoon, leaving a man, 35, and…
Category 4 Hurricane Simon hugs Mexico coast with flood threat
Hurricane Simon sat just off Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday morning as an extremely dangerous Category 4, with forecasters expecting it to approach or push slightly inland over west-central…
