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Serving The Citizens of Western North Carolina Since 1995 SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A New York man claiming he was "The Sheriff" was arrested on New Year's Day after investigators said he tried to impersonate a law enforcement officer to get rid of a lien placed against his new home. Todd Gieger, 51, of M...
HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — 'Twas the night of Christmas at a North Carolina house, no creature should have been stirring, not even a mouse. But a Forsyth County couple awoke with a fright, as something was moving about their house in the night. Th...
SHELBY, N.C. (AP) — Barrels of raw pork shoulder were riding fat in a tractor trailer pulled over by North Carolina deputies. Approximately $3 million in cash was recovered from the barrels Saturday, the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office said i...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — What a lip-smacking offer! Anyone with unpaid parking fines at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus has the option to reduce or cover the cost of their tickets with peanut butter and jelly. KTUU-TV reported the uni...
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A boulder that mysteriously disappeared two weeks ago from a national forest in Arizona is back, and forest officials aren't asking any questions. Prescott National Forest officials said a forest employee on patrol Friday...
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say a burglary suspect jumped over a 12-foot (4-meter) wall twice during a chase before being captured. Montgomery County police said in a press release 56-year-old Steven Anderson is charged with burglary...
Okay, people, can we talk? I'm here, in my little corner of beautiful Western North Carolina, clinging to the last glorious threads of summer like a fly on sticky paper. I'm talking lemonade on the po...
That bittersweet feeling is here again. As the days get shorter and a cool breeze hints at fall, you might be looking at your closet and wondering what to do with all those summer clothes. It's time t...
Hello, WNC Times readers! From our own backyards here in Western North Carolina to the farthest corners of the globe, the conversation about climate change is a constant. But how do we actually know w...
Let's talk about something pretty futuristic that's buzzing its way into our lives – literally! Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently dropped some news that's got the drone world all a-flutter:...
For decades, the idea of a permanent human presence on the Moon has danced on the edges of science fiction. We've imagined moon bases, lunar rovers, and astronauts gazing back at the "pale blue dot." ...
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