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Raleigh -- Apr 29 2022 -- Governor Roy Cooper directed $34 million in new federal funding to further support postsecondary students in completing their degree or credential and to help address K-12 student learning and mental health needs as students continue to recover from the pandemic. 

North Carolina -- April 29, 2022: North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper stated yesterday in a press release that the North Carolina National Guard will assist Ukraine in its continued fight against Russian aggression.

North Carolina -- April 29, 2022: Early Voting in North Carolina has begun! The 17-day one-stop early voting period for
the 2022 statewide primary, which ends at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 14, 2022. During the early voting period, voters may cast a ballot at any one-stop site in their county. 

Asheville -- April 28, 2022 Asheville Police announced yesterday six people with outstanding warrants for larceny and other offences are being sought by the Asheville Police Department.
The warrants were issued recently for crimes committed in Asheville during the past few months at various locations.

Western North Carolina -- April 28, 2022: According to the US Forest Service, around 3 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in a popular region are closed until further notice while personnel combat a blaze. 
A 172-acre fire on the parkway is being fought by Forest Service firefighters.

Raleigh -- April 28, 2022 A pilot program that will begin in July will give career coaching to help people succeed and develop in their careers  was announced by Governor Roy Cooper.  The pilot program will provide career coaching to state employees with ASD who need assistance applying for promotions or job changes within state government,

News -- April 27, 2022: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department issued a ticket to U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-North Carolina, on Tuesday for bringing a gun to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. According to a police report, the incident occurred shortly before 9 a.m.

North Carolina  -- April 21, 2022: NC Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed April as Tick and Mosquito Awareness Month in North Carolina. Preliminary data, in 2021 there were more than 1,000 cases of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases.

Asheville -- April 21, 2022 In a press release the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), announced the Asheville, North Carolina, hospital's registered nurses will hold a speak-out on Thursday, April 21, to demand that HCA ensure safe patient staffing in all units throughout the hospital.

News -- April 20, 2022: Governor Roy Cooper announced today that furniture manufacturer Vanguard Furniture Company, Inc. plans to create 100 new jobs in Burke County, North Carolina. Morganton's upholstery manufacturing operations will receive a $5.9 million investment from the company.

Buncombe County -- April 20, 2022 -- The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved a budget amendment of $621,438 on Tuesday, April 19, the first allocation of funds from a recent national opioid settlement.
Every day, nearly eight North Carolinians die as a result of an opioid overdose.

News -- April 19, 2022: United States Justice Department announced in a press release yesterday the sentencing of an Asheville man to over six years in prison. After obtaining a firearm through a straw buyer, an Asheville man was sentenced to more than six years in prison for illegal gun possession. Travis Shaqwann Fair, 32, of Asheville, was sentenced today to 80

North Carolina -- North Carolina Commerce announced on April 14, 2022, continued improvement in North Carolina's  innovative ranking nationwide. The state continues to improve its overall innovation capacity, moving up one spot in the national rankings, but the state still needs to stimulate more private-sector R&D, according to the most recent edition of a

Asheville -- April 18, 2022: Asheville Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying two suspects who broke into several automobiles in the south Asheville neighborhood around a week ago. At 10 a.m. on April 9, APD officers arrived to the 100-block of Julian Shoals Road to investigate allegations of five vehicles being broken into earlier that morning.

Asheville -- Apri 17, 2022 :  Asheville Police are seeking for the public's assistance in identifying a man who physically