Tag: residents
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Urgent care clinics reopen near Helene-ravaged Asheville, giving residents crucial lifeline
CANDLER, N.C. — Urgent care facilities have started to reopen providing a crucial lifeline for many people in western North Carolina who for the past week had little access to food, water, electricity and convenient health care in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Elena Gherasim, 42, of West Asheville, said it was a “huge blessing”…
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Asheville’s Biltmore Village faces a long road to recovery as residents band together
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The high water levels have receded and much of the chaos and cries for help have calmed, but it will take weeks if not months before the renowned downtown village of Biltmore returns to prominence. On Saturday, a once-pristine river nearby was now choked with trash, mud, metal and dirt. Shopping and…
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Lawsuit could bar Arizona residents with missing citizenship documents from voting in state races
A top election official in Arizona said filed a suit Tuesday that could bar almost 100,000 residents from voting in state and local races this fall, claiming they have not provided citizenship documents required under state law. The suit from Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer is related to a specific part of Arizona election law…
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Ohio sheriff suggests residents keep list of Harris yard sign addresses
A sheriff in Ohio who made disparaging remarks about Vice President Kamala Harris and immigrants on social media suggested that residents compile a list of addresses where they see yard signs in support of the Democratic presidential nominee. In a public Facebook post Friday, Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski used anti-immigrant rhetoric and denounced both…