3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (169+ words) John Williams 9/11 The Mountaineer AMONG THE WRECKAGE — John Williams stands at Ground Zero a couple of weeks after 9/11 as part of his duties with the DMORT team. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene,…...

6+ day, 21+ min ago   (168+ words) The Mountaineer PRESERVNG THE MOUNTAINS — The US Forest Service is proposing to rescind the Roadless Rule, which would make way for road building, logging, and mining in America’s last great natural places. There was a problem reporting this....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (691+ words) ANY RECOURSE? — In light of an uptick in devlopment, Waynesville leaders want to know if there’s a way around a state law tying the hands of local governments to impose development restrictions. Pictured is construction of Valleywood Farms subdivision. One…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (709+ words) (FORT COLLINS, CO) Reports that the Trump administration is working to transfer part of Yosemite National Park to a private land developer have heightened concerns among park advocates and the public about privatization of public land. Environmental advocates and park…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (723+ words) MAIL-IN BALLOTS — New rules for mail-in voting could cause problems for local elections offices ahead of early voting. ADAPTING — Haywood County Elections Director Robbie Inman said its a constant game of adapting to what the newest court rulings are. There’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (697+ words) Absentee ballots are prepared to be mailed at the Wake County Board of Elections in 2024. N.C. State Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined other state attorneys general in a suit to stop the U.S. Postal Service from controlling who receives absentee ballots through…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (152+ words) The Mountaineer Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) listens during a House Budget Committee meeting on Capitol Hill on May 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. The many…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (960+ words) Walking yoga weaves yoga principles like breathwork and mindful movement into an… Public interest technology ensures that public policies are … (LOS ANGELES) The fate of President Donald Trump’s estimated US$400 million White House ballroom may hinge on the little-known and…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (722+ words) COSTS RISING — Equipment, power and capital expenses all cost more now than they have in years prior. While HEMC is a not-for-profit organization, it’s raising residential power rates to keep up with these rising costs. Electric rates are going up…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (151+ words) The Mountaineer The discussion focused on the Melania Trump Foster Youth to Independence program, which offers vouchers to young adults 25 years old or younger who are still in foster care or have recently left it. There was a problem reporting…...