Monday, Feb. 16: WNC Drought Deepens + Counting Homeless + Defending DEI + Police Imposter Surrenders

from Wake Up, Asheville! · host Matt Peiken

Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:WNC drought deepens despite rain; Buncombe now “severe"Volunteers conduct Buncombe homelessness count; results expected this springAsheville, Buncombe defend DEI outreach; deny race-based allocationsNC-11 Democrats must win rural WNC; party invests long-termPolice-impersonation suspect surrenders; held without bond

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