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Buncombe County, North Carolina, overcounted Helene deaths by as many as 30, sheriff says
AUTHORITIES IN BUNCOMBE ... COUNTY HAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 72 DEATHS. TODAY, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A FEW THINGS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CHANGED COUNT, INCLUDING UPDATED CAUSES O The North ...
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Western North Carolina county reports spike in opioid-related overdoses following Hurricane Helene
TURNING NOW TO THE STATE OF ADDICTION COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. OFFICIALS IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY REPORTED A SPIKE IN OPIOID RELATED OVERDOSES THIS WEEK. OFFICIALS SAY THERE ...
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Buncombe NC House, Senate: Mayfield and 3 Democrats win; State Sen. Daniel beats Ager
ASHEVILLE - Three Asheville-area Democrats won Buncombe County State House of Representative ... according to preliminary results released by the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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Buncombe County residents continue to vote despite Hurricane Helene recovery efforts
BUT SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN WHAT THEY SAW IN 2020. WE ARE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. Western North Carolina still managed to make it to the polls., despite the continuous recovery efforts from ...
Asheville Citizen-Times7d
New chief judge appointed to Buncombe County's District Court
Scott was appointed to the position by Paul Martin Newby, the chief justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Scott has served on the bench in Buncombe County since 2011. Before becoming a ...
Asheville Citizen-Times10d
17 Buncombe polling locations moved post-Helene: See which ones, why they moved
(This story has been updated to reflect Buncombe County's final polling site change list.) Due to damage from Tropical Storm Helene, changes have been made to polling locations and some voting ...
CBS News22d
North Carolina county overcounted Helene deaths by as many as 30, sheriff says
A spokesperson from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services told CBS News that Buncombe County is "relying on the state to report storm-related deaths." Hannah Jones ...
Yahoo22d
Buncombe County overcounted Hurricane Helene deaths by as much as 30
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (AP) —The North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Hurricane Helene by as many as 30, according to a statement Tuesday from its sheriff ...
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Helene death toll drops by 30 in North Carolina's Buncombe County, officials say
Officials in Buncombe County, North Carolina, where Asheville is located, announced that the number of fatalities caused by Hurricane Helene in the county was overcounted. The death toll in ...
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Buncombe County overcounted Helene deaths by as many as 30, sheriff says
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — The North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30, according to a statement Tuesday from its sheriff’s office and ...
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History made on Buncombe County Commission with victories for Horton and Edwards
“I think it’s a good thing for the people of Western North Carolina that Buncombe County is also becoming an exception to that rule,” Cooper said. “I say that regardless of partisanship ...