Calls for the exit of newly elected Rep. Madison Cawthorn from Congress have grown after critics say his rhetoric is partially to blame for the Capitol riots.
In an extraordinary move, Asheville City Council has said it will provide reparations for Black residents for historic wrongs, including slavery and discrimination.
Republican Sen. Thom Tills told the Asheville Council of Independent Business Owners that the biggest pandemic threat was unvaccinated North Carolinians, not Central American immigrants.
Protesters gathered at Congressman Madison Cawthorn's office in Hendersonville, demanding his removal from office following his role in a rally on Jan. 6 before a mob that stormed the capitol building.
A new political action committee is taking aim at Congressman Madison Cawthorn, established only with the goal of removing him from the U.S. House of Representatives.
Sen. Thom Tillis has called for a House Ethics Committee investigation into fellow lawmaker Madison Cawthorn over allegations of insider trading. Here's why.
“He's a juvenile, ill-informed, belligerent man who spews untrue conspiracy theories, encourages mothers to raise ‘monsters,’ inspired the Jan. 6 rioters on to their insurrection and barely bothers to pretend to represent his district,” John Boyle writes.
Asheville LGBTQ activist and county commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara is seeking the congressional seat held by far-right Republican Madison Cawthorn.
The State Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe into potential voter fraud by former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows after a Republican Western North Carolina district attorney passed the case on to the state.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Liz Cheney said House GOP leaders should condemn comments by WNC Rep. Madison Cawthron that elections were “rigged” and will lead to “bloodshed” between Americans.
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A Democrat running against Rep. Madison Cawthorn says the Republican congressman brought a knife to a school board meeting, a criminal misdemeanor under state law.
"He tried to say he backed the blue, after encouraging a mob that attacked the Capitol Police," Eddie Harwood, local conservative activist, writes in his rebuke of Madison Cawthorn.
“I really don't want to spend two years chiding Cawthorn … for lacking class, being a poor sport and constantly showcasing his immaturity. But he just won't stop doing all three,” John Boyle writes.
Harry Anderson, the actor best known for his part in the sitcom "Night Court," died at his Asheville residence today.
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Grammy winning singer Gladys Knight, who lives in Asheville with her husband, William McDowell, led a vaccine drive in Haywood County to alleviate mistrust among Black residents.
Congressman Cawthorn, with his misleading and false posts and the threatening and violent comments derived from them, is feeding into a toxic national tone, says local educator Jim Heines.
A top staffer for Rep. Madison Cawthorn is making the equivalent of a $127,111 salary despite having no government background and little other work experience.
Rep. Madison Cawthorn said he will run for a different district in part because his house is close to newly drawn congressional lines. But public records disagree.
Nearly three dozen speakers took the podium holding signs stating, “let our children breathe,” “our kids, our choice,” and “the fake vaccine is the plandemic.”
Calls for the exit of newly elected Rep. Madison Cawthorn from Congress have grown after critics say his rhetoric is partially to blame for the Capitol riots.
Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who has faced warnings from law enforcement about bringing weapons to school grounds, was seen with what was described as a "combat" dagger at Western Carolina University.
"... I think people have the maturity and the intellectual capability to to separate their personal and professional differences." - Democrat Moe Davis
Ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell evaded a civil process server for weeks, going over state lines until being served at her Biltmore Forest home with a $1.3B lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems.
In a 2017 sworn deposition, Madison Cawthorn admitted his application to the Naval Academy had been rejected before a car crash that left him paralyzed.
The U.S. National Guard said on X Sunday that more than 5,500 members from 11 states are supporting Hurricane Helene response missions. Here's what we know about their ongoing efforts.
In a race that pitted political opposites on issues ranging from immigration to abortion, Republican Chuck Edwards has won Western North Carolina's congressional seat, cruising to victory over Democrat Jasmine Beach-Ferrara.
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Hundreds of abortion rights protesters gathered in downtown Asheville on Tuesday, the day after a leaked Supreme Court opinion that suggested the court is considering overturning Roe v. Wade.
Rep. Madison Cawthorn in a Sept. 25 video used profanity to describe laws temporarily confiscating guns from people deemed dangerous and made unsubstantiated claims military personnel were already being dishonorably discharged for refusing vaccination.
Cruso resident Kendall Waldrop shot this video Aug. 17 from the Chinquapin Road bridge over the east fork of the Pigeon River. The flooding peaked around 4:25 p.m., Waldrop said, and included multiple campers colliding with the bridge.
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Hendersonville educator Eric Gash has worn many hats over the years. Now he hopes to add U.S. Congressman to the list as he throws his hat in the ring to run for North Carolina's 11th District, a seat currently held by Republican Madison Cawthorn.
Claims that he carried loaded gun inside the halls of the Capitol Jan. 6 has Rep. Madison Cawthorn and rules surrounding firearms inside the Capitol facing scrutiny.