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A federal judge has denied class-action status in a lawsuit challenging race-based membership qualifications for an Asheville advisory board. Plaintiffs had argued that the rules discriminate against white applicants to the Human Relations Commission.

Nearly 60 years ago, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made several stops in Colorado, spreading his message of equality.

Plaintiffs challenging appointments to Asheville's Human Relations Commission are seeking an emergency restraining order and injunction in federal court.

If Mullan Trail Elementary School fifth grader Tori Best could have a dream come true, it would be for the world to be rid of drugs and the harm they cause to users and their loved ones. "If you are a friend, you can help get your friend into a program or treatment. This can make the world a better place," she said. "Drugs are a thief."

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For the refugees who were processed there, they did not receive any of the burial rituals required for their peaceful transition and all of them were buried in the ground

Two new plaques in Pasadena detail the 1885 fire at Yuen Kee’s Laundry in Mills Place Alley, and pay tribute to early Chinese settlers of the region.

Two new plaques in Pasadena detail the 1885 fire at Yuen Kee’s Laundry in Mills Place Alley, and pay tribute to early Chinese settlers of the region.

Two new plaques in Pasadena detail the 1885 fire at Yuen Kee’s Laundry in Mills Place Alley, and pay tribute to early Chinese settlers of the region.

Two new plaques in Pasadena detail the 1885 fire at Yuen Kee’s Laundry in Mills Place Alley, and pay tribute to early Chinese settlers of the region.