By Mark Starling Restaurant Capacity Increases In Buncombe County (Buncombe County, NC) -- Buncombe County restaurants are being allowed to increase capacity again. Commission chair Brownie Newman signed a declaration this week that recommends a cap of 50-percent indoor dining, which aligns with the state's measures. Buncombe restaurants had previously been under a 30-percent capacity for several weeks. A report of lower community spread of COVID-19 was key in the county's decision. North Carolina's Senators Say Impeachment Trial Is Unconstitutional (Washington, DC) -- North Carolina's Senators are joining other Republicans in opposing the impeachment trial of former President Trump. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis both said the trial would be unconstitutional, during a procedural vote at the U.S. Capitol yesterday. The vote failed, as five GOP members joined 50 Democratic Senators in support of the trial's constitutionality. It does point to the larger fact that there already may not be enough votes to convict Trump for incitement of insurrection.