# Thursday, July 9: UNC Health Buys Westgate + Shelter Facing Closure + Trump Pardons Local Mechanic

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Podcast: [Wake Up, Asheville!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025)
Published: 2026-07-09T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories: UNC Health purchases Westgate Shopping Center as it seeks to build new hospital Did a federal agency tell state regulators not to talk to the press about Mission Hospital? Property appraisal moratorium's uneven impact on tax rates in Buncombe County Asheville Salvation Army shelter faces potential closure amid funding crisis Trump pardons Hendersonville mechanic convicted of violating Clean Air Act

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