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Answer Man: What’s the status of Malvern Hills Pool, and why was McCormick fixed up faster? Do accessory dwelling units come with parking for renters? • Asheville Watchdog

UNC Health seeks approval for new hospital in Asheville • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why the flood of dump trucks entering/exiting Fletcher quarry? Confusing pedestrian light on Merrimon Avenue? • Asheville Watchdog

With as much as 39% of downtown real estate devoted to surface spaces for cars, advocates say it’s time to junk Asheville’s minimum parking requirements • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: County could have done better in the case of an 84-year-old man who was attacked by a pack of dogs • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Problems with a potential pickleball complex location at Aston Park? What is podcaster Matt  Peiken up to these days? • Asheville Watchdog

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Opinion: We’re taking the bears’ habitat, and they’re taking our trash • Asheville Watchdog

20 months after Helene, plastic pipe from Silver-Line factory in Woodfin continues to choke French Broad River • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Are the Vance Monument stones gone for good? Could Asheville send out ‘high turbidity’ water warnings? • Asheville Watchdog

Light, and dark, at ends of Tunnel Road: Hope for the homeless, but also drugs, squalor and crime. • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: First mayoral debate was a bit of a snoozefest, but it had its moments • Asheville Watchdog

Use millions in disaster recovery grant money to build hundreds of new, affordable rental units, or use it to repair existing homes?   • Asheville Watchdog

Use millions in disaster recovery grant money to build hundreds of new, affordable rental units, or use it to repair existing homes?   • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Costco looking to come back to the table? French Broad, Carrier Park toilets a real mess? • Asheville Watchdog

Patient on psychiatric hold dies by suicide in Mission Hospital emergency department • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Downed cables from Helene still posing a hazard to joggers, cyclists? Will plastic netting in Weaver Park be removed? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: North Asheville resident paid over $40,000 to fix a sinkhole caused by street runoff; the city takes no responsibility • Asheville Watchdog

Despite multiple felony charges, mental capacity concerns, Asheville attorney still practices law • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why do I have to drive so slowly on the Parkway? Strong chlorine smell at the tap explained? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: My house is unoccupied – why do I get water, sewer and stormwater bills? Turn signal needed for New Stock Road interchange? • Asheville Watchdog

HCA CEO Sam Hazen said he regularly travels to Asheville to visit area leaders. Elected officials say they haven’t met him. • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville housing authority leaders are praised – and slammed – for aggressive efforts to halt ‘financial free fall’ • Asheville Watchdog

Lyme disease is here — Biltmore Forest’s ticks prove it, scientists say • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: My downtown Asheville column sure struck a nerve; here are updates on 2 other recent ones • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Did Buncombe TDA pay to bring in Michelin restaurant raters? $1.5M for tennis courts renovation at Roberson High? • Asheville Watchdog

In quest for more beds, Mission plans to keep staff lean, CON application shows • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: With I-26 Connector work starting, will ‘Future I-26’ designation get retired? Has Asheville changed water chemicals since Helene? • Asheville Watchdog

Mission Health settles lawsuit over unpaid wages for $1.5 million • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: I spent an afternoon in downtown Asheville — and lived to tell about it • Asheville Watchdog

House ethics investigation of Chuck Edwards poses challenge in District 11 race • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: When will Craggy Gardens bathrooms, picnic area reopen? Drought restrictions coming for Asheville? • Asheville Watchdog

Hospitals challenge state regulator’s decision to award more beds to Mission • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: A new “Mellowdrome” for Carrier Park? Little Girl statue MIA at Harrah’s Cherokee Center-Asheville plaza? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: These days, you’re on camera, whether you like it or not. But Asheville needs to be more transparent about video surveillance proposal • Asheville Watchdog

Is your Asheville-area vet owned by a corporation? Our map will show you. • Asheville Watchdog

Private equity is reshaping Asheville’s vet clinics: ‘They’re circling me like a vulture’ • Asheville Watchdog

HCA’s NC hospitals are “a little behind” profit expectations because of higher labor costs at Mission, HCA boss tells Wall Street • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Asheville/Buncombe County get almost 14 million tourists a year? How about taxing them a buck apiece? Claxton Elementary School crossing sign out of whack? • Asheville Watchdog

Former housing authority leader files wrongful termination lawsuit against agency, seeks payment • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: Emergence of Christian nationalism to justify Iran war fuels religious backlash in Asheville • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: SilverSneakers users not accepted at YMCA anymore? What do our vaccination rates look like in Buncombe County? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Are Asheville and North Carolina’s dog bite rules too lax? A recent pit bull attack on a 9-year-old girl would suggest that yes, they are • Asheville Watchdog

Indecent exposure, open drug use and vandalism: Asheville police plan to address complaints of disorder downtown • Asheville Watchdog

Indecent exposure, open drug use and vandalism: Asheville police plan to address complaints of disorder downtown • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Bat on the loose in the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium? City of Asheville tweaks sidewalk chalk rule to allow room for Auggie the Dachshund? Controlled burn at city reservoir? • Asheville Watchdog

City of Asheville didn’t whiff on renaming of McCormick Field to HomeTrust Park, official says • Asheville Watchdog

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Answer Man: Another cofferdam in the French Broad River? Do Buncombe tax assessors who work in real estate have conflict of interest? • Asheville Watchdog

State-run insurance plans for foster kids leave some of them without doctors • Asheville Watchdog

An Asheville police captain made more than $300,000 in 2024 as APD's overtime payouts soared • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: Under guise of 'election integrity,' GOP state legislators draft laws to suppress votes from Democratic-leaning groups • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What goes into fire ban decisions? Is glass, whether intact or broken, actually recycled? • Asheville Watchdog

Mission Hospital unit’s core nursing staff plunged in years before woman’s death following hip surgery, records show • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Weaverville’s dilapidated pedestrian bridge has a rich history. Should it be preserved? • Asheville Watchdog

‘Moral failure’ or ‘proper pathway’: Partisan lines divide NC leaders on Leandro decision • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Major work at Buncombe County Sports Park to finish up soon? Confounding intersection by the Charles George VA? Do local students still have school meal debt? • Asheville Watchdog

Battle between Ingles, Sackler-affiliated company heats up over grocery chain board seat • Asheville Watchdog

Management plan for NC national forests breaks federal law, judge rules • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man:  My car’s value went up in the recent property tax revaluation? Civil War plaque featuring disturbing story MIA? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: When it comes to property reappraisals, confusion, angst still reign. But no, your taxes are not going to go up 70 or 80 percent! • Asheville Watchdog

‘We’ve got to fight until Trump is gone’: Asheville’s 3rd No Kings rally draws thousands, including group of Asheville High students • Asheville Watchdog

Rep. Chuck Edwards wants to enhance federal regulator’s powers in wake of Mission Hospital’s four Immediate Jeopardy sanctions • Asheville Watchdog

Buncombe reappraisal to shift share of tax burden from businesses to homeowners, sampling of data shows • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Buncombe County lost population last year? What’s being built by St. Barnabas Catholic Church in Arden? • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: Trump says the SAVE Act will guarantee GOP election wins. His plan may backfire. • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Is kudzu growth worse after Hurricane Helene? North Carolina Education Lottery’s ads ‘beyond annoying? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: The AI robots are coming for our jobs, especially mine – and their column-writing skills ain’t bad! • Asheville Watchdog

Would a new performing arts center in Asheville be a boon or a threat to The Block? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Will Asheville Tourists’ prices go up with stadium renovation? Why are first names used for many streets in north Asheville? • Asheville Watchdog

HCA board urges shareholders to reject proposal for a full reporting on aftermath of Mission sale in 2019 • Asheville Watchdog

‘He’s free of all the politics’: How Thom Tillis became what passes for a GOP rebel in DC • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Beaver Lake Park warden terminated? Harris Teeter coming to Enka-Candler, or just a rumor? • Asheville Watchdog

Buncombe County homeowners face sticker shock over newly assessed property values • Asheville Watchdog

Mission Hospital to evaluate leadership's “capacity and competency," hires consultant in wake of Immediate Jeopardy • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Costco is not the only frustrated potential developer in Asheville • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s the latest on the Asheville Muni golf course repair? When will Sheetz open on Airport Road? • Asheville Watchdog

Weak powers, limited cooperation hamper Mission Hospital oversight, independent monitor says • Asheville Watchdog

Black Mountain retiree lives in motel, worked as dishwasher, after losing home in Buncombe real estate scheme • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: Links between convicted sex offender, state GOP leadership may complicate candidacies • Asheville Watchdog

With dam removal on the table, tensions flare between conservationists and Buncombe wastewater officials • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s next for Performing Arts Center plans? What about the St. Joseph’s hospital property • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Sure, Asheville Rides Transit buses sometimes look pretty empty, but bus service is more complicated than we realize • Asheville Watchdog

After 37 years of effort — and about $100 million spent so far — work on the I-26 Connector is finally getting started • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Trouble renewing a Real ID online? DMV has overhauled its renewal system? And hired more employees? • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville employs more municipal workers than similar-sized cities. Is it necessary for a busy tourist town or a sign of bloat? • Asheville Watchdog

Immediate Jeopardy lifted at Mission Hospital but facility remains in “noncompliance” • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: How are school closing decisions made during icy, snowy weather? Voting privacy lacking? Votes needed to win a primary seat? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: What blew up the Costco deal? City of Asheville’s demands? NCDOT requirements? EDC’s criticism? Let the blame game begin! • Asheville Watchdog

North Carolina’s opaque national forests are about to get even more secretive • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Expired parking deck card will cost Asheville service worker $1,400? Voter got erased from election rolls? • Asheville Watchdog

Buncombe lawyer in Equity Erased series found guilty at trial, sentenced to 4 to 6 years in prison • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: Money has already voted in next week's primary election • Asheville Watchdog

Demolition of Mission Hospital's St. Joseph’s campus appears imminent • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Bartender turns to plasma donation for extra cash? What’s it pay? Haw Creek sidewalk project creating runoff, road problems? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Some trails around here are still a huge mess — making the woods a fire danger • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville is the most lethal big city in the state for cyclists. Is the city doing enough to address it? • Asheville Watchdog

Mission Hospital fired an ‘outspoken’ nurse. Supporters allege retaliation by management. • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Is Montreat College building a data center, or is that just the rumor mill? Confusing letter about voting? • Asheville Watchdog

Costco dropped Asheville application without ‘any sort of discussion’ on traffic analysis, NCDOT says • Asheville Watchdog

Costco withdraws application for highly anticipated Asheville location • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Could Biltmore Estate become regular outdoor music venue? New restaurant coming to former La Caretta on Merrimon? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Asheville has a huge budget gap, which I don’t find shocking • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: ‘Radical tree trimming’ by Duke Energy contractors in Weaverville? Why no streetlights for Long Shoals Road? • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: I moderated a Democratic District 11 congressional forum. Here’s what the candidates said. • Asheville Watchdog

Dogwood Trust moves up public meetings with independent monitor in wake of recurring problems with Mission, HCA • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why was my voting location changed? Who’s responsible for shoveling snow from sidewalks? • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville has money to plant and preserve trees. Why isn’t it using it? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: ‘We’ve got to be more dignified than this!’: Is Tunnel Road sliding into downright scuzziness these days? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Confusing road markings on Merrimon Avenue? New water meter is in, but it’s not quite as advertised? Monthly water billing on the horizon? • Asheville Watchdog

Citing “systemic and recurring patterns” of harm at Mission, CMS rejects hospital’s latest plan of correction, sets new deadline • Asheville Watchdog

It’s Groundhog Day. For HCA-owned Mission Hospital and Asheville, it’s déjà vu all over again. • Asheville Watchdog

It’s Groundhog Day. For HCA-owned Mission Hospital and Asheville, it’s déjà vu all over again. • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Do forecasters ‘overhype’ winter storms? This weekend notwithstanding, my recently purchased generator says ‘Yes.’ • Asheville Watchdog

Ingles’ sales, profits surged as grocery prices soared following pandemic, financial records show • Asheville Watchdog

Committee to decide future of UNCA woods heavy on insiders, closed to public • Asheville Watchdog

Does Duke Energy’s ‘Flex Savings Option’ actually save customers money? Strange water smell? Missing lane markings on major roadway? • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: Are we living in an Orwellian world and being told to believe that 2 + 2 = 5? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Chemtrails or just contrails? (Really?) Did Asheville pay out $81,000 to settle discrimination complaint about Human Relations Commission? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Time for Black Mountain town leaders to show real leadership and solve the Black Mountain Brewing mess • Asheville Watchdog

The whistleblower, the Forest Service, and an endless battle in North Carolina’s mountains • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: ‘Constant roar’ in Bent Creek related to Pratt & Whitney? Who puts on ‘Winter Lights’ exhibition at the N.C. Arboretum; what does it cost? • Asheville Watchdog

Elections board denies challenge to Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley’s eligibility to run for reelection, finding she lives in the city • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Strange ‘burnt rubber’ smell on Long Shoals Road? Could it be the Lake Julian power plant? Repaving on tap for Dover Street? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Measles outbreak one more sign of the slide into irresponsible ignorance • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Ingles still ‘proud to serve’ Boar’s Head meats? Paper and plastic cups now acceptable in recycling? • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: When character collides with power, which side should we choose?  • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: August J. Dachshund has passed? Lipinsky Auditorium getting huge renovation? City won’t take over Candace Pickens Park? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: West Asheville is losing a longtime shop known for great customer service, quality products. It’s a sad sign of the times. • Asheville Watchdog

Attorneys for HCA, CarePartners committed legal fraud in negligence case, court filings allege • Asheville Watchdog

Former city employee formally challenges eligibility of Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley to run for re-election  • Asheville Watchdog

Hundreds demonstrate in Asheville following fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville DEI efforts under microscope of NC House oversight panel • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: How many fentanyl deaths did Buncombe County have last year? What does the Buncombe MSD plant do with sludge? • Asheville Watchdog

Ted Clifford to join Asheville Watchdog as investigative reporter • Asheville Watchdog

Missing middle plan shows the path to more affordable housing. Why isn’t Asheville following it? • Asheville Watchdog

Measles spreads to Buncombe as public health officials worry about spread in the face of declining vaccination rates • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s the status of the East Asheville Booster Pump Station? Mission’s plans for an ER facility in West Asheville? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Asheville’s crowded City Council primary field likely indicates dissatisfaction with the status quo • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Are any of Asheville’s electric buses still running? Can abandoned home in Kenilworth be addressed? • Asheville Watchdog

2026 holds an array of unknowns, but count on Asheville Watchdog to provide high-impact journalism • Asheville Watchdog

The year in review: History was made through a new political movement led not by politicians or parties, but by people • Asheville Watchdog

The year in review: Asheville Watchdog's photojournalists and their images of resilience • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Hunting allowed in Bent Creek’s recreation areas? Asheville Regional Airport’s new control tower behind schedule? • Asheville Watchdog

The year in review: Sure, there were more important issues around here in 2025, but nothing electrified readers like Costco news • Asheville Watchdog

The year in review: Finding Kimberly van Noort, UNCA’s powerful and private chancellor • Asheville Watchdog

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The year in review: Losing Our Soul series was a learning experience – for readers and this reporter • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What happened to the elephants? What types and amounts of drugs did law enforcement confiscate this year? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Asheville appears poised to address abandoned properties. It’s long overdue. • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s the latest on Auggie the Dachshund lawbreaker? Update on performing arts center plan? • Asheville Watchdog

UNCA woods development debate is an education for students in new master’s program • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: Candidates in the 2026 midterm elections toe the starting line, ready to race for party nominations • Asheville Watchdog

State Board of Elections investigates Asheville Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley amid questions about her residency and voting record • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Yep, NIMBYism has reared its ugly head in Haw Creek development imbroglio • Asheville Watchdog

Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley received primary-residence tax breaks on Atlanta home while serving on Asheville City Council • Asheville Watchdog

Massive bike park could be a tourism boon for storm-ravaged Swannanoa. Is that what the community needs? • Asheville Watchdog

Proposed Costco location in Enka opposed by Economic Development Coalition • Asheville Watchdog

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Answer Man: Is the Business Improvement District working? Why no CodeRED text alerts during recent wildfire episodes? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: The saga of Auggie the Dachshund, aka the chalk artist lawbreaker, shows the City of Asheville truly has nothing more important to do • Asheville Watchdog

Executives get richer as HCA stock price soars; Ingles reports post-Helene profit turnaround; Deerfield expansion gets funded • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Highland Brewing adding pizza, rope climbing, Black Dome store? Is it legal for elected officials to text during meetings? Ingles still a big donor to MANNA FoodBank? • Asheville Watchdog

Despite ongoing troubles, Mission becomes western NC’s only Level I trauma center • Asheville Watchdog

How the state Republican Party is implementing Trump’s plan to sway next year's elections • Asheville Watchdog

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Documents detail errors that preceded 2 patients’ deaths, Mission Hospital’s immediate jeopardy finding • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Lessons learned from Citizens Police Academy — I’m a little trigger-happy, and you wouldn’t believe some of the guys who apply to be officers • Asheville Watchdog

‘Toxic Soup’: PFAS and other contaminants surged in French Broad River after Helene, study finds • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What is state Department of Environmental Quality's role in plastic pipe cleanup in French Broad? Will another airport parking deck be built? • Asheville Watchdog

Mission Hospital still faces potential Medicare termination, despite immediate jeopardy being lifted • Asheville Watchdog

“Everybody needs a home”: New federal policy threatens to slash funding for permanent housing for homeless • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: City tearing up sidewalk, then laying it back down? Respiratory illnesses rising, as measured by sewage treatment plant? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: ‘A level of strength and resilience that is hard to put into words’: Michaela Blanton Lowe’s story will break your heart, and lift you up • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Biltmore Championship golf tourney cost disclosed? Will city fix longstanding sinkhole? Cardboard for recycling not getting picked up? • Asheville Watchdog

Emma group fights townhouse development to preserve mobile homes as long-term affordable housing • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: How the shocking killing of a Charlotte woman has shaped the Republican Party’s strategy for winning North Carolina elections against “soft-on-crime” Democrats • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Fix for Mission Hospital's confusing parking? Better Christmas decorations for downtown Asheville? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Is the Biltmore Championship golf tournament a good use of TDA funds? Or is it tone deaf? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What happened to the North Lexington Avenue sidewalk replacement project? Postal package takes crazy journey? Asheville mail going through Charlotte postal center now? • Asheville Watchdog

Incompetent leaders, overworked nurses compromised cancer patients at Mission Hospital, oncologist testifies • Asheville Watchdog

“There’s no way”: Huge ACA premium hikes force Buncombe policyholders to make hard choices, including dropping coverage • Asheville Watchdog

HCA reports $3.8 billion increase in 2025, citing rise in admissions, volume • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Get with the program, people, and do the ‘zipper merge!’ • Asheville Watchdog

Simple, short-term solutions to Asheville’s Black population decline are difficult to find, implement • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Sit-down restaurant planned for Asheville Regional Airport? Not all gates have jetways? What happened to dancing girl statue downtown? • Asheville Watchdog

Generous community support not nearly enough to fill gap in SNAP funding, food advocates say • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: The one-year countdown begins to midterm elections with big stakes. Can the nation live up to the ideals it embraced 250 years ago? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why do local propane prices vary so much? Will official mountain elevations change because of rising sea levels? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: The battle against river debris, especially IPEX pipes, still rages on…and will for years • Asheville Watchdog

Advance of the ‘slim-talls’: Big new homes mark gentrification upending Asheville’s historically Black neighborhoods • Asheville Watchdog

“Biblical justice, equal justice, for all”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice transformed our state and America • Asheville Watchdog

Next steps on UNCA woods’ fate will take longer than planned, with original timeline scrapped, school leaders say • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What are huge steel boxes on I-40 near NC-TN line for? Repair work signage leaves local motorist steaming? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What percentage of school kids ride the bus? Mysterious dark spots encroaching on someone’s toilet? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Yes, the proposal for a new live music venue on Thompson Street is exciting, but it’s going to rile up the neighbors • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Yes, the proposal for a new live music venue on Thompson Street is exciting, but it’s going to rile up the neighbors • Asheville Watchdog

Eric Penland Jr., whose four-year stay at Mission led to legal battle with hospital, dies at 30 • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s the ETA on new Haw Creek sidewalks? Have flower baskets returned to part of downtown? • Asheville Watchdog

How Asheville became a city Black residents leave: the unhealed wound of urban renewal • Asheville Watchdog

Mission Hospital placed in immediate jeopardy; sanction is third since sale to HCA • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Any word on Pisgah View State Park? Is Asheville's airport showing Kristi Noem video? Water bill confusion? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Ingles Markets often raises the ire of locals, but it shouldn’t be that way • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Ingles Markets often raises the ire of locals, but it shouldn’t be that way • Asheville Watchdog

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‘Where are all the Black people?’ The story behind Asheville’s loss of African Americans  • Asheville Watchdog

Mission Hospital faces new immediate jeopardy recommendation as state agency flags major safety risks • Asheville Watchdog

HCA arrived with plans to cut 800 staff as soon as it bought Mission, new court filings in antitrust case show • Asheville Watchdog

Mission Hospital had earlier, unreported immediate jeopardy citation after patient’s death in 2021, court documents reveal • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Beaverdam Road in need of safety improvements? Any ETA on the Azalea Road Dog Park reopening? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s going on with the Mountaineer Inn? New interchange for Black Mountain still a go? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Is 65 too old to be an Asheville police recruit? Not for this former television actor and future Asheville cop • Asheville Watchdog

Cops on Ketamine? Largely Unregulated Mental Health Treatment Faces Hurdles • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: New restaurant coming to former Musician’s Workshop building? Status of work on the Peter Guice bridge over the Green River Gorge? • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: How to make a profit while running for Congress • Asheville Watchdog

New law strips local regulation, oversight from future UNCA campus developments • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Roundabout for Hendersonville Road in Arden? When will the Biltmore Village streetlights be fixed?   • Asheville Watchdog

UNC Health Pardee to apply to build hospital in Buncombe, joining three other systems in 129-bed competition • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Is Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer too conflicted on real estate issues? And should we have a ‘strong mayor’ form of government? • Asheville Watchdog

UNC Asheville’s future rests with Kimberly van Noort. Where is she taking it? • Asheville Watchdog

Presentation on Weaverville hospital sparks tense exchange between AdventHealth official, Mission CEO • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Luxury townhomes still coming to Charlotte Street? Where’s information on turbidity? Blue Ridge Parkway bridge over I-26 finally opens? • Asheville Watchdog

Helene created an unprecedented communications blackout; a year later, vulnerabilities remain • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Perilous dropoff on Pearson Bridge Road? When will road work on Baldwin Road be done? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Cathedral of All Souls, Biltmore Village's ‘heart and soul’, faces an enormous renovation project  • Asheville Watchdog

WLOS owner Sinclair to resume airing 'Jimmy Kimmel Live’ immediately • Asheville Watchdog

Tropical Storm Helene: From then to now in photos • Asheville Watchdog

One year after Helene, Asheville’s water system remains ‘very, very vulnerable’ • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s taking so long with Carrier Park velodrome reopening? Messy ART bus stop? Pedestrian bridge back open in Fletcher park? • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: Does Madison Cawthorn have a shot at returning to Congress? • Asheville Watchdog

The year after Helene, in the words of those who lived it • Asheville Watchdog

WLOS won’t return ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ to air following ABC’s decision to end suspension • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why doesn’t AVL have covered ramps to planes on tarmac? No asphalt on I-40 bridge? Biltmore Estate pedestals mystery solved? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: It’s been an unforgettable, exhausting and sometimes exhilarating year, thanks to Helene • Asheville Watchdog

Mission cardiac patient dies after telemetry monitor disconnection; hospital declines nurses' request for emergency meeting • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville Watchdog honored in 2 statewide journalism competitions • Asheville Watchdog

$33 million budget shortfall leads to widespread layoffs in Medicaid Ombudsman program • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Blue Ridge Parkway section near Folk Art Center reopened? How much North Carolina Education Lottery money actually goes to education? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Blue Ridge Parkway section near Folk Art Center reopened? How much North Carolina Education Lottery money actually goes to education? • Asheville Watchdog

State investigators return to Mission Hospital on same day as group calls for better staffing, patient monitoring • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Tenure of APD’s Chief Lamb makes a good argument for hiring internally • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Confusing water letters regarding 'unknown service line material?' Montford bridge over I-240 losing concrete? Did AFD trucks interrupt protest? • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: The near death of the well-intentioned plan for Asheville’s racial reparations might have been self-inflicted • Asheville Watchdog

Paralyzed patient who remained at Mission for nearly four years is now in Virginia rehab center • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Beaverdam resident shot and killed threatening mama bear? More funding for a new county park on Spivey Mountain? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Edwards Street in Beacon Village faces a serious drainage issue. Can’t someone step up to help these folks?  • Asheville Watchdog

USDA, Forest Service reorganization plan casts shadow over future of Asheville’s Southern Research Station • Asheville Watchdog

U.S. Department of Justice threatens Buncombe County with investigation over reparations recommendations • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Holiday parade saved? What’s cofferdam in the French Broad for? Will bridge to WNC Nature Center be replaced? • Asheville Watchdog

Planned environmental rule changes threaten beloved Eastern hellbender’s possible protection as endangered species • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Veterans Cemetery looking kind of run down? Spotty bus service in Asheville? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: If you’re looking for flood-damaged buildings to get torn down fast, you might be waiting a while • Asheville Watchdog

Mission Hospital CEO announces goal to make 200 hires in 100 days, half of them nurses • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Apartments at former Fuddruckers site still a go? Why is Brevard Road traffic so bad? • Asheville Watchdog

City of Asheville signs deal to work with private company to pursue building a new performing arts center downtown • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: Democrats should stand by as Trump pursues misguided plan to ban absentee votes • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: How much lottery money do Buncombe County, Asheville City Schools get? Why doesn’t the Buncombe Sheriff’s Office have an app? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Yes, I should probably get flood insurance, but I’m really struggling with the price • Asheville Watchdog

11 months after Helene, commercial rebuilding in Asheville has become a longer slog than anticipated • Asheville Watchdog

Democratic congressional candidate Moe Davis suddenly quits his “kick-ass” campaign with a Facebook slap at party leaders • Asheville Watchdog

Costco officials: Plans for Enka site will be submitted to City of Asheville in 2 to 4 weeks • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: APD deploying pepper spray on bar patrons at closing time? Funny smell with Asheville water, and water discoloration on the Keurig? • Asheville Watchdog

Buncombe to send letter to NCDHHS flagging concerns about Mission’s quest for Level I trauma center • Asheville Watchdog

Bracing for sticker shock? Buncombe starts reappraisal in era of fast-rising home prices and after past accusations of inequity • Asheville Watchdog

Mission applies to become only Level I trauma center in western North Carolina, NDHHS document shows • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: When will Helene-damaged Broadmoor Golf Course be ready for play? FernLeaf Charter School back in business in previously flooded location? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Yes, wrecks have increased on I-26 as it's been widened. More are likely to come. • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s up with the trailers at Revol Church in north Asheville? Why so much wet cardboard at the Curbie recycling plant? • Asheville Watchdog

UNC Asheville halts stadium plan for wooded campus, will look at other ideas • Asheville Watchdog

HCA, Mission Health settle 3-year-old antitrust lawsuit brought by Brevard, Asheville, and Buncombe and Madison counties • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville Watchdog’s open meetings lawsuit against city of Asheville can move forward, judge rules • Asheville Watchdog

Patient called for help from Mission bathroom 29 minutes before someone found him. By then, his heart stopped, new report shows. • Asheville Watchdog

Will Asheville have a Holiday Parade this year? • Asheville Watchdog

NC-11 gala speaker invitation leaves Democrats embroiled in their 'own goal' controversy • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Where does E. coli in the French Broad, Swannanoa rivers come from? Can I recycle pill bottles? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Here’s an idea for UNC Asheville — Consider a performing arts center on the wooded property it plans to develop, or the university’s Broadway site • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why no public access to Carolina Day School soccer fields on Sweeten Creek Road? How many Buncombe natives do we have? • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville’s Urban Forestry Commission speaks for the city’s trees. It hasn’t met since Helene. • Asheville Watchdog

Nearly 17,000 could lose Medicaid benefits, according to analysis of Buncombe impact • Asheville Watchdog

AdventHealth: Mission’s arguments against it winning 67 hospital beds aren’t ‘even remotely appropriate for review’  • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why can’t we just sterilize bears? Or relocate them? What happened to the City of Asheville water report? • Asheville Watchdog

Top climate scientist’s departure is sign of “brain drain” at NOAA hub in Asheville – and of deep cuts to research across the country • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: ‘It just feels like there's a lot of hate': Cyclists endure rage along Asheville area roads • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Has Duke Energy come close to maxing out energy grid during this blazing hot summer? Why do FCC trucks still have Florida plates? Greyhound service returns to Asheville? • Asheville Watchdog

North Carolina Supreme Court grants Mission Hospital’s request for temporary stay in battle for 67 beds • Asheville Watchdog

“Dreadful” and “hopelessly behind”: FEMA flood maps reveal their flaws in a time of warming and extreme storms. • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: Roy Cooper’s entry into U.S. Senate race raises Democratic Party spirits and its hopes of reversing MAGA dominance • Asheville Watchdog

HCA was in potential non-compliance with Mission agreement in 3 areas in 2024, independent monitor report states • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: How much did Explore Asheville pay for Oprah Daily post touting Asheville tourism? Not enough water to fight Goodwill warehouse blaze? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Are we heading toward bearmageddon? With human-bear interactions on the rise, we've become too casual around our ursine neighbors • Asheville Watchdog

Mission takes its nearly 3-year battle for 67 hospital beds to North Carolina Supreme Court • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Unusual above-ground pipeline on Merrimon Avenue? Blue Ridge Parkway ‘speed trap’? Are Parkway road repairs safe? • Asheville Watchdog

A UNCA researcher raised concerns about research misconduct. Then he lost his job. • Asheville Watchdog

Weaverville fugitive who killed 2 in violent rampage had romantic relationship with his Buncombe pretrial caseworker, victim’s attorneys say • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Haywood Road resurfacing, pedestrian/bike improvements coming soon? Mysterious pedestals going up near Biltmore’s iconic lawn? • Asheville Watchdog

OPINION: Helene devastated our region. Even more death and despair might be on the way. • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Will ride share parking at the airport remain so far from the terminal? Light pole has been down in north Asheville since Helene? • Asheville Watchdog

North Fork Reservoir’s toppled fusegate — part of key safety system on dam —still not replaced • Asheville Watchdog

Soccer stadium development was in works months before UNCA acknowledged it, business records show • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville Watchdog fact-checked Chuck Edwards’s claims about the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’ Here’s what we found. • Asheville Watchdog

Death of 2 young riders shows Asheville area’s cycling paradise is sometimes lethal • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why does North Carolina so often split its votes on statewide political races? Do we get many international tourists around here?  • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Locating I-40 through the Pigeon River Gorge was a bad idea, but we’re stuck with it • Asheville Watchdog

Novant Health aims to build a 129-bed hospital in Buncombe County • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why are the noise barriers coming down on I-40 by I-26? Are more coming? ‘Super sketchy’ landing of a Highway Patrol helicopter in north Asheville? • Asheville Watchdog

Buncombe County Commissioner’s business created conflicts for her, county staff • Asheville Watchdog

AdventHealth makes its most public case for building region’s second-largest hospital, but has yet to ask the state for permission  • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Disc golf coming to front nine of Asheville Muni? Teacher attrition rates in Buncombe, Asheville schools? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: I’m proud of Thom Tillis for taking a stand against Trump, but I wish he’d taken it a step further • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s being explored at the ‘Pit of Despair?’ Razor wire OK atop fence within city limits? Mystery pile of dirt along I-26? • Asheville Watchdog

Dan DeWitt joins Asheville Watchdog as deputy managing editor/senior reporter • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: Tillis sends shockwaves across political world; some see opportunity in turmoil • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Foreign baseball players impacted by Trump’s travel ban? Is French Broad river sediment safe for my pooch? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Is the Biltmore Estate a ‘tourist trap?’ Well, maybe a little bit, but it’s also an economic engine • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Any update on Costco? FCC Environmental bear carts still MIA? What happened to police mugshots? • Asheville Watchdog

Federal lawsuit alleges abuse, exploitation of teen at Asheville Academy for Girls, Trails Carolina • Asheville Watchdog

Federal rollback of Roadless Rule could imperil some of North Carolina’s last wild lands, experts say • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Double the fireworks on/near the South Slope? Did cicadas damage trees? Inappropriate comments online about ‘No Kings’ protests? • Asheville Watchdog

UNCA’s stadium proposal confirms a long-running rumor — and raises many more questions • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: An Asheville woman paid cash for a condo 4 days before Helene destroyed it. Now she’s upbeat about her future — and her new home. • Asheville Watchdog

About 40 downtown Asheville businesses have closed since Helene; business leaders say they aren’t panicking • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s the delay with bridge repair in Bill Moore Park in Fletcher? Project on Short McDowell leaves customers without water? • Asheville Watchdog

Following two deaths by suicide at Asheville Academy, state fines owner $45,000, citing health, safety violations  • Asheville Watchdog

State’s investigation into 35 complaints at Mission finds no deficiencies in care • Asheville Watchdog

Majority of voters have lost faith in ability of politicians to address needs, but they aren't disengaging • Asheville Watchdog

City seeks dismissal of Asheville Watchdog’s open meetings lawsuit over 2022-23 water outage committee • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Leaning log truck in Swannanoa poses risk to motorists? Asheville fire truck driving normally but had flashing lights on? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Enjoying the I-26 widening project? Great, because it won’t be over until July 2027 — if it stays on schedule • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Does diverging diamond interchange actually work? No impervious surface with Memorial Stadium walking trails? Sheetz building 2 stores on Airport Road? • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville Academy, Trails Carolina owner faced financial upheaval before deaths • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Has Biltmore laid off 1,000 workers? Steep Canyon Rangers crowd size? Cause of haze? • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville Academy gives up its license following two suicides in May • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: The case of the UNCA dean whose career got derailed by a secret recording should be a lesson for all • Asheville Watchdog

Amid Pisgah logging plans post-Helene, Forest Service shuts out public • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Still no bicyclists on Merrimon? Debris pickups still lagging in some areas? • Asheville Watchdog

Amid ouster of dean filmed in secret recording, UNCA warns more could be coming • Asheville Watchdog

Before it rebranded, Asheville Academy saw high turnover and fears it would close, email shows • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: Tillis’s strongest, loudest opponents in 2026 Senate race aren’t Democrats • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s happening to the former Brown’s Pottery site in Arden? What’s with the tree clearing across from Walmart on Airport Road? • Asheville Watchdog

What’s next for the I-26 Connector and its controversial overpass? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Yes, it’s going to be a different Asheville, but we’re still going to thrive • Asheville Watchdog

Catrina Lloyd joins Asheville Watchdog as executive director • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Lights on McDowell Street viaduct not working … again? Why is the light so short at the I-40 exit for Smokey Park Highway? • Asheville Watchdog

State suspends Asheville Academy admissions following teen’s suicide • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: They just don’t come any finer than Oscar Wong • Asheville Watchdog

Provision buried in state budget could exempt UNCA from local zoning, development rules • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Will ‘Taylor’s Wave’ in Woodfin accommodate actual surfers in addition to kayakers? Was mayor paid for HCA commercial? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: You can’t always get what you want, but can this rock n' roll geezer sit down during the show — just for a few minutes, I swear! • Asheville Watchdog

Edwards defends vote for “One Big Beautiful Bill” despite nonpartisan analysis predicting it would benefit the rich and harm the poor • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Is a new Fairview gun store too close to schools? Strange white lights during last weekend’s blackout? Barley’s Taproom update? • Asheville Watchdog

HCA says it honored Mission sale agreement in 2024, the same year hospital faced immediate jeopardy • Asheville Watchdog

How the state GOP seized control of North Carolina’s elections boards could be a ready-for-Hollywood thriller • Asheville Watchdog

State surveyors pay surprise visit to Mission to investigate nurses’ complaints about staffing, patient deaths • Asheville Watchdog

Independent monitor says it’s paying attention to quality of care at Mission Hospital • Asheville Watchdog

HCA revenue up by $1 billion; Mission nurses get box of Cracker Jack, visor for nurse appreciation week • Asheville Watchdog

APD says no charges coming after investigation of allegations that Edwards assaulted Rotary member • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Local bears MIA lost in the storm? Will O’Reilly Auto Parts on Riverside Drive return? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Should disaster relief funds be used for a Thomas Wolfe Auditorium overhaul or a new performing arts center? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What will Novant use Hendersonville Road space for? What’s going on with Craven Street bridge/Riverside Drive intersection? • Asheville Watchdog

Congressman Edwards says Moffitt bill to eliminate ‘50 percent’ rule ‘might not be completely thought out’ • Asheville Watchdog

Bill in state Senate would eliminate the “50 percent rule” on Helene rebuilding for 2 years • Asheville Watchdog

14-year-old dies by suicide at Weaverville mental health program run by owner of shuttered Trails Carolina • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: When it comes to FEMA and Helene relief, Trump leaves Edwards flat on his back • Asheville Watchdog

Bill in state Senate would eliminate the “50 percent rule” on Helene rebuilding for 2 years • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What caused Mills River Fire Station blaze — state report issued? What happened to Pardee Urgent Care in Fletcher? Can I haul my own debris? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Mayor Manheimer is catching heat for a TV ad praising Mission HCA. Is that fair? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What about remaining storm debris in rights of way? Will Swannanoa Post Office return? • Asheville Watchdog

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Three years ago, Asheville pledged to cut homelessness in half, but little has changed • Asheville Watchdog

What will happen to MANNA's destroyed property? Why can’t Charlotte airport have trams? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Yes, it always seems we have room for one more development, regardless of traffic • Asheville Watchdog

State denies Novant bid to build South Asheville diagnostic center at former Gold's Gym site • Asheville Watchdog

Healthcare coalition chastises Mission, HCA in ‘community shareholder’ meeting • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Where does Asheville Tourists’ concessions money go? Will local schools be impacted by federal DEI mandates? • Asheville Watchdog

Forest Service buries online access to Pisgah, Nantahala management plan • Asheville Watchdog

Records show flaws in data used to back logging in Pisgah, Nantahala • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch, an Asheville Watchdog biweekly column on local politics, makes its debut • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Are the goats “going away” at the Carl Sandburg Historic Site? What are the rules for downtown buskers? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Why does flying have to be such a nightmare? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Does UNC Asheville’s chancellor actually live in the house? What did it cost? Why are the I-26 speed limit signs mismatched? • Asheville Watchdog

Mission Health insurance plan quietly dropped MAHEC primary care. No one warned employees. • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville Watchdog turns 5 today. We wouldn’t be here without you. • Asheville Watchdog

The Age of Grievance - A talk with New York Times columnist Frank Bruni

Medical examiners: Mission Hospital released more than 100 bodies before legally required review • Asheville Watchdog

Mission attorneys file new motion to remove paralyzed patient from hospital • Asheville Watchdog

Mother’s jailing over son's 4-year stay in Mission Hospital violated her civil rights, attorneys and experts say • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why such extensive tree cutting in Biltmore Forest, especially along creeks? Patton Avenue work downtown still not finished? • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville Watchdog sues City of Asheville, alleging open meetings law violations • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Barley’s Taproom closed for good, or just a redo? Duke power lines still on the ground? Causing fires? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: DMV driver’s license offices are still a train wreck, but help may be on the way. Maybe… • Asheville Watchdog

Thousands crowd into Asheville’s Pack Square to protest President Trump’s policies as part of the nationwide “Hands Off!” movement • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s going on with the Mills Gap work? When will Aldi reopen in east Asheville? Mulch choices at Chamber of Commerce questioned? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: More questions about tree cutting in Carrier Park and French Broad River Park? When will east Asheville Lowe’s reopen? • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville-area nonprofits see surge in donations after Helene - $37 million in one case – but demands have skyrocketed • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why is northern section of I-26 widening taking so long? Illegal dump in Oteen area? Idle equipment at Asheville washout area? • Asheville Watchdog

Debate over woods asks, what kind of university does UNCA want to be? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s with all the tree destruction in Carrier and French Broad River parks? FEMA trailers sitting unused in Hickory? • Asheville Watchdog

Army veteran has no regrets about yelling at Rep. Chuck Edwards, getting thrown out of town hall • Asheville Watchdog

Chuck Edwards made these claims at Thursday’s town hall. Asheville Watchdog checked them out. • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Did Ideas Fest lose money last year? Will it be held this year? • Asheville Watchdog

Wildfire season is here. Helene and DOGE could make it worse. • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What is the City doing to prevent more sediment from entering reservoirs? Lead testing results update? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Misinformation and disinformation is only getting worse, and no, 10,000 people did not die during Helene • Asheville Watchdog

Ingles’ sales, profits fell 13 percent the last three months of 2024, first quarter report shows • Asheville Watchdog

Mission cuts $25 from hourly pay for weekend nurses, will require others to pick up shifts to improve staffing • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What about traffic issues if we get a Costco? And isn’t that site supposed to be an industrial park? • Asheville Watchdog

'It is a dark time' — Trump cuts deeply into staff of Asheville scientists who maintain world’s largest archive of environmental records. • Asheville Watchdog

The Watchdog is changing how we handle reader comments. Here's why. • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville has received plans for a Costco at Enka Commerce Park • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why was Sweeten Creek widening nixed for now? What happens to blue bags people use for recycling? • Asheville Watchdog

Congressman Chuck Edwards to hold town hall at A-B Tech March 13 • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: This case of U.S. Marshals and mistaken identity — and a Latino family cowering in their bathroom — could’ve turned tragic real quick • Asheville Watchdog

Mission Hospital understaffing, preventable deaths reflect return to conditions that led to sanctions, advocates say • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: When will Chuck Edwards hold a town hall meeting in WNC? Why so many “LAK” license plates? • Asheville Watchdog

City officials attended meetings where NCDOT revealed I-26 flyover plan • Asheville Watchdog

State health agency is ‘working to ensure public safety’ following death in Mission ER bathroom • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What was the economic impact of the Billy Strings concerts? When will submerged vehicles be pulled from the rivers? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Is Woodfin ‘muzzling’ its own mayor? Or just being prudent? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Is Publix possibly coming to the Leicester area? Are rolling recycling bins actually recyclable? • Asheville Watchdog

Patient dies in Mission emergency department bathroom after call for help goes unanswered • Asheville Watchdog

Patient dies in Mission emergency department bathroom after call for help goes unanswered • Asheville Watchdog

“I love this country, and I want to stay here”: An undocumented immigrant in Buncombe tells his story, annotated • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: The notorious Enka ‘bridge to nowhere’ is finally open. Was the nearly decade-long wait worth it? • Asheville Watchdog

The multimillion-dollar question: Is Buncombe County a “sanctuary” for undocumented residents? • Asheville Watchdog

Enormous — and controversial — I-26 bridge over Patton Avenue, nixed years ago, is quietly revived in Connector plan • Asheville Watchdog

Equity Erased: Three charged, including two attorneys, in Buncombe real estate deals • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Were Stars Servin’ Up Love celebrities paid for appearances? When will Spectrum remove wiring, debris? Will Karpen Soccer Fields be restored? • Asheville Watchdog

Group contends Buncombe County discriminates against white-owned businesses seeking grants to rebuild after Helene • Asheville Watchdog

‘Our families, our people are scared’: Fear pervades Asheville, Buncombe immigrant communities in face of Trump-mandated mass deportations • Asheville Watchdog

Residents of Woodfin assisted living facility with 0-star rating see improvements, credit new management • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Will Waste Pro get the rest of its old trash bins out of here? Lucy B. Herring Elementary still on bottled water? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: The John B. Lewis soccer fields look like they survived Helene. But what’s the long-term solution to this flood-prone recreational area? • Asheville Watchdog

Jack Evans joins Asheville Watchdog as investigative reporter • Asheville Watchdog

Man who stabbed dog to death near Weaver Park pickleball courts will be released after pleading guilty • Asheville Watchdog

Losing state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s legal case to overturn 2024 election results hits obstacle • Asheville Watchdog

All Buncombe County river debris cleanups should be finished by June 1, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says • Asheville Watchdog

Man charged in 2023 slaying of dog at Asheville pickleball courts could be released Monday • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Charles George VA Medical Center to close, or is that just a rumor? Upcoming development in Fletcher? Will other towns get HUD funds? • Asheville Watchdog

Trump mandate forces entire UNC system to immediately suspend diversity, equity and inclusion course requirements • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville Watchdog hires Michelle Keenan as its first director of development • Asheville Watchdog

NCDOT: Permanent road and bridge repairs from Helene damage will take years to complete • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why is so much plastic hung up in trees and shrubs, and when will it get cleaned up? Will Asheville Muni close at the end of March? • Asheville Watchdog

Passenger jet, small plane nearly collided mid-air at Asheville airport last fall, federal report says • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: For the good of the city, let’s hope Orange Peel Events/Public Interest Projects and Ninja Brewing get their squabble settled • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Will Charles D. Owen Park be resurrected? Duke Energy bills going up, or down? ‘Stars serving up love’ tickets still available? • Asheville Watchdog

Mission tries to retain beds it gave up after closing Asheville Specialty Hospital, letter obtained by Watchdog shows • Asheville Watchdog

At a $9,200-a-month assisted living community in Woodfin: A choking death, an abusive resident, missed medications, and a 0-star rating, state records show • Asheville Watchdog

HCA’s purchase of Mission Health did not lead to lasting improvements, Wake Forest academic report concludes • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Patton Avenue road work taking longer than Notre Dame restoration? Where does local debris go? How much room is left in Buncombe's landfill? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Yes, FCC Environmental needs to sharpen up its trash collection game in Buncombe, and it’s working on it • Asheville Watchdog

Trump threatens to abolish FEMA in return to Helene-battered western North Carolina • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Salvage Station eyeing Weaverville location? Entire Grove Park Inn closed for  private use? • Asheville Watchdog

Multimillion-dollar bonuses for Ingles executives in 2024 despite lower profits at grocery chain • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville water department: More lead testing results back, with good results • Asheville Watchdog

Losing state Supreme Court candidate Griffin now seeks to disqualify thousands of votes in Buncombe and 3 other Democratic-leaning counties • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: City is addressing complexities of rebuilding, but it’s still a labyrinthian challenge for property owners • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What is UNC Asheville doing on wooded property near Five Points? Taxi ‘shed’ at Asheville Regional Airport? What does ‘titled debris’ actually mean? • Asheville Watchdog

‘We’re not going to drop that case’: New Attorney General says he will keep fighting HCA in court • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why do taxes and mortgages have to be paid on destroyed properties? Why aren’t students making up lost time from Helene? Tree cutting on I-40? • Asheville Watchdog

A defeated Republican candidate is exploiting ‘an administrative hiccup’ to erase the ballots of 1,576 Buncombe County voters • Asheville Watchdog

‘We’re a scrappy bunch:’ Many businesses in Biltmore Village plan to return following Helene, but lots of work remains • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Could reservoir watersheds be used for recreational purposes? Why does Richmond Hill Park remain closed? Reduced hours at some Buncombe libraries? • Asheville Watchdog

Mission Health appeals state’s awarding of 26 acute care beds to AdventHealth’s planned Weaverville hospital • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: If you’re sick of seeing Helene debris everywhere, brace yourself. It’s going to be here for far longer than you want • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: How did the WNC Nature Center animals fare after Helene? More Spectrum billing complaints? Why not more ‘hardening’ of North Fork water transmission lines? • Asheville Watchdog

Mission pharmacy program plagued by high turnover, staffing shortage • Asheville Watchdog

More than 100 days after Helene, state releases its long-awaited list of storm deaths, but Watchdog finds inconsistencies • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Asheville Regional Airport razing general aviation hangars? Plans for the artwork in doomed St. Joseph’s Hospital building? Large roof window out at the VA Hospital? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Asheville lost three titans of the community in late December, and they all made the city a better place to live • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: I-26 rest areas back in action? Big pile of dirt next to Fletcher Town Hall? Pedestrian bridge still out at Bill Moore Park? • Asheville Watchdog

Ingles details storm impact: Power outages, cash-only transactions • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Was the lye used in North Fork harmful? What’s up with Mission’s new ER building in Arden? • Asheville Watchdog

The year in review: Asheville Watchdog grew tremendously in 2024. We won’t back down in ‘25 • Asheville Watchdog

After 2024’s lies, is there a future for truth? Jimmy Carter would have answered “Yes” • Asheville Watchdog

The year in review: ‘Lives we lost’ series told the stories of Helene’s victims • Asheville Watchdog

The year in review: Mission Hospital's immediate jeopardy sanction highlighted a crisis in care • Asheville Watchdog

The year in review: Water outage, and restoration, took center stage this fall after Helene • Asheville Watchdog

The year in review: Resilience, tenacity and community were on display in Asheville Watchdog's photos • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Has pollution made local rivers a blue-green color? Mission and the VA Medical Center used their own water after city's was restored? Who is Cowboy Dave? • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: ‘We feel blessed. We’re alive’ – one family’s story of resilience and hope in a post-Helene world • Asheville Watchdog

HCA plans to demolish St. Joseph's Hospital, Mission spokesperson says • Asheville Watchdog

‘Beyond grateful:’ Unprecedented donations pour in from every state following Helene • Asheville Watchdog

Pharmacist sues HCA, Mission, and manager for firing her over LinkedIn comment about staffing concerns • Asheville Watchdog

Additional encouraging lead test results come back for Asheville Water system • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: When it comes to climate change, are we doomed? It sure looks that way, but we can do something about it • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Huge amount of trees removed across from the airport? When will river and creek debris removal start? Waste Pro dumping trash and recycling together? • Asheville Watchdog

The lives we lost: 'She didn't get to be a grandma or see me get married' • Asheville Watchdog

Judge throws out HCA’s counterclaims in Stein lawsuit • Asheville Watchdog

First round of lead tests for Asheville water customers comes back with encouraging results • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: People living in tents — a real story, or a pretext for political outrage? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: When will I get my first water bill? And how will that work, since we had no potable water for six weeks? When will lead tests go out? Raw water test results MIA? • Asheville Watchdog

1,600 Buncombe voters swept up in GOP ballot challenge, as hand recount proceeds • Asheville Watchdog

City expects $39 million Army Corps of Engineers-led filtration system at North Fork Reservoir to start running Friday • Asheville Watchdog

The lives we lost: Daughter’s six-week search for missing parents marked by miscommunication, false sightings, DNA samples • Asheville Watchdog

Two outside experts say Asheville lead exposure could be more widespread, recommend more testing • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Was Helene a 1,000-year storm? Did we have tornadoes in the mountains? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why is the traffic so bad these days? Can I keep my bear-proof trash cart when FCC Environmental takes over? Is it ‘Poe-table’ with a long ‘e,’ or ‘pot-able’ as in ‘pot? • Asheville Watchdog

Buncombe’s spending, contracting for Helene recovery tops $26 million • Asheville Watchdog

The lives we lost: A loyal Carolina Panthers fan, a worker who loved helping others, a Fairview woman who loved Buc-ees, a victim of Craigtown landslide • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Was Helene a tropical storm or a hurricane in WNC? Fletcher pickleball courts damaged? Why don’t we have water towers? • Asheville Watchdog

Mission Health permanently shutters Asheville Specialty Hospital • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Asheville’s messaging on lead in its water was mishandled — and other lessons from the Helene outage • Asheville Watchdog

The lives we lost: At least 3 of 43 fatalities in Buncombe were unhoused people • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why did Biltmore remove the beautiful old trees at its main gate? Lead flushing necessary at apartment buildings? City water has a ‘swampy’ smell to it? • Asheville Watchdog

Clearing up your water questions: Concerns about lead in the water? Surprising ability to treat high-turbidity water? What are the plans to prevent another outage? And more… • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville Mayor, Buncombe officials among delegation headed to D.C. to appeal for more Helene assistance • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Are millions of plastic water bottles getting recycled? Why hasn’t UNC Asheville fully reopened? Craven Street bridge and Tunnel Road bridge reopening estimates? • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville potable water is back, city boil water notice lifted • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: If you think your post-Helene world is rough, put yourself in Amber and Trevor Ballew’s shoes • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville could have drinkable water by middle of next week, city says • Asheville Watchdog

FEMA aid pours in: Which areas are getting the most money? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Duke Energy billing for days without power? Cleaning up remaining downed power lines? If my water comes from Mills River, why can’t I drink it? • Asheville Watchdog

Lead detected in seven schools after Asheville water went untreated for lead mitigation for several weeks • Asheville Watchdog

From Chick-fil-A orders to an eight-figure contract: how Asheville has committed $21.7 million so far to Helene recovery • Asheville Watchdog

Buncombe air quality post-Helene has not been affected greatly by dust, but smoke risk rises, agency says • Asheville Watchdog

March toward normal turbidity continues, as third coagulation treatment is underway for Asheville's water • Asheville Watchdog

Plastic pipe debris from Silver-Line Plastics ended up strewn along French Broad River • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Here’s what I learned from this election — and it’s not all doom and gloom • Asheville Watchdog

FEMA to start working with homeowners in flood zones on buyouts of destroyed homes, or elevation of homes that were partly underwater • Asheville Watchdog

The lives we lost: George Dixon, renowned blacksmith; Michael and Nora Drye, and their grandson, Micah • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville’s main water source continues to clear; contract awarded for Army Corps of Engineers filtration system • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Are FEMA trailers coming? Status of the Blue Ridge Parkway through Asheville? Where is the Concert for Carolina money going? • Asheville Watchdog

Report: About 40% of Buncombe trees were damaged or downed by Helene • Asheville Watchdog

The lives we lost: Lyn McFarland loved music, art, his dog Poco — and people • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville pumping 17 million gallons out of North Fork daily, but turbidity still an issue • Asheville Watchdog

Trump’s North Carolina win helps send him to second presidential term • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: How did wildlife and feral cats fare after Helene? Tell me again why we’re boiling water? Arts grants MIA? • Asheville Watchdog

As North Fork turbidity improves, Asheville also pursues Army Corps of Engineers filtration plan • Asheville Watchdog

For the first time in North Carolina history, a majority of voters will have cast their ballots before Election Day • Asheville Watchdog

The lives we lost: A daughter's grim discovery following Helene • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: I get that it’s time to reopen for tourism, but it still feels a little … odd • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: With high fire hazards, why no prescribed burns yet? What’s with the 5 p.m. early voting cutoff? Why can’t the city tap into the Biltmore Estate’s reservoir? • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville’s water turbidity improves but potable service likely still weeks out • Asheville Watchdog

13 of 16 Buncombe cases of gastrointestinal illness post-Helene caused by one type of bacteria • Asheville Watchdog

In return to Asheville, Walz praises its resilience and pitches for return of tourists • Asheville Watchdog

In a departure from past North Carolina elections, Republican voters are turning out more heavily than Democrats to vote early • Asheville Watchdog

Ingles reports storm losses up to $55 million • Asheville Watchdog

FEMA aid in North Carolina tops $190 million • Asheville Watchdog

The lives we lost: Two sought refuge together, but Swannanoa River's flooding proved fatal • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: When will railroad tracks get repaired here? Why so many water alerts? What type of clay is causing the turbidity problem? Could the city directly pipe the clear streams nearby? • Asheville Watchdog

‘Big week’ ahead for Asheville's water: Turbidity drops some; curtain installation and upcoming mineral treatment should reduce it more • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Amid all the doom and gloom in the wake of Helene, we should celebrate the good stuff we’ve seen • Asheville Watchdog

Helene’s floodwaters have abated, but the risk of more potentially deadly landslides persists in the region, scientists say • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What damage did Ingles Markets have? Is Woodfin water potable? Does a water line run through the Chemtronics Superfund site? • Asheville Watchdog

The lives we lost: Fairview landslides from Helene that killed 13 were among worst in North Carolina history • Asheville Watchdog

With stubborn turbidity and concerns about water clarity growing, city amps up testing on the non-potable water it’s delivering • Asheville Watchdog

Election Watch: Looking for clues to handicap the 2024 winner in North Carolina, where margins are razor close? • Asheville Watchdog

Why did Swannanoa become Helene's 'ground zero'? Deadly combination of topography, development and a ‘tidal wave’ of water • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Debris locations questioned? Why the Muni? Will Helene aftermath throw I-26 work off schedule? • Asheville Watchdog

Trump makes a campaign stop in devastated Swannanoa to express sympathy to victims of Helene • Asheville Watchdog

Nearly all of Asheville's non-potable water back, but reservoir remains ‘very, very murky,’ complicating full-service restoration • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Will we even try to prevent future flooding? If past is prologue, probably not • Asheville Watchdog

The lives we lost: Helene took entire families, couples, children • Asheville Watchdog

With Asheville water nearly restored, workers focus on stabilizing leaks, breaks in system • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Spectrum service return date? City schools spending $100,000 per well? Are Amazon deliveries still coming? Why is City Hall closed? • Asheville Watchdog

Water back to majority of Asheville customers, but higher elevations still waiting • Asheville Watchdog

Crashes, drownings, exposure, trees, blunt force: Medical Examiner’s list paints grim picture of causes of Helene deaths • Asheville Watchdog

Imagine this: An important campaign where both candidates are well-qualified, admire each other, and won’t take a salary • Asheville Watchdog

More than 100 well-drilling permit applications filed in Buncombe since Helene, a 2024 record • Asheville Watchdog

Dozens of CarePartners patients in Asheville transferred to other facilities after HCA temporarily shuts down rehab, hospice center. • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Why won’t Duke Energy just bury the lines? And other power restoration questions. Any looting in downtown Asheville? And, why is the landfill still charging residents for storm debris? • Asheville Watchdog

Water flowing to more areas of Asheville, but sediment remains a challenge • Asheville Watchdog

Barely 1% of Buncombe structures carried flood insurance, data show • Asheville Watchdog

Opinion: Rebuilding in flood-prone areas? Of course it’s unwise. Of course they'll build again. • Asheville Watchdog

Buncombe Board of Elections revises locations, hours for early voting • Asheville Watchdog

A ‘second wave’ of medical issues may slam the region in Helene’s wake, disaster response officials caution • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man Helene edition: Omni Grove Park Inn watering its golf course? Is it contributing to relief? Why aren’t some cell towers still not working? • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man Helene edition: Omni Grove Park Inn watering its golf course? Is it contributing to relief? Why aren’t some cell towers still not working? • Asheville Watchdog