A series of deals between federal and state agencies, finalized last week, will allow the North Carolina Department of ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: It looks like the FernLeaf Charter School ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I know how you love digging into South Buncombe traffic questions. Since probably January, Mills Gap Road has been a ...

Two attorneys and a woman at the center of Asheville Watchdog’s series, Equity Erased, are facing their most serious criminal ...

When Hurricane Helene tore through western Yancey County, Steve Boyd was one of thousands in the area who lost internet access. The 70-year-old retiree, who lives outside of Burnsville, knows he got ...

Asheville Watchdog is happy to announce that Selena Lauterer has joined its Board of Directors. Lauterer brings deep ...

We’ve all bought into the notion at least a little bit — that these mountains protect us from the worst nature has to dish out. I’ve been here for three decades, and every time I leave for a vacation ...

Mission Hospital’s chief nursing officer, Melanie Wetmore, who led the staff through some of the most tumultuous years in the ...

If anyone has felt the sting of an unchecked president, it’s Kate McCarthy. Until Jan. 31, McCarthy worked for a federal ...

There are hundreds of fewer nurses practicing in Buncombe County today than there were at the start of 2019, even though the supply of nurses has increased both nationally and statewide since the end ...

MANNA FoodBank set an ambitious fundraising goal for the year: $8.4 million. The nonprofit that ensures food security for 16 western North Carolina counties exceeded that target by 340 percent, ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers: Question: Regarding the tree cutting in Carrier Park and French Broad River Park, is the Army Corps of Engineers specifically ...