The state health agency finally released a list of storm-related fatalities this week, more than three months after Tropical Storm Helene, but it includes a woman who died of breast cancer and other ...

Sometimes, 94 years really isn’t enough living. That’s how long Asheville businessman, local columnist and cowboy-hat wearing amateur historian Jerry Sternberg lived before dying on Christmas Day.

Before we get to today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers, allow me to wish you a happy 2025. This might well be a doozy of a year, but let’s go into it with a positive ...

This column wraps up our annual “year in review” series by Asheville Watchdog journalists. So far you’ve heard from: Now it’s ...

On February 1st, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sent a letter to HCA North Carolina Division President Greg Lowe, stating that the hospital had 23 days to issue a “plan of ...

In the early days after Helene, workers focused on repairing this 36-inch bypass line at the North Fork Reservoir. This photo showsd contractors near a stream the pipe needed to traverse. // Photo ...

Shortly after Helene, residents in Kenilworth painted a message of encouragement and resilience on Waverly Road. // Watchdog photo by Starr Sariego Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts ...