A report from the independent monitor tasked with supervising Mission Hospital has found two areas of “potential noncompliance” with the agreement HCA Healthcare signed when buying the hospital in ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: You should do a story on the Broadmoor Golf Course and how they got back open so quick after Helene. That place is ...

April 9, 2026 marks the launch of Local News Day, a new nation-wide day of action to celebrate and strengthen trusted local news. Asheville Watchdog is happy to share that we are one of the founding ...

Democratic congressional candidate Jamie Ager outraised U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards by a nearly 9-to-1 margin in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest federal campaign financial reports ...

The new Ingles grocery store in Fletcher has a star attraction — a beer and wine bar. On a recent Saturday night, columnist John Boyle and friends visited the bar for drinks and food, along with some ...

The fourth floor of the new apartment building on Long Shoals Road is designed like the upper levels of countless other rental blocks in Buncombe County, the state, and most of the nation: A staircase ...

The University of North Carolina-Asheville should not build a stadium atop the wooded land south of its main campus, according to a committee convened to guide the school’s decisions about several ...

Living off-grid in Madison County, Nina Sabatino thought she had a little slice of paradise, getting by with an outdoor shower, a compost toilet and paying just $100 a month in rent. But when the ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Several weeks ago I submitted a request through the Asheville App regarding the need for at least one of the blue-and ...

The newspaper industry has weathered its fair share of tough times over the past decade or two, but I found a glimmer of hope on Richmond Avenue in West Asheville: Isabel Arcos, age 8. Last October, ...