What will you do on July 4, the 250th anniversary of our Independence Day? Will you enjoy baseball, hot dogs and apple pie as the jingle for a once-popular American car intoned? Will you ponder for a ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I have questions about the closure of the Craggy Correctional Center prison this summer. Is this state- or ...

Attorney Ilesanmi Adaramola entered the Buncombe courthouse Monday morning dressed in a white pantsuit and heels and left in ...

In the nonprofit world, disaster-inspired surges in charity are called “episodic giving,” and Tropical Storm Helene was like ...

After a spirited debate Wednesday, the North Carolina Senate approved a bill that would require local governments to regulate ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: At one time years ago, the North Carolina Department of Transportation was reportedly going to build a roundabout at ...

In January, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued another sanction of immediate jeopardy, meaning the hospital’s practices posed an imminent threat to patients’ lives and safety. A ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: In a recent presentation to a city committee, new Water Director Bill Hart said the department has got a site in mind ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: What is up with Malvern Hills Pool? How is it that McCormick Field can be renovated within a year, and it’s taking ...

"Thank you for 11+ great years, Asheville!" reads a sign at the defunct Rhubarb restaurant, which closed in February. // Watchdog photo by Keith Campbell While downtown Asheville emerged largely ...

We do love a good protest in Asheville. In fact, Asheville is home to so many protesters protesting a variety of protestable matters, it’s easy to overlook them at times. But one aspect of protest in ...