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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Buses are parked for the summer at the Buncombe County Schools headquarters. // Watchdog photo by Starr Sariego The U.S. Department of Education is launching an investigation into Buncombe County ...

UNC Health, the University of North Carolina’s hospital system, has applied for permission to open a 92-bed hospital near downtown Asheville. North Carolina’s state-owned nonprofit health provider, ...

You may think you already know the story of the charismatic and powerful man who lures young girls — even as young as 14 — ...