In early April, a U.S. Forest Service office in east Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest issued a memo inviting the public ...

After the dean of students at the University of North Carolina-Asheville exited her job this week in the wake of an ...

Just more than a year before two residents died by suicide and its program shut down, Asheville Academy – then known as ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I have yet to see a single bike rider on Merrimon Avenue. Meanwhile, the car traffic continues to get worse. When ...

Asheville Watchdog has named Catrina “Trina” Lloyd, an experienced nonprofit leader, as its executive director. Lloyd started ...

Generally speaking, I try to be a positive guy. Hey, no one digs hanging out with a negative Nelly (or Ned) all the time, ...

Oscar Wong, the founder of Highland Brewing and the “godfather” of Asheville’s craft brewing scene, died Sunday at age 84.

Three weeks after a 13-year-old girl died by suicide at a Weaverville residential treatment program, the state health ...

President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” that passed in the House last week may financially stress tens of thousands of ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question (Part A): When I did a ChatGPT search for ...

After decades of planning and debate, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has said it’s close to starting construction on the long-gestating I-26 Connector project. But community members, ...

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis faces strong headwinds 17 months before the 2026 election, and they're coming from his own party. // Photo credit: U.S. Congress Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog ...