At HCA Healthcare’s April 23 shareholder meeting, CEO Sam Hazen pushed back on claims that he needed to do more to engage ...

Well, that stirred the pot a bit. I’m referring to my column last Monday about downtown, which generated lots of emails to yours truly, and hundreds of comments online. While most folks seemed to ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Did you know that cities, to attract ...

Mission Hospital has no plans to add staff in key areas – including trauma care, security, and nursing administration – as part of its recently approved, now-contested, 95-bed acute-care expansion, ...

I felt vulnerable. After all, I was driving in downtown Asheville in just a regular car, not an Abrams battle tank. My ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Is there a schedule for the reopening of the picnic area at Craggy Gardens on the Blue Ridge Parkway? With no water, ...

“I know my church well enough to know that I think we could mostly say with one voice that Christian nationalism has nothing whatsoever to do with Jesus of Nazareth,” said the Rev. Mack Dennis, the ...

On Thursday, Axios reported that Republican U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards was under investigation by the House Ethics Committee but did not specify the nature of the allegations. That was followed later ...

Lilah McKee, 9, stands with her mother, Jaime, near where she was attacked by a pit bull terrier on April 5. Lilah's parents believe the dog should be euthanized because it has already attacked two ...

A public safety officer/analyst monitors drone activity from the Asheville Police Department's technology hub on Friday. Facing intense opposition at its April 14 meeting, the City Council decided to ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Have you heard of the SilverSneakers program? It’s a program that basically allows old farts to go to the gym. But ...