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

The town of Biltmore Forest has an irregular, oblong shape, hemmed as it is on all sides by natural and manmade barriers: Interstate 40 to the north; Hendersonville Road to the east; the Blue Ridge ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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We’re growing to serve you better. The Watchdog added two reporters to its staff of investigative journalists, which now include Managing Editor Keith Campbell ...