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Answer Man: Police sniper at Black Mountain Christmas parade? Can downed trees on public lands be turned into usable lumber?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers: Question: (John Boyle here, not a questioner). This ...
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Judge throws out HCA’s counterclaims in Stein lawsuit
An attempt by Mission Hospital’s corporate owner to counter a lawsuit filed against it last year by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has been dismissed. North Carolina Business Court Judge ...
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First round of lead tests for Asheville water customers comes back with encouraging results
Asheville’s Water Resources Department announced Monday that the first batch of lead tests for residential customers is back, ...
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While the U.S. veered right, western NC moved left. Here’s what experts say causefd it
This article was originally published by NC Newsline. Asheville Watchdog is republishing it with its permission.] Democrats ...
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Opinion: People living in tents — a real story, or a pretext for political outrage?
By now, this story of locals living in flimsy tents post-Helene has taken on a life of its own. Especially once the frigid temperatures hit last week, the idea of people living in tents in Swannanoa ...
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City expects $39 million Army Corps of Engineers-led filtration system at North Fork Reservoir to start running Friday
While the City of Asheville has restored potable water to its 63,000 customers, it’s still struggling with high turbidity at ...
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1,600 Buncombe voters swept up in GOP ballot challenge, as hand recount proceeds
Several dozen citizens and election officials gathered Wednesday at the Buncombe County Board of Elections headquarters in ...
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Two outside experts say Asheville lead exposure could be more widespread, recommend more testing
Two independent chemistry experts say lead could be more widespread in Asheville’s drinking water following Tropical Storm Helene than the city has suggested and both call for more public education ...
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The lives we lost: Daughter’s six-week search for missing parents marked by miscommunication, false sightings, DNA samples
Asheville Watchdog is bringing you the stories behind the staggering loss of life from Helene, the children, parents, grandparents, multiple generations of a single family, all gone in one of the ...
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Buncombe’s spending, contracting for Helene recovery tops $26 million
Buncombe County has spent or dedicated more than $26 million toward Tropical Storm Helene recovery efforts so far and has ...
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Answer Man: Was Helene a 1,000-year storm? Did we have tornadoes in the mountains?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: There have been various estimates as to the magnitude of the Helene flooding in the French Broad watershed. Some have ...