Community raises concerns over patient discharges at Mission Hospital
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Local elected officials, physicians, nurses and community advocates raised concerns Monday about what they described as unsafe patient discharge practices at Mission Hospital, following the facility’s recent Immediate Jeopardy designation. The concerns were outlined during a morning...
An Asheville man was shot at an Airbnb. NC appeals court to hear case
ASHEVILLE - A lawsuit stemming from a shooting at an Asheville-area Airbnb in 2022 may soon serve as a litmus test as to whether the short-term vacation rental giant can be sued in the state of North Carolina. Asheville resident Marcus Deshon Blair sued Airbnb and a local homeowner in 2025 after he was shot four...
Overheard on Haywood Road, Part 8
At this point, I should list “coffee shop eavesdropping” as one of my top hobbies whenever anyone asks. It’s just that in Asheville, specifically, it’s so easy and so good, and you don’t even have to be, like, intentional behind it. Sometimes the best stuff happens right in front of your face.
‘Recycle Right’ With the Help of AVL Collects
Are you “recycling right?” We’ve all had that moment when we’ve gotten confused on what the City of Asheville accepts and does not accept in the Big Blue recycling bins. Getting it right is important and here’s why: As a city, our contamination rate is on...
Some Hendersonville crime numbers slightly up in 2025. See the stats
HENDERSONVILLE – Multiple measures of crime in Hendersonville increased slightly in 2025 from 2024, according to a Times-News analysis of Hendersonville Police Department data from 2022 through 2025. That's despite generally declining trends across the board over the past four years, going back to 2022. The number of...
Asheville earns several spots on USA Today’s 10 Best nomination list
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville has several notable mentions on USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice Awards. According to USA Today's website, a panel of experts makes nominations in awards covering a wide range, including food and drink, shopping, sports, and outdoors. A few Asheville locations have made the...
Opinion: ‘We’ve got to be more dignified than this!’: Is Tunnel Road sliding into...
Sign up for free email updates from The Watchdog. You’ll be notified whenever we publish our latest award-winning investigative reporting, John Boyle’s Answer Man and Opinion columns, Tom Fiedler’s Democracy Watch, and more!. In my mind, Tunnel Road in Asheville has always been an area teetering right...
The Asheville Downtown Association hosts candidate cafe ahead of early voting
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — As early voting in North Carolina begins Thursday, Feb. 12, many candidates are starting to reach out to voters, with some districts hosting forums for voters to meet the candidates. The Asheville Downtown Association is hosting a City Council Candidate Cafe on Monday, Feb. 9,...
$290M from U.S. Forest Service to fund Pisgah, Nantahala recovery
HENDERSONVILLE – $290 million from the U.S. Forest Service will go towards Tropical Storm Helene recovery in North Carolina’s national forests over 10 years. Under a congressionally approved power called the Good Neighbor Authority, the Forest Service is essentially funding and deputizing the North Carolina Wildlife...
The whistleblower, the Forest Service, and an endless battle in North Carolina’s mountains
On April 22, 2021, 19 acres burned on a sloping face south of Double Knob, a modest peak nestled just south of the Buncombe-Henderson County line. A day later, mountainside still aflame, Scott Ashcraft arrived to document the damage from what would become known as the Seniard Creek Fire. Ashcraft...
