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[Regarding “Presentation on Weaverville Hospital Sparks Tense Exchange Between AdventHealth Official, Mission CEO,” Oct. 6, Asheville Watchdog via Xpress website:]. I spent my career in the health care industry, the last eight years as a hospital management consultant. I can tell you that there is a different mindset...

For lovers of the great outdoors, the words "Blue Ridge Mountains" will conjure up images of heartmelting terrain bathed in that distinctive, hazy indigo hue. Part of the Appalachian range and a bucket-list destination for hikers from all around the world, the ancient Blue Ridge Mountains can trace their history back...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Do you ever feel rage? Do you wish there were a place where you could scream, break stuff, and release your anger safely and healthily?. The Breakroom Rage Room, Asheville's first rage room, is a place where people smash and bash all kinds of things, from glass bottles to old computer monitors.

A Haywood County landfill company claims a truck driver defamed and slandered them in viral TikTok videos purported to show an “angry mob” of landfill workers at a flood debris site, recent federal court filings show. The counterclaims filed Oct. 17 in Asheville’s federal court describe a much different narrative of...

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!. Eric Penland Jr., a quadriplegic patient whose nearly four-year stay at Mission Hospital...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — It's now over five months away from the end of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) temporary housing help for Helene survivors. As that deadline approaches, the federal agency provided an update on some of those who are still getting assistance in Buncombe County.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Home sales in Asheville are mirroring the rental market: More properties are lingering on the market longer. Recent market data shows that the median home price in Buncombe County for September was $475,000, a decrease from $515,000 in September 2024. The average home price has fallen...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — On Thursday, Oct. 23, a man received multiple charges, including driving while impaired, following an incident that left eight cars damaged, according to the Asheville Police Department. At 4:24 p.m. on Thursday, the police department responded to a report of a driver striking multiple...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The city of Asheville will host a workshop later this month to help residents develop and fund community improvement projects through its Neighborhood Matching Grants program. The session is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the My Daddy Taught Me That...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville's rental market has more available units, but industry experts say Helene has driven many people to leave Asheville, creating more vacancies. Long-term rental home manager and broker at Greybeard Realty, Bethany Corn, said following Helene, trying to keep local people living in the...