Asheville Watchdog is expanding its staff, moving Katie Linsky Shaw into a full-time role as engagement editor. Shaw, who has been working part time with The Watchdog, has helped build our Instagram ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: The ads against Jamie Ager that are airing ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Oh Great Answer Man, now that I-26 is widened to four lanes, when is the NCDOT going to raise the speed limit to 70 ...

A major antitrust lawsuit against Mission Hospital and its owner HCA Healthcare appears close to settlement for most of its ...

The 2026 midterms are taking shape, and the campaign trail is offering plenty of storylines — from shifting odds and dubious ...

The United States has just 10 national scenic areas. Given that scarcity, southern Appalachia is a relative hotspot, ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: It appears to me that over the last three ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: My question today (heck, every day) ...

The state denied funding for Buncombe County’s landmark 50 Coxe Avenue affordable-housing project, planned for the site of a county warehouse and parking lot. // Watchdog photo by Dan DeWitt The ...

Thank God for this recent cooldown. It’s the only thing that stopped the sweating after my excursion to the Biltmore ...

Two years ago, Hurricane Helene caused widespread devastation across Western North Carolina. Flooding and landslides left thousands without housing, water, power and communications. More than 100 ...