Asheville Watchdog1d
Crashes, drownings, exposure, trees, blunt force: Medical Examiner’s list paints grim picture of causes of Helene deaths
A 4-year-old girl died in Catawba County in a 2-vehicle crash. An 82-year-old man was killed in Buncombe County by a landslide and floodwaters. A 51-year-old man died in Mitchell County when a tree ...
Asheville Watchdog1d
Water back to majority of Asheville customers, but higher elevations still waiting
About 75 to 80 percent of Asheville’s water customers again have city water, albeit a non-potable variety that has sedimentation in it. At the Wednesday morning daily Helene briefing, Asheville Water ...
Asheville Watchdog3d
Dozens of CarePartners patients in Asheville transferred to other facilities after HCA temporarily shuts down rehab, hospice center.
Mission Health’s CarePartners Health Services is temporarily closed following the pressures Hurricane Helene put on Asheville ...
Asheville Watchdog3d
Barely 1% of Buncombe structures carried flood insurance, data show
Buncombe homeowners hit hardest by flood damage from Hurricane Helene will likely face enormous costs to rebuild with limited ...
Asheville Watchdog1d
Imagine this: An important campaign where both candidates are well-qualified, admire each other, and won’t take a salary
Deep into the general-election ballot, far below the choices for president, for Congress, for the North Carolina cabinet, for the General Assembly, for a plethora of judges, for county commission and ...
Asheville Watchdog7d
Much of the River Arts District looks shattered, but many buildings can be salvaged, property owners, engineer say
Sagging rooflines and toppled cinder block walls are the order of the day in the River Arts District right now, but a ...
Asheville Watchdog7d
U.S. House Speaker Johnson and GOP leaders tour local devastation and pledge full and bipartisan support for recovery
Standing amid the dirt and damage of Asheville’s formerly fashionable Biltmore Village, Congressional Republicans — the ...
Asheville Watchdog5d
City starting to repressurize water system in eastern Buncombe, but full systemwide restoration could still take weeks
While the City of Asheville crossed a milestone this week by reconnecting a major bypass valve at North Fork Reservoir that ...
Asheville Watchdog10d
Misinformation, antisemitic attacks on Asheville mayor distract from Hurricane Helene disaster recovery
No, Hurricane Helene was not somehow orchestrated by people who can control the weather, FEMA is not out of money because it ...
Asheville Watchdog3d
Water flowing to more areas of Asheville, but sediment remains a challenge
The water is flowing again in parts of Asheville’s water system, 19 days after Tropical Storm Helene destroyed main distribution lines from the North Fork Reservoir, but it is not potable and not ...
Asheville Watchdog7d
Cooper signs Helene relief bill into law
North Carolina elected officials wasted little time this week in enacting Hurricane Helene relief legislation. Less than 24 ...
Opinion
Asheville Watchdog3dOpinion
Opinion: Rebuilding in flood-prone areas? Of course it’s unwise. Of course they’ll build again.
First off today, I have to purge my guilt. I know this is ridiculous, but I feel like I somehow put a jinx on Russ Towers and his business, Second Gear, which used to reside in a pretty stout-looking ...