One fact about the exploding data-center industry became clear before the Asheville City Council imposed a one-year moratorium on their construction at its meeting last week: People have a lot of ...

What will you do on July 4, the 250th anniversary of our Independence Day? Will you enjoy baseball, hot dogs and apple pie as ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I have questions about the closure of the Craggy Correctional Center prison this summer. Is this state- or ...

Beginning Tuesday, Mission Hospital will no longer require nurses to have a four-year Bachelor of Science Nursing degree or obtain one within five years of being hired. Instead, nurses will be ...

After a spirited debate Wednesday, the North Carolina Senate approved a bill that would require local governments to regulate ...

Asheville attorney Ilesanmi Adaramola entered the Buncombe courthouse Monday morning dressed in a white pantsuit and heels and left in handcuffs. Adaramola was a central figure in Asheville Watchdog’s ...

Blue Ridge Pride works to create a culture of inclusion for LGBTQ+ residents, while the U.S. Department of Education, by investigating transgender restroom use at Buncombe County Schools, is trying to ...

In the nonprofit world, disaster-inspired surges in charity are called “episodic giving,” and Tropical Storm Helene was like ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: At one time years ago, the North Carolina Department of Transportation was reportedly going to build a roundabout at ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: In a recent presentation to a city committee, new Water Director Bill Hart said the department has got a site in mind ...

In January, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued another sanction of immediate jeopardy, meaning the hospital’s practices posed an imminent threat to patients’ lives and safety. A ...