Back in the day, Frank Sinatra and a children’s chorale sang a jaunty little ditty featuring a “little old ant” and a “silly old ram” trying to do what others said they can’t.  Even now many of you ...

It has been almost one year since Tropical Storm Helene blew through western North Carolina. The storm toppled trees and triggered landslides, scarring a region known worldwide for its beauty. It ...

Lonnie Gilliam felt he did his part to protect free speech as a Marine in Vietnam – and last week when he and several family ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: The Asheville Regional Airport board and staff are bragging about how wonderful the new terminal is, but there are no ...

I think it’s safe to say that no one from around these parts will be naming a child Helene any time soon. As in the next few centuries. Nearly one year after Tropical Storm Helene ripped through ...

Asheville Watchdog has received honors in two statewide journalism contests for a range of work, including its investigative journalism focused on Mission Hospital. Andrew R. Jones received first ...

Nearly 40 employees connected to North Carolina’s Medicaid Ombudsman program, including nine at Pisgah Legal Services, will ...

A Mission Hospital cardiac patient died in late July after becoming disconnected from telemetry monitoring for at least an ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Two folks have recently asked me about the ...

State inspectors have returned to Mission Hospital for the second time in four months following complaints from nurses and a coalition of doctors, patient advocates and elected officials about recent ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I’m happy that the (Blue Ridge) Parkway is now open from Bent Creek up towards the Pisgah Inn, but what is going on ...