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2 days ago · The lives we lost: Fairview landslides from Helene that killed 13 were among worst in North Carolina history. Asheville Watchdog is bringing you the stories behind the staggering loss of life from Helene, the children, parents, grandparents, multiple generations of a single family, all gone in one of the worst natural disasters to hit the mountains of western North Carolina.
Asheville's flood risk will only grow as rain events and climate …
Sep 17, 2024 · While no one can predict the weather with 100 percent certainty, here’s a reliable forecast: As the climate warms, Asheville and western North Carolina will endure more frequent and intense rain events, and likely more flooding. Much of the area isn’t ready for what’s in store for it. By one estimate, the county will add […]
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Debra Campbell to remain as Asheville’s city manager
Sep 12, 2023 · The city of Asheville will renew its contract with City Manager Debra Campbell, who has come under fire from critics for her low-key leadership style during tumultuous moments in the city’s recent history. Mayor Esther Manheimer read a statement at the beginning of Tuesday’s city council meeting on behalf of the council announcing Campbell ...
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Oct 18, 2024 · Western North Carolina attracts highly accomplished people of all backgrounds, including award-winning journalists from some of the world’s leading news organizations. Volunteers are indicated with (V), designating those who donate their time supporting local journalism as a community service. The News Team Sally Kestin, investigative reporter, co-founder (V)Former investigative reporter at ...
The lives we lost: Helene took entire families, couples, children
by SALLY KESTIN October 19, 2024. Wes Barnett walks amid the rubble where he found his neighbor, James Dockery. // Watchdog photo by Starr Sariego. They perished under the most harrowing circumstances: entire families swept away by raging floodwaters, couples tossed out of their homes or crushed as the land underneath gave way, people battling ...
‘It doesn’t have to be this way:’ Watchdog event panelists decry …
Jan 24, 2024 · An Asheville Watchdog community event focusing on the crisis of health care at Mission Hospital drew an audience of about 350 Tuesday evening amid calls for HCA Healthcare to overhaul the way it has managed the hospital system since it bought it in 2019. The event, titled “HCA-Mission at Five Years: What Can We Do […]
Conditions at Asheville's Mission Hospital pose ... - Asheville …
Jan 12, 2024 · Mission Hospital risks losing Medicare and Medicaid funding because of deficiencies in care that were so severe, state inspectors concluded last month, that they “posed immediate jeopardy to patients’ health and safety,” Asheville Watchdog has learned. “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious deficiency possible for a hospital. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human […]
Buncombe Court Clerk to Retire • Asheville Watchdog
Jan 13, 2023 · Steven D. Cogburn, Buncombe County’s longtime Clerk of Superior Court, is retiring, just two months after being elected to another 4-year term. Steven D. Cogburn. “I have decided to retire. My arthritis is a significant reason,” Cogburn said in an email. “I am comfortable with the team at the office. They are great.”.