Asheville Watchdog1d
Buncombe’s spending, contracting for Helene recovery tops $26 million
Buncombe County has spent or dedicated more than $26 million toward Tropical Storm Helene recovery efforts so far and has ...
Asheville Watchdog3d
Mission Health permanently shutters Asheville Specialty Hospital
Mission Health has permanently closed Asheville Specialty Hospital, the only long-term acute care hospital in western North ...
Asheville Watchdog2d
Answer Man: Was Helene a tropical storm or a hurricane in WNC? Fletcher pickleball courts damaged? Why don’t we have water towers?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: OK, was Helene a hurricane or a tropical storm? And which came first? Was it a tropical storm that grew into a ...
Asheville Watchdog9d
Asheville Mayor, Buncombe officials among delegation headed to D.C. to appeal for more Helene assistance
Carrying a list of staggering losses and needs and initial requests totaling more than $2 billion, public officials from ...
Asheville Watchdog10dOpinion
Opinion: If you think your post-Helene world is rough, put yourself in Amber and Trevor Ballew’s shoes
At this point, it’s fair to say we’re all a little wiped out from Helene. Nearly two months after Tropical Storm Helene blew ...
Asheville Watchdog7d
The lives we lost: At least 3 of 43 fatalities in Buncombe were unhoused people
Asheville Watchdog is bringing you the stories behind the staggering loss of life from Helene, the children, parents, ...
Asheville Watchdog13d
FEMA aid pours in: Which areas are getting the most money?
Based on images of devastating flooding and national news reports showing parts of Asheville under water, you might assume ...
Asheville Watchdog3d
Opinion: Asheville’s messaging on lead in its water was mishandled — and other lessons from the Helene outage
Nearly a month after Tropical Storm Helene knocked out the City of Asheville's water system, North Fork Reservoir remained a murky brown and showed high levels of turbidity. // Credit: City of ...
Asheville Watchdog10d
Asheville potable water is back, city boil water notice lifted
After 54 days without potable water, City of Asheville water customers once again can consume water directly from their taps. At the daily Helene briefing Monday, Asheville Water Resources Department ...