A major antitrust lawsuit against Mission Hospital and its owner HCA Healthcare appears close to settlement for most of its ...

Interstate 26 near Airport Road has been expanded to four lanes in each direction, so a reader asks if the speed limit will be bumped up. // Watchdog photo by John Boyle Today’s round of questions, my ...

The United States has just 10 national scenic areas. Given that scarcity, southern Appalachia is a relative hotspot, ...

The state denied funding for Buncombe County’s landmark 50 Coxe Avenue affordable-housing project, planned for the site of a county warehouse and parking lot. // Watchdog photo by Dan DeWitt The ...

A reader asks why the leaves of some trees are turning brown early this year and falling to the ground. Numerous factors could play a role, including a lingering drought and tree diseases. // Watchdog ...

A barn on the Warren Wilson College campus in Swannanoa. The school, alma mater of Democratic congressional candidate Jamie Ager, has been pulled into the 11th Congressional District race by a ...

North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tilis, shown at a 2019 Keep America Great rally in Fayetteville, announced June 29 that he would not seek reelection after he lambasted President Donald Trump’s ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: What happened to the Chapel at St. Joseph’s Hospital, which is being torn down? It was beautiful, if you never saw it ...

Thank God for this recent cooldown. It’s the only thing that stopped the sweating after my excursion to the Biltmore ...