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FEMA to start working with homeowners in flood zones on buyouts of destroyed homes, or elevation of homes that were partly underwater
Local homeowners who lost their homes or sustained serious damage in Helene’s floodwaters can begin applying next week to a ...
Asheville Watchdog1d
Asheville’s main water source continues to clear; contract awarded for Army Corps of Engineers filtration system
Asheville’s North Fork Reservoir will get another turbidity-reducing mineral treatment next week, as the lake’s murkiness ...
Asheville Watchdog2d
Asheville pumping 17 million gallons out of North Fork daily, but turbidity still an issue
The North Fork Reservoir’s capacity for providing treated water to city customers continues to rise, but the water is still ...
Asheville Watchdog1d
Answer Man: Are FEMA trailers coming? Status of the Blue Ridge Parkway through Asheville? Where is the Concert for Carolina money going?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Any idea why FEMA trailers are not here, and people are still living in tents? My answer: I don’t know about you, but ...
Asheville Watchdog5d
As North Fork turbidity improves, Asheville also pursues Army Corps of Engineers filtration plan
As the murkiness of North Fork Reservoir continues to improve — some residents noticed clearer tap water over the weekend — ...
Asheville Watchdog2d
Report: About 40% of Buncombe trees were damaged or downed by Helene
Aerial images taken by North Carolina Forest Service show a range of Tropical Storm Helene’s damage to forests across western ...
Asheville Watchdog3d
Trump’s North Carolina win helps send him to second presidential term
Donald Trump won North Carolina with 51 percent of the vote to Democrat Kamala Harris’ 48 percent, giving him a key battleground state that helped propel him to a second term in the White House. Trump ...
Asheville Watchdog5d
For the first time in North Carolina history, a majority of voters will have cast their ballots before Election Day
Buncombe County could be two-thirds of the way toward finishing its contribution to the 2024 elections if the turnout after Election Day remains as it was in 2020 when 78 percent of the state’s voters ...
Asheville Watchdog5d
The lives we lost: A daughter’s grim discovery following Helene
Sarah Moore sits where she found her father, Timothy Moore, fatally pinned under a tree outside the Woodfin home they shared. “I can't get that picture out of my mind," Moore said. // Watchdog photo ...
Asheville Watchdog4d
Asheville Watchdog is looking to hire a skilled investigative reporter to join our award-winning team in western North Carolina.
We’re looking for an ambitious, experienced reporter who can produce a mix of short-term and long-term accountability and investigative journalism — someone who can build sources quickly, is equally ...
Opinion
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Opinion: I get that it’s time to reopen for tourism, but it still feels a little … odd
Among the many post-Helene issues we’re having to deal with is: When is it OK to go back to normal things? Don’t hate me for this, but the weekend before last I snuck out of town to play golf. I just ...
Asheville Watchdog4d
Answer Man: How did wildlife and feral cats fare after Helene? Tell me again why we’re boiling water? Grants MIA?
Bears weathered Tropical Storm Helene better than many wildlife species. But the risk of disease outbreaks exists because they and other animals are taking advantage of trash and rotting food in urban ...