Asheville Watchdog18h
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
Curtains that have been installed at the North Fork Reservoir are one of the tools being used to reduce the water's turbidity ...
Asheville Watchdog3d
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 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 Watchdog3d
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 Watchdog10d
‘Big week’ ahead for Asheville’ water: Turbidity drops some; curtain installation and upcoming mineral treatment should bump it down more
Asheville Water Resources faces “a really big week” in its effort to reduce the murkiness in its North Fork Reservoir, ...
Asheville Watchdog10d
In a departure from past North Carolina elections, Republican voters are turning out more heavily than Democrats to vote early
With just a week before Election Day, North Carolina’s Republicans are turning out more heavily than Democrats and ...
Asheville Watchdog9d
13 of 16 Buncombe cases of gastrointestinal illness post-Helene caused by one type of bacteria
Buncombe County is facing an outbreak of bacteria-related illness in the wake of Helene triggered by one type of ...
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 Watchdog9d
Asheville’s water turbidity improves but potable service likely still weeks out
Asheville water customers are likely weeks away from potable water, despite water-stilling curtains placed in North Fork ...
Asheville Watchdog6d
The lives we lost: A daughter’s grim discovery following Helene
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 ...