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389w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 390 391 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 392 393 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 394 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-speed-limit-boost-on-i-26-airport-parking-price-increases/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: Speed limit boost on I-26? Airport parking price increases?</a></h3> <p>Todayâs round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers:</p> 395<p>Question: Oh Great Answer Man, now that I-26 is widened to four lanes, when is the NCDOT going to raise the speed limit to 70 mph? And will they restrict big trucks to the right two lanes?</p> 396<p>My answer: I would like to formally note that âOh Great Answer Manâ is now my preferred form of address. Please take this under advisement. I will also note that theâ¦</p> 397 <a class="more-link" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-speed-limit-boost-on-i-26-airport-parking-price-increases/" rel="bookmark"> 398 Keep reading </a> 399 <div class="entry-meta"> 400 <span class="byline"> 401 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 402 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-10-01T16:13:14-04:00">October 1, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-10-01T17:08:19-04:00">October 1, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 403 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 404 </article> 405 406 </div> 407 408 </div> 409 </div> 410 411 412 413<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div 414 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-uncropped is-style-default" 415 style="" 416 > 417 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="19168"> 418 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 419 <span>POLITICS</span> 420 </h2> 421 422 <article data-post-id="103237" 423 class="tag-2026-elections tag-politics category-politics type-post post-has-image" 424 > 425 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 426 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/trail-mix-nuggets-from-the-2026-midterms/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 427 <img decoding="async" width="1052" height="918" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-30-at-2.32.10-PM.png?fit=1052%2C918&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image" alt="Trail mix: Nuggets from the 2026 midterms" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-30-at-2.32.10-PM.png?w=1052&ssl=1 1052w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-30-at-2.32.10-PM.png?resize=300%2C262&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-30-at-2.32.10-PM.png?resize=1024%2C894&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-30-at-2.32.10-PM.png?resize=768%2C670&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-30-at-2.32.10-PM.png?resize=780%2C681&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-30-at-2.32.10-PM.png?resize=400%2C349&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-30-at-2.32.10-PM.png?fit=1052%2C918&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1052px) 100vw, 1052px" /> </a> 428 429 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 430 431 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 432 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/trail-mix-nuggets-from-the-2026-midterms/" rel="bookmark">Trail mix: Nuggets from the 2026 midterms</a></h3> <p>The 2026 midterms are taking shape, and the campaign trail is offering plenty of storylines â from shifting odds and dubious claims to changing political fortunes. </p> 433<p>Political columnist Tom Fiedler offers a few snapshots.</p> 434 <a class="more-link" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/trail-mix-nuggets-from-the-2026-midterms/" rel="bookmark"> 435 Keep reading </a> 436 <div class="entry-meta"> 437 <span class="byline"> 438 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/">TOM FIEDLER</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 439 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-30T16:47:38-04:00">September 30, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-30T17:00:09-04:00">September 30, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 440 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 441 </article> 442
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521hoto" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 522 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jack-evans/">JACK EVANS</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 523 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-29T17:12:02-04:00">September 29, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-29T17:15:10-04:00">September 29, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 524 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 525 </article> 526 527 528 <article data-post-id="103212" 529 class="tag-asheville tag-john-boyle category-answer-man type-post post-has-image" 530 > 531 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 532 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-why-are-leaves-turning-brown-already/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 533 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="1198" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1198&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image" alt="Answer Man: Why are leaves turning brown already?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?w=2462&ssl=1 2462w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1022&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?resize=768%2C766&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1533&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?resize=2048%2C2044&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?resize=400%2C399&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1198&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1996&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?resize=780%2C778&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?w=2400&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pin-oak-with-brown-leaves-better.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1198&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 534 535 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 536 537 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 538 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-why-are-leaves-turning-brown-already/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: Why are leaves turning brown already?</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 539 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square.png?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square-96x96.png 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 p
539hoto" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 540 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 541 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-28T19:23:15-04:00">September 28, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-29T08:32:24-04:00">September 29, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 542 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 543 </article> 544 545 546 <article data-post-id="103183" 547 class="tag-biltmore-estate tag-explore-asheville tag-tourism category-john-boyles-opinion type-post post-has-image" 548 > 549 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 550 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-despite-hiccups-inaugural-biltmore-golf-tournament-gave-area-a-needed-boost/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 551 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="805" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Crowd-walking-at-golf-tournament-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C805&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image" alt="Opinion: Despite hiccups, inaugural Biltmore golf tournament gave area a needed boost" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Crowd-walking-at-golf-tournament-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Crowd-walking-at-golf-tournament-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C201&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Crowd-walking-at-golf-tournament-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C687&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Crowd-walking-at-golf-tournament-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C515&ssl=1 768w, 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https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Crowd-walking-at-golf-tournament-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C805&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 552 553 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 554 555 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 556 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-despite-hiccups-inaugural-biltmore-golf-tournament-gave-area-a-needed-boost/" rel="bookmark">Opinion: Despite hiccups, inaugural Biltmore golf tournament gave area a needed boost</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 557 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square.png?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square-96x96.png 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 558 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 559 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-27T16:30:18-04:00">September 27, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-28T13:29:37-04:00">September 28, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 560 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 561 </article> 562 563 564 <article data-post-id="103194" 565 class="tag-asheville tag-helene-recovery category-hurricane-helene type-post post-has-image" 566 > 567 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 568 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/tropical-storm-helene-two-years-later/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 569 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="402" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-26-at-2.32.24-PM.png?fit=1200%2C402&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image" alt="Tropical Storm Helene, two years later" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-26-at-2.32.24-PM.png?w=2480&ssl=1 2480w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-26-at-2.32.24-PM.png?resize=300%2C100&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-26-at-2.32.24-PM.png?resize=1024%2C343&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-26-at-2.32.24-PM.png?resize=768%2C257&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-26-at-2.32.24-PM.png?resize=1536%2C514&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-26-at-2.32.24-PM.png?resize=2048%2C685&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-26-at-2.32.24-PM.png?resize=1200%2C402&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-26-at-2.32.24-PM.png?resize=2000%2C669&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-26-at-2.32.24-PM.png?resize=780%2C261&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-26-at-2.32.24-PM.png?resize=400%2C134&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-26-at-2.32.24-PM.png?w=2400&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-26-at-2.32.24-PM.png?fit=1200%2C402&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 570 571 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 572 573 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 574 <h3 class="entry-title"><a 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Robotic response to water outage complaint?</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 634 <span class="byline"> 635 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 636 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-24T16:44:16-04:00">September 24, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-24T16:44:19-04:00">September 24, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 637 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 638 </article> 639 640 641 <article data-post-id="103161" 642 class="category-hurricane-helene type-post post-has-image" 643 > 644 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 645 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/county-challenges-extreme-disparities-of-helene-recovery-affordable-housing-funds/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 646 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" 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1536w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PXL_20260922_203421466.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PXL_20260922_203421466.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PXL_20260922_203421466.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PXL_20260922_203421466.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PXL_20260922_203421466.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PXL_20260922_203421466.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PXL_20260922_203421466.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PXL_20260922_203421466.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PXL_20260922_203421466.MP_-scaled.jpg?w=2400&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PXL_20260922_203421466.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 647 648 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 649 650 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 651 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/county-challenges-extreme-disparities-of-helene-recovery-affordable-housing-funds/" rel="bookmark">County challenges ‘extreme disparities’ of Helene-recovery affordable housing funds</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 652 <span class="byline"> 653 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/dan/">DAN DeWITT</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 654 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-24T15:58:15-04:00">September 24, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-10-01T10:37:23-04:00">October 1, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 655 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 656 </article> 657 658 659 <article data-post-id="103150" 660 class="tag-asheville tag-hca-healthcare tag-mission-hospital category-healthcare type-post post-has-image" 661 > 662 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 663 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/antitrust-lawsuit-against-mission-hca-hits-roadblock/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 664 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DOG-Mission-ER-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Antitrust lawsuit against Mission, HCA hits roadblock" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DOG-Mission-ER-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DOG-Mission-ER-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DOG-Mission-ER-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DOG-Mission-ER-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DOG-Mission-ER-scaled-1.jpeg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DOG-Mission-ER-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 665 666 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 667 668 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 669 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/antitrust-lawsuit-against-mission-hca-hits-roadblock/" rel="bookmark">Antitrust lawsuit against Mission, HCA hits roadblock</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 670 <span class="byline"> 671 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard">
671<a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/ted-clifford/">TED CLIFFORD</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 672 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-24T10:32:51-04:00">September 24, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-24T10:32:53-04:00">September 24, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 673 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 674 </article> 675 676 677 <article data-post-id="103126" 678 class="tag-2026-elections tag-michael-whatley tag-politics tag-roy-cooper category-democracy-watch type-post post-has-image" 679 > 680 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 681 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-trump-vance-repeat-false-crime-claims-about-cooper/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 682 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cooper_Whatley-wh.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Opinion: Trump, Vance repeat false crime claims about Cooper" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cooper_Whatley-wh.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cooper_Whatley-wh.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cooper_Whatley-wh.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cooper_Whatley-wh.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cooper_Whatley-wh.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 683 684 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 685 686 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 687 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-trump-vance-repeat-false-crime-claims-about-cooper/" rel="bookmark">Opinion: Trump, Vance repeat false crime claims about Cooper</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 688 <span class="byline"> 689 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/">TOM FIEDLER</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 690 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-23T09:23:23-04:00">September 23, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-23T09:53:03-04:00">September 23, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 691 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 692 </article> 693 694 695 <article data-post-id="103119" 696 class="tag-asheville tag-mission-hospital tag-music category-answer-man type-post post-has-image" 697 > 698 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 699 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-was-any-of-the-st-josephs-hospital-chapel-preserved-is-isis-music-hall-still-for-sale/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 700 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/St.-Josephs-Chapel-2-good-shot-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Answer Man: Was any of St. Josephâs Hospital chapel preserved? Is Isis Music Hall still for sale?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/St.-Josephs-Chapel-2-good-shot-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/St.-Josephs-Chapel-2-good-shot-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/St.-Josephs-Chapel-2-good-shot-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/St.-Josephs-Chapel-2-good-shot-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/St.-Josephs-Chapel-2-good-shot-1-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/St.-Josephs-Chapel-2-good-shot-1-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/St.-Josephs-Chapel-2-good-shot-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 701 702 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 703 704 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 705 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-was-any-of-the-st-josephs-hospital-chapel-preserved-is-isis-music-hall-still-for-sale/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: Was any of St. Josephâs Hospital chapel preserved? Is Isis Music Hall still for sale?</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 706 <span class="byline"> 707 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 708 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-21T16:40:11-04:00">September 21, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-21T16:55:55-04:00">September 21, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 709 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 710 </article> 711 712 713 <article data-post-id="103105" 714 class="category-john-boyle category-john-boyles-opinion category-uncategorized type-post post-has-image" 715 > 716 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 717 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-resellers-suck-the-joy-out-of-getting-tickets-to-billy-strings/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 718 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tickets-sold-out-final-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Opinion: Re
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300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 719 720 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 721 722 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 723 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-resellers-suck-the-joy-out-of-getting-tickets-to-billy-strings/" rel="bookmark">Opinion: Resellers suck the joy out of getting tickets to Billy Strings</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 724 <span class="byline"> 725 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 726 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-20T15:18:56-04:00">September 20, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-20T15:18:59-04:00">September 20, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 727 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 728 </article> 729 730 731 <article data-post-id="103090" 732 class="tag-asheville-city-schools tag-buncombe-county-schools tag-north-carolina-department-of-public-instruction tag-peak-academy category-education type-post post-has-image" 733 > 734 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 735 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/city-partners-with-peak-as-charter-schools-grade-slides-to-d/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 736 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PEAK-Academy-1-2.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="City partners with PEAK as charter schoolâs grade slides to âDâ" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PEAK-Academy-1-2.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PEAK-Academy-1-2.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PEAK-Academy-1-2.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PEAK-Academy-1-2.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PEAK-Academy-1-2.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PEAK-Academy-1-2.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PEAK-Academy-1-2.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 737 738 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 739 740 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 741 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/city-partners-with-peak-as-charter-schools-grade-slides-to-d/" rel="bookmark">City partners with PEAK as charter schoolâs grade slides to âDâ</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 742 <span class="byline"> 743 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/dan/">DAN DeWITT</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 744 <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2026-09-20T07:30:00-04:00">September 20, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 745 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 746 </article> 747 748 749 <article data-post-id="103082" 750 class="tag-buncombe-county tag-mission-health tag-mission-hospital category-healthcare type-post post-has-image" 751 > 752 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 753 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/hca-ceo-pledges-to-do-better-at-mission-in-closed-door-meeting/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 754 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2024-08-17-at-3.49.55-PM-1.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="HCA CEO pledges to do better at Mission in closed-door meeting" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2024-08-17-at-3.49.55-PM-1.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2024-08-17-at-3.49.55-PM-1.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2024-08-17-at-3.49.55-PM-1.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2024-08-17-at-3.49.55-PM-1.png?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2024-08-17-at-3.49.55-PM-1.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2024-08-17-at-3.49.55-PM-1.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 755 756 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 757 758 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 759 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/hca-ceo-pledges-to-do-better-at-mission-in-closed-door-meeting/" rel="bookmark">HCA CEO pledges to do better at Mission in closed-door meeting</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 760 <span class="byline"> 761 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard">
761<a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/ted-clifford/">TED CLIFFORD</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 762 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-17T15:51:40-04:00">September 17, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-17T20:40:30-04:00">September 17, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 763 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 764 </article> 765 766 767 <article data-post-id="103072" 768 class="tag-city-of-asheville tag-nc-wildlife-resources-commission tag-water category-answer-man type-post post-has-image" 769 > 770 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 771 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-wild-turkeys-gone-missing-mystery-water-leak-downtown/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 772 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Wild-Turkey-from-WRC.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Answer Man: Wild turkeys gone missing? Mystery water leak downtown?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Wild-Turkey-from-WRC.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Wild-Turkey-from-WRC.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Wild-Turkey-from-WRC.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Wild-Turkey-from-WRC.png?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Wild-Turkey-from-WRC.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Wild-Turkey-from-WRC.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 773 774 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 775 776 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 777 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-wild-turkeys-gone-missing-mystery-water-leak-downtown/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: Wild turkeys gone missing? Mystery water leak downtown?</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 778 <span class="byline"> 779 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 780 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-17T14:05:52-04:00">September 17, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-17T14:36:36-04:00">September 17, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 781 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 782 </article> 783 784 785 <article data-post-id="103056" 786 class="tag-asheville tag-gray-bats tag-unc-asheville-2 tag-unca category-environment type-post post-has-image" 787 > 788 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 789 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/endangered-bats-are-using-unca-woods-researchers-say/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 790 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_2320-e1789573371801.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Endangered bats are using UNCA woods, researchers say" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_2320-e1789573371801.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_2320-e1789573371801.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_2320-e1789573371801.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_2320-e1789573371801.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_2320-e1789573371801.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_2320-e1789573371801.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 791 792 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 793 794 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 795 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/endangered-bats-are-using-unca-woods-researchers-say/" rel="bookmark">Endangered bats are using UNCA woods, researchers say</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 796 <span class="byline"> 797 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jack-evans/">JACK EVANS</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 798 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-17T10:42:56-04:00">September 17, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-17T14:04:41-04:00">September 17, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 799 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 800 </article> 801 802 803 <article data-post-id="103046" 804 class="tag-buncombe-county tag-environment tag-helene-recovery tag-ipex tag-mountaintrue tag-silver-line-plastics tag-woodfin category-hurricane-helene type-post post-has-image" 805 > 806 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 807 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/silver-line-owner-to-fund-next-phase-of-french-broad-cleanup/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 808 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mtn-True6.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Silver-Line owner to fund next phase of French Broad cleanup" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mtn-True6.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mtn-True6.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mtn-True6.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mtn-True6.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mtn-True6.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mtn-True6.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mtn-True6.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 809 810 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 811 812 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 813 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/silver-line-owner-to-fund-next-phase-of-french-broad-cleanup/" rel="bookmark">Silver-Line owner to fund next phase of French Broad cleanup</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 814 <span class="byline"> 815 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jack-evans/">JACK EVANS</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 816 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-16T12:54:04-04:00">September 16, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-16T15:42:30-04:00">September 16, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 817 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 818 </article> 819 820 821 <article data-post-id="103027" 822 class="tag-asheville-police-department tag-ncdot tag-state-parks category-answer-man type-post post-has-image" 823 > 824 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 825 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-when-will-pisgah-v
825iew-state-park-open-vegetation-obscures-road-signs-unmarked-cars-used-in-stop-sign-ticketing-operation/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 826 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-01-at-5.12.07-PM.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Answer Man: When will Pisgah View State Park open? Vegetation obscures road signs? Unmarked cars used in stop sign ticketing operation?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-01-at-5.12.07-PM.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-01-at-5.12.07-PM.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-01-at-5.12.07-PM.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-01-at-5.12.07-PM.png?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-01-at-5.12.07-PM.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-01-at-5.12.07-PM.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 827 828 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 829 830 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 831 <h3 class="entry-title">
831<a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-when-will-pisgah-view-state-park-open-vegetation-obscures-road-signs-unmarked-cars-used-in-stop-sign-ticketing-operation/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: When will Pisgah View State Park open? Vegetation obscures road signs? Unmarked cars used in stop sign ticketing operation?</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 832 <span class="byline"> 833 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 834 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-14T16:10:34-04:00">September 14, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-14T16:10:35-04:00">September 14, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 835 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 836 </article> 837 838 </div> 839 840 </div> 841 842<hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> 843 844<div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> 845<div style="--wp--block-button--width: 100;" class="wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width wp-block-button__width-100"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-background has-normal-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button" href="http://ashevillewatchdog.fundjournalism.org/donate" style="border-radius:100px;background-color:#f18585;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)">Your support helps us hire more professional journalists and expand our coverage. Click HERE to donate!</a></div> 846</div> 847 848<hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> 849 850<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 851<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div 852 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha is-grid columns-4 colgap-3 show-image image-aligntop ts-1 is-1 is-landscape show-category is-style-borders has-more-button" 853 style="" 854 > 855 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="19168"> 856 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 857 <span>More News</span> 858 </h2> 859 860 <article data-post-id="103018" 861 class="tag-asheville tag-costco tag-economic-development tag-retail category-business-2 type-post post-has-image" 862 > 863 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 864 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/costco-resubmits-application-for-new-asheville-store/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 865 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/iStock-458717513-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Costco resubmits plans for Asheville store" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/iStock-458717513-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/iStock-458717513-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/iStock-458717513-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/iStock-458717513-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/iStock-458717513-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/iStock-458717513-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/iStock-458717513-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 866 867 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 868 869 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 870 871 <div class="cat-links "> 872 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/category/business-2/">Business</a> </div> 873 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/costco-resubmits-application-for-new-asheville-store/" rel="bookmark">Costco resubmits plans for Asheville store</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 874 <span class="byline"> 875 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 876 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-14T12:48:42-04:00">September 14, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-14T16:47:45-04:00">September 14, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 877 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 878 </article> 879 880 881 <article data-post-id="103004" 882 class="tag-asheville tag-nc-department-of-transportation tag-traffic category-john-boyles-opinion type-post post-has-image" 883 > 884 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 885 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-making-all-the-green-lights-on-hendersonville-road-gotta-be-a-lie/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 886 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Green-light-on-Hendersonville-Road-by-Overlook-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Opinion: Making all the green lights on Hendersonville Road? Gotta be a lie!" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Green-light-on-Hendersonville-Road-by-Overlook-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Green-light-on-Hendersonville-Road-by-Overlook-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Green-light-on-Hendersonville-Road-by-Overlook-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Green-light-on-Hendersonville-Road-by-Overlook-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Green-light-on-Hendersonville-Road-by-Overlook-scaled.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Green-light-on-Hendersonville-Road-by-Overlook-scaled.jpeg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Green-light-on-Hendersonville-Road-by-Overlook-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 887 888 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 889 890 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 891 892 <div class="cat-links "> 893 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/category/john-boyles-opinion/">John Boyle's Opinion</a> </div> 894 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-making-all-the-green-lights-on-hendersonville-road-gotta-be-a-lie/" rel="bookmark">Opinion: Making all the green lights on Hendersonville Road? Gotta be a lie!</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 895 <span class="byline"> 896 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 897 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-13T18:00:34-04:00">September 13, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-13T18:00:37-04:00">September 13, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 898 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 899 </article> 900 901 902 <article data-post-id="102984" 903 class="tag-city-of-asheville tag-duke-energy tag-harrahs-cherokee-center category-answer-man type-post post-has-image" 904 > 905 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 906 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-marquee-at-harrahs-cherokee-center-asheville-hard-to-read-coal-trains-running-through-asheville-again-helene-recovery-questions/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 907 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Harrahs-marquee-hard-to-see-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Answer Man: Marquee at Harrahâs Cherokee Center-Asheville hard to read? Coal trains running through Asheville again? Helene recovery questions?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Harrahs-marquee-hard-to-see-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Harrahs-marquee-hard-to-see-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Harrahs-marquee-hard-to-see-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Harrahs-marquee-hard-to-see-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Harrahs-marquee-hard-to-see-scaled.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Harrahs-marquee-hard-to-see-scaled.jpeg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Harrahs-marquee-hard-to-see-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 908 909 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 910 911 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 912 913 <div class="cat-links "> 914 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/category/john-boyle/answer-man/">Answer Man</a> </div> 915 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-marquee-at-harrahs-cherokee-center-asheville-hard-to-read-coal-trains-running-through-asheville-again-helene-recovery-questions/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: Marquee at Harrahâs Cherokee Center-Asheville hard to read? Coal trains running through Asheville again? Helene recovery questions?</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 916 <span class="byline"> 917 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 918 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-10T17:10:40-04:00">September 10, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-10T17:10:42-04:00">September 10, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 919 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 920 </article> 921 922 923 <article data-post-id="102967" 924 class="tag-journalism tag-pulitzer-prize tag-sun-sentinel category-in-memoriam type-post post-has-image" 925 > 926 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 927 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/remembering-john-maines-he-knew-the-numbers-had-a-story-to-tell/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 928 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/John-Maines.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Remembering John Maines: He knew the numbers had a story to tell" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/John-Maines.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/John-Maines.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/John-Maines.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/John-Maines.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/John-Maines.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/John-Maines.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 929 930 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 931 932 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 933 934 <div class="cat-links "> 935 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/category/in-memoriam/">In Memoriam</a> </div> 936 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/remembering-john-maines-he-knew-the-numbers-had-a-story-to-tell/" rel="bookmark">Remembering John Maines: He knew the numbers had a story to tell</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 937 <span class="byline"> 938 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 939 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-10T16:13:42-04:00">September 10, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-10T17:38:41-04:00">September 10, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 940 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 941 </article> 942 943 944 <article data-post-id="102952"
945 class="tag-asheville tag-city-of-asheville tag-courts category-government type-post post-has-image" 946 > 947 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 948 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/city-of-asheville-to-pay-11m-contractors-1m-in-fatal-crash-settlement/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 949 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="City of Asheville to pay $11M, contractors $1M in fatal crash settlement" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?w=2400&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Riverside-Drive-water-Roth-case-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 950 951 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 952 953 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 954 955 <div class="cat-links "> 956 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/category/government/">Government</a> </div> 957 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/city-of-asheville-to-pay-11m-contractors-1m-in-fatal-crash-settlement/" rel="bookmark">City of Asheville to pay $11M, contractors $1M in fatal crash settlement</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 958 <span class="byline"> 959 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 960 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-10T06:31:43-04:00">September 10, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-10T06:31:46-04:00">September 10, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 961 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 962 </article> 963 964 965 <article data-post-id="102947" 966 class="tag-asheville tag-chuck-edwards tag-healthcare tag-mission-hospital category-healthcare type-post post-has-image" 967 > 968 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 969 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/embattled-congressman-introduces-hca-mission-act-to-expand-regulators-powers/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 970 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Mission-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Embattled congressman introduces âHCA Mission Actâ to expand regulatorâs powers" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Mission-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Mission-3-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Mission-3-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Mission-3-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Mission-3-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Mission-3-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Mission-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 971 972 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 973 974 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 975 976 <div class="cat-links "> 977 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/category/healthcare/">Healthcare</a> </div> 978 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/embattled-congressman-introduces-hca-mission-act-to-expand-regulators-powers/" rel="bookmark">Embattled congressman introduces âHCA Mission Actâ to expand regulatorâs powers</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 979 <span class="byline"> 980 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard">
980<a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/ted-clifford/">TED CLIFFORD</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 981 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-09T17:25:29-04:00">September 9, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-09T18:05:27-04:00">September 9, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 982 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 983 </article> 984 985 986 <article data-post-id="102933" 987 class="tag-chuck-edwards tag-congress tag-politics category-democracy-watch type-post post-has-image" 988 > 989 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 990 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-four-takeaways-from-rep-chuck-edwardss-censure/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 991 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_0642.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Opinion: Four takeaways from Edwardsâs censure" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_0642.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_0642.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_0642.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_0642.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_0642.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 992 993 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 994 995 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 996 997 <div class="cat-links "> 998 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/category/democracy-watch/">Democracy Watch</a> </div> 999 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-four-takeaways-from-rep-chuck-edwardss-censure/" rel="bookmark">Opinion: Four takeaways from Edwardsâs censure</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1000 <span class="byline"> 1001 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/">TOM FIEDLER</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1002 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-09T08:59:42-04:00">September 9, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-09T09:00:35-04:00">September 9, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1003 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1004 </article> 1005 1006 1007 <article data-post-id="102921" 1008 class="tag-asheville tag-buncombe-county tag-housing tag-real-estate category-growth-and-development type-post post-has-image" 1009 > 1010 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1011 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/from-gap-to-glut-asheville-apartment-supply-surges/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1012 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Apartments-1-6.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="From gap to âglutâ: Asheville apartment supply surges" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Apartments-1-6.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Apartments-1-6.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Apartments-1-6.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Apartments-1-6.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Apartments-1-6.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Apartments-1-6.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Apartments-1-6.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1013 1014 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1015 1016 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1017 1018 <div class="cat-links "> 1019 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/category/growth-and-development/">Growth/Development</a> </div> 1020 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/from-gap-to-glut-asheville-apartment-supply-surges/" rel="bookmark">From gap to âglutâ: Asheville apartment supply surges</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1021 <span class="byline"> 1022 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/dan/">DAN DeWITT</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1023 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-08T11:25:04-04:00">September 8, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-10T16:08:04-04:00">September 10, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1024 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1025 </article> 1026 1027 1028 <article data-post-id="102903" 1029 class="tag-asheville tag-homelessness tag-john-boyle category-john-boyles-opinion type-post post-has-image" 1030 > 1031 <figure class="post-thumbnail">
1032 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-if-you-witness-a-homeless-dropoff-should-you-call-the-cops-or-is-that-heartless/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1033 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Shopping-cart-guy-on-Tunnel-Road-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Opinion: If you witness a homeless âdropoffâ should you call the cops? Or is that heartless?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Shopping-cart-guy-on-Tunnel-Road-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Shopping-cart-guy-on-Tunnel-Road-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Shopping-cart-guy-on-Tunnel-Road-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Shopping-cart-guy-on-Tunnel-Road-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Shopping-cart-guy-on-Tunnel-Road-scaled.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Shopping-cart-guy-on-Tunnel-Road-scaled.jpeg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Shopping-cart-guy-on-Tunnel-Road-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1034 1035 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1036 1037 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1038 1039 <div class="cat-links "> 1040 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/category/john-boyles-opinion/">John Boyle's Opinion</a> </div> 1041 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-if-you-witness-a-homeless-dropoff-should-you-call-the-cops-or-is-that-heartless/" rel="bookmark">Opinion: If you witness a homeless âdropoffâ should you call the cops? Or is that heartless?</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1042 <span class="byline"> 1043 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1044 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-07T07:34:46-04:00">September 7, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-07T07:34:47-04:00">September 7, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1045 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1046 </article> 1047 1048 1049 <article data-post-id="102877" 1050 class="tag-asheville tag-buncombe-county tag-economic-development tag-pratt-whitney category-economy type-post post-has-image" 1051 > 1052 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1053 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/pratt-whitney-has-received-millions-in-incentives-and-exceeded-employment-promises-in-asheville/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1054 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pratt-Whitney-employee-inside-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Pratt & Whitney has received millions in incentives â and exceeded employment promises" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pratt-Whitney-employee-inside-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pratt-Whitney-employee-inside-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pratt-Whitney-employee-inside-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pratt-Whitney-employee-inside-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pratt-Whitney-employee-inside-1-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pratt-Whitney-employee-inside-1-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pratt-Whitney-employee-inside-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1055 1056 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1057 1058 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1059 1060 <div class="cat-links "> 1061 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/category/economy/">Economy</a> </div> 1062 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/pratt-whitney-has-received-millions-in-incentives-and-exceeded-employment-promises-in-asheville/" rel="bookmark">Pratt & Whitney has received millions in incentives â and exceeded employment promises</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1063 <span class="byline"> 1064 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1065 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-05T15:46:23-04:00">September 5, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-06T13:47:09-04:00">September 6, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1066 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1067 </article> 1068 1069 1070 <article data-post-id="102882" 1071 class="tag-city-of-asheville tag-future-i-26 tag-nc-department-of-transportation category-answer-man type-post post-has-image" 1072 > 1073 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1074 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-whats-with-the-massive-pile-of-stuff-on-westover-drive-in-montford-will-it-be-cleaned-out/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1075 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/210-Westover-with-camper-in-front-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Answer Man: Whatâs with the massive pile of stuff on Westover Drive in Montford? Will it be cleaned out?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/210-Westover-with-camper-in-front-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C224&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/210-Westover-with-camper-in-front-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/210-Westover-with-camper-in-front-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/210-Westover-with-camper-in-front-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/210-Westover-with-camper-in-front-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C299&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/210-Westover-with-camper-in-front-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/210-Westover-with-camper-in-front-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/210-Westover-with-camper-in-front-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1076 1077 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1078 1079 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1080 1081 <div class="cat-links "> 1082 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/category/john-boyle/answer-man/">Answer Man</a> </div> 1083 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-whats-with-the-massive-pile-of-stuff-on-westover-drive-in-montford-will-it-be-cleaned-out/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: Whatâs with the massive pile of stuff on Westover Drive in Montford? Will it be cleaned out?</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1084 <span class="byline"> 1085 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1086 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-03T16:48:00-04:00">September 3, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-03T16:57:58-04:00">September 3, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1087 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1088 </article> 1089 1090 1091 <article data-post-id="102867" 1092 class="tag-healthcare tag-mission-hospital tag-unc-health-pardee category-healthcare type-post post-has-image" 1093 > 1094 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1095 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/pardee-emerging-from-missions-shadow/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1096 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260821_pardee_0006-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Pardee emerging from Missionâs shadow" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260821_pardee_0006-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260821_pardee_0006-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260821_pardee_0006-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260821_pardee_0006-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260821_pardee_0006-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260821_pardee_0006-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260821_pardee_0006-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1097 1098 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1099 1100 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1101 1102 <div class="cat-links "> 1103 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/category/healthcare/">Healthcare</a> </div> 1104 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/pardee-emerging-from-missions-shadow/" rel="bookmark">Pardee emerging from Missionâs shadow</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1105 <span class="byline"> 1106 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard">
1106<a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/ted-clifford/">TED CLIFFORD</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1107 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-02T16:04:22-04:00">September 2, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-02T16:37:44-04:00">September 2, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1108 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1109 </article> 1110 1111 </div> 1112 <button type="button" class="wp-block-button__link" data-next="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-json/newspack-blocks/v1/articles?className=is-style-borders&showExcerpt=0&excerptLength=18&moreButton=1&moreButtonText=LOAD%20MORE%20NEWS&showAvatar=0&showCategory=1&postLayout=grid&columns=4&postsToShow=12&typeScale=1&imageScale=1&sectionHeader=More%20News&showFullContent=0&showReadMore=0&infiniteScroll=0&readMoreLabel=Keep%20reading&showDate=1&showImage=1&showCaption=0&showCredit=0&disableImageLazyLoad=0&fetchPriority&imageShape=landscape&minHeight=0&showAuthor=1&showTagLabels=1&colGap=3&mediaPosition=top&&&categoryJoinType=or&includeSubcategories=1&&&&&&&mobileStack=0&specificMode=0&textColor&customTextColor&singleMode=0&showSubtitle=0&postType%5B0%5D=post&textAlign&includedPostStatuses%5B0%5D=publish&deduplicate=1&page=2"> 1113 <span class="label"> 1114 LOAD MORE NEWS </span> 1115 <span class="loading"></span> 1116 </button> 1117 <p class="error"> 1118 Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again. </p> 1119 1120 1121 </div> 1122 1123 1124 <div 1125 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha is-grid columns-5 colgap-2 show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape " 1126 style="" 1127 > 1128 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="19168"> 1129 1130 <article data-post-id="102848" 1131 class="tag-campaign-2026 tag-chuck-edwards tag-politics category-politics type-post post-has-image" 1132 > 1133 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1134 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/ager-campaign-fueled-by-7000-individual-donations/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1135 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/iStock-1294493914-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Ager campaign fueled by 7,000 individual donations" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/iStock-1294493914-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/iStock-1294493914-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/iStock-1294493914-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/iStock-1294493914-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/iStock-1294493914-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/iStock-1294493914-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/iStock-1294493914-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1136 1137 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1138 1139 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1140 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/ager-campaign-fueled-by-7000-individual-donations/" rel="bookmark">Ager campaign fueled by 7,000 individual donations</a></h2> <p>Strong fundraising and the Houseâs 413-2 censure on Tuesday of outgoing Rep. Chuck Edwards bolster Democratsâ chances in historically Republican district. Democrat Jamie Ager nowâ¦</p> 1141 <div class="entry-meta"> 1142 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/kayla/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Kayla-Bradshaw-square.jpeg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Kayla-Bradshaw-square-96x96.jpeg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 p
1142hoto" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1143 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/kayla/">KAYLA BRADSHAW</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1144 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-02T08:49:16-04:00">September 2, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-02T08:52:31-04:00">September 2, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1145 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1146 </article> 1147 1148 1149 <article data-post-id="102836" 1150 class="tag-answer-man tag-asheville tag-buncombe-county category-answer-man type-post post-has-image" 1151 > 1152 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1153 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-is-the-gigantic-pit-a-new-drain-for-the-cesspool-of-sin-out-of-state-plates-on-amazon-delivery-vans/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1154 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Brian-Smith-photo-of-MSD-pit-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Answer Man: Is the gigantic pit a new drain for the Cesspool of Sin? Out of state plates on Amazon delivery vans?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Brian-Smith-photo-of-MSD-pit-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Brian-Smith-photo-of-MSD-pit-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Brian-Smith-photo-of-MSD-pit-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Brian-Smith-photo-of-MSD-pit-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Brian-Smith-photo-of-MSD-pit-scaled.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Brian-Smith-photo-of-MSD-pit-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1155 1156 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1157 1158 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1159 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-is-the-gigantic-pit-a-new-drain-for-the-cesspool-of-sin-out-of-state-plates-on-amazon-delivery-vans/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: Is the gigantic pit a new drain for the Cesspool of Sin? Out of state plates on Amazon delivery vans?</a></h2> <p>Todayâs round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: You are uniquely qualified to explain something I stumbled onto. The Pit ofâ¦</p> 1160 <div class="entry-meta"> 1161 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square.png?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square-96x96.png 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1162 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1163 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-31T21:01:18-04:00">August 31, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-31T21:01:21-04:00">August 31, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1164 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1165 </article> 1166 1167 1168 <article data-post-id="102827" 1169 class="tag-asheville tag-asheville-watchdog tag-economy tag-g20 tag-politics category-economy category-politics type-post post-has-image" 1170 > 1171 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1172 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/watchdog-other-selected-media-denied-access-to-cover-g20-finance-summit-in-asheville/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1173 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/G20-protests-3-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Watchdog, other selected media denied access to cover G20 finance summit" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/G20-protests-3-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/G20-protests-3-copy.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/G20-protests-3-copy.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/G20-protests-3-copy.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/G20-protests-3-copy.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/G20-protests-3-copy.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/G20-protests-3-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1174 1175 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1176 1177 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1178 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/watchdog-other-selected-media-denied-access-to-cover-g20-finance-summit-in-asheville/" rel="bookmark">Watchdog, other selected media denied access to cover G20 finance summit</a></h2> <p>The response, when it finally came, was terse. âThank you for your interest in covering the U.S. G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, North Carolina,â theâ¦</p> 1179 <div class="entry-meta"> 1180 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/peter/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-PHL-square.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-PHL-square-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 p
1180hoto" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1181 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/peter/">PETER H. LEWIS</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1182 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-31T16:46:35-04:00">August 31, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-31T16:47:22-04:00">August 31, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1183 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1184 </article> 1185 1186 1187 <article data-post-id="102817" 1188 class="tag-ingles-markets tag-john-boyle tag-mills-river tag-publix category-john-boyles-opinion type-post post-has-image" 1189 > 1190 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1191 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-new-publix-in-mills-river-shows-what-grocery-competition-should-look-like/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1192 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Publix-inside-overview-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Opinion: New Publix in Mills River shows what grocery competition should look like" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Publix-inside-overview-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Publix-inside-overview-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Publix-inside-overview-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Publix-inside-overview-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Publix-inside-overview-scaled.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Publix-inside-overview-scaled.jpeg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Publix-inside-overview-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1193 1194 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1195 1196 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1197 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-new-publix-in-mills-river-shows-what-grocery-competition-should-look-like/" rel="bookmark">Opinion: New Publix in Mills River shows what grocery competition should look like</a></h2> <p>We do get excited about a grocery store in these parts. Especially a new Publix, it seems. When the new store in Mills River openedâ¦</p> 1198 <div class="entry-meta"> 1199 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square.png?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square-96x96.png 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1200 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1201 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-30T16:28:38-04:00">August 30, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-30T16:28:41-04:00">August 30, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1202 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1203 </article> 1204 1205 1206 <article data-post-id="102799" 1207 class="tag-city-of-asheville tag-flock-cameras tag-transportation category-answer-man type-post post-has-image" 1208 > 1209 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1210 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-cameras-on-the-blue-ridge-parkway-low-water-pressure-in-west-asheville/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1211 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Flock-camera-on-Blue-Ridge-Parkway-edited.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Answer Man: Cameras on the Blue Ridge Parkway? Low water pressure in West Asheville?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Flock-camera-on-Blue-Ridge-Parkway-edited.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Flock-camera-on-Blue-Ridge-Parkway-edited.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Flock-camera-on-Blue-Ridge-Parkway-edited.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Flock-camera-on-Blue-Ridge-Parkway-edited.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Flock-camera-on-Blue-Ridge-Parkway-edited.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Flock-camera-on-Blue-Ridge-Parkway-edited.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1212 1213 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1214 1215 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1216 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-cameras-on-the-blue-ridge-parkway-low-water-pressure-in-west-asheville/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: Cameras on the Blue Ridge Parkway? Low water pressure in West Asheville?</a></h2> <p>Todayâs round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Iâm hopeful that you can rake the muck a bit and get someâ¦</p> 1217 <div class="entry-meta"> 1218 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square.png?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square-96x96.png 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 p
1218hoto" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1219 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1220 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-27T17:05:05-04:00">August 27, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-27T17:05:06-04:00">August 27, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1221 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1222 </article> 1223 1224 1225 <article data-post-id="102791" 1226 class="tag-asheville tag-buncombe-county tag-healthcare tag-mission-hospital category-healthcare type-post post-has-image" 1227 > 1228 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1229 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/lawsuit-alleges-failure-during-routine-surgery-led-to-patient-death-at-mission-hospital/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1230 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-11.23.19-AM.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Lawsuit alleges failure during routine surgery led to patient death at Mission Hospital" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-11.23.19-AM.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-11.23.19-AM.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-11.23.19-AM.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-11.23.19-AM.png?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-11.23.19-AM.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-11.23.19-AM.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1231 1232 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1233 1234 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1235 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/lawsuit-alleges-failure-during-routine-surgery-led-to-patient-death-at-mission-hospital/" rel="bookmark">Lawsuit alleges failure during routine surgery led to patient death at Mission Hospital</a></h2> <p>At 8:25 a.m. on Sept. 13, 2024, Noe Serrano Hernandez was put under anesthesia for a rout
1235ine foot surgery at Mission Hospital. Over the nextâ¦</p> 1236 <div class="entry-meta"> 1237 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/ted-clifford/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Ted-Clifford-scaled-e1774638761517-1.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Ted-Clifford-scaled-e1774638761517-1-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1238 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/ted-clifford/">TED CLIFFORD</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1239 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-26T17:01:28-04:00">August 26, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-26T17:01:29-04:00">August 26, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1240 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1241 </article> 1242 1243 1244 <article data-post-id="102775" 1245 class="tag-buncombe-county tag-courts tag-equity-erased category-economic-equity type-post post-has-image" 1246 > 1247 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1248 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/jury-convicts-asheville-woman-in-property-fraud-case/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1249 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LisaRobertsAllen-trial-11-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Jury convicts Asheville woman in property fraud case" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LisaRobertsAllen-trial-11-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LisaRobertsAllen-trial-11-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LisaRobertsAllen-trial-11-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LisaRobertsAllen-trial-11-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LisaRobertsAllen-trial-11-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LisaRobertsAllen-trial-11-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LisaRobertsAllen-trial-11-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1250 1251 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1252 1253 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1254 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/jury-convicts-asheville-woman-in-property-fraud-case/" rel="bookmark">Jury convicts Asheville woman in property fraud case</a></h2> <p>A jury Wednesday found an Asheville woman guilty of forging deeds and illegally obtaining two Buncombe County properties that were flipped for a profit ofâ¦</p> 1255 <div class="entry-meta"> 1256 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DOG-Sally-Kestin.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DOG-Sally-Kestin-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1257 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1258 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-26T14:13:57-04:00">August 26, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-26T17:48:07-04:00">August 26, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1259 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1260 </article> 1261 1262 1263 <article data-post-id="102765" 1264 class="tag-2026-elections tag-opinion tag-politics tag-senate tag-tom-fiedler category-democracy-watch type-post post-has-image" 1265 > 1266 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1267 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/pink-slime-journalism-comes-to-north-carolinas-senate-race/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1268 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cardinal-pine-3000px-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Pink-slime journalism comes to North Carolinaâs Senate race" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cardinal-pine-3000px-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cardinal-pine-3000px-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cardinal-pine-3000px-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cardinal-pine-3000px-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cardinal-pine-3000px-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cardinal-pine-3000px-copy-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cardinal-pine-3000px-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1269 1270 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1271 1272 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1273 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/pink-slime-journalism-comes-to-north-carolinas-senate-race/" rel="bookmark">Pink-slime journalism comes to North Carolinaâs Senate race</a></h2> <p>Letâs start with the term âpink-slime journalism,â political prop
1273aganda dressed up to look like local news. Now add the term âdark money,â secretive campaign donationsâ¦</p> 1274 <div class="entry-meta"> 1275 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Fiedler-Tom-copy.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Fiedler-Tom-copy-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1276 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/">TOM FIEDLER</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1277 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-26T11:07:01-04:00">August 26, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-26T11:07:03-04:00">August 26, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1278 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1279 </article> 1280 1281 1282 <article data-post-id="102750" 1283 class="tag-city-of-asheville tag-real-id tag-trees category-answer-man type-post post-has-image" 1284 > 1285 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1286 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-why-so-many-ugly-tree-stumps-on-biltmore-avenue-real-id-renewal-confusion/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1287 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Answer Man: Why so many ugly tree stumps on Biltmore Avenue? Real ID renewal confusion?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1500&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?w=2400&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frowny-face-stump-on-Biltmore-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1288 1289 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1290 1291 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1292 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-why-so-many-ugly-tree-stumps-on-biltmore-avenue-real-id-renewal-confusion/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: Why so many ugly tree stumps on Biltmore Avenue? Real ID renewal confusion?</a></h2> <p>Todayâs round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: There are many empty tree wells in our streets downtown. We counted fiveâ¦</p> 1293 <div class="entry-meta"> 1294 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square.png?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square-96x96.png 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 p
1294hoto" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1295 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1296 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-24T16:33:47-04:00">August 24, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-24T16:33:48-04:00">August 24, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1297 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1298 </article> 1299 1300 1301 <article data-post-id="102742" 1302 class="tag-national-forests tag-roadless-rule category-environment type-post post-has-image" 1303 > 1304 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1305 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/trump-plan-to-end-roadless-rule-could-worsen-fire-risk-experts-say/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1306 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-24-at-2.34.04-PM.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Trump plan to end roadless rule could worsen fire risk, experts say" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-24-at-2.34.04-PM.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-24-at-2.34.04-PM.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-24-at-2.34.04-PM.png?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-24-at-2.34.04-PM.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-24-at-2.34.04-PM.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1307 1308 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1309 1310 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1311 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/trump-plan-to-end-roadless-rule-could-worsen-fire-risk-experts-say/" rel="bookmark">Trump plan to end roadless rule could worsen fire risk, experts say</a></h2> <p>In conversations about the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, its proponents often use the word âpristine.â There is good reason for this: The U.S. Forestâ¦</p> 1312 <div class="entry-meta"> 1313 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jack-evans/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cropped-20141223_watchdog_jack_0013-scaled-e1739207929417-48x48.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cropped-20141223_watchdog_jack_0013-scaled-e1739207929417-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1314 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jack-evans/">JACK EVANS</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1315 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-24T16:10:25-04:00">August 24, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-25T11:23:40-04:00">August 25, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1316 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1317 </article> 1318 1319 1320 <article data-post-id="102725" 1321 class="tag-asheville tag-asheville-police-department tag-john-boyle tag-traffic category-john-boyles-opinion type-post post-has-image" 1322 > 1323 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1324 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/new-three-way-stop-and-police-enforcement-there-has-some-drivers-riled-up/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1325 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Beaverdam-Kimberly-intersection-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="New three-way stop â and police enforcement there â has some drivers riled up" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Beaverdam-Kimberly-intersection-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Beaverdam-Kimberly-intersection-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Beaverdam-Kimberly-intersection-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Beaverdam-Kimberly-intersection-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Beaverdam-Kimberly-intersection-scaled.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Beaverdam-Kimberly-intersection-scaled.jpeg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Beaverdam-Kimberly-intersection-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1326 1327 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1328 1329 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1330 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/new-three-way-stop-and-police-enforcement-there-has-some-drivers-riled-up/" rel="bookmark">New three-way stop â and police enforcement there â has some drivers riled up</a></h2> <p>Nobody likes a stop sign. Youâre rolling along, with commitments to keep, maybe groceries to fetch, and here comes a sign telling you that youâ¦</p> 1331 <div class="entry-meta"> 1332 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square.png?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square-96x96.png 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 p
1332hoto" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1333 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1334 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-24T07:31:52-04:00">August 24, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-25T12:09:55-04:00">August 25, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1335 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1336 </article> 1337 1338 1339 <article data-post-id="102703" 1340 class="tag-asheville-rides-transit tag-city-of-asheville tag-transportation category-transportation type-post post-has-image" 1341 > 1342 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1343 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/city-council-delays-fixes-to-broken-bus-system/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1344 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PXL_20260817_212200155.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="City Council delays fixes to ‘broken’ bus system" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PXL_20260817_212200155.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PXL_20260817_212200155.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PXL_20260817_212200155.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PXL_20260817_212200155.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PXL_20260817_212200155.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PXL_20260817_212200155.MP_-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PXL_20260817_212200155.MP_-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1345 1346 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1347 1348 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1349 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/city-council-delays-fixes-to-broken-bus-system/" rel="bookmark">City Council delays fixes to ‘broken’ bus system</a></h2> <p>Bus riders like John Rowe illustrate the tension between building ridership and providing broad coverage that all transit networks must address â and that has stymiedâ¦</p> 1350 <div class="entry-meta"> 1351 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/dan/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Dan-DeWitt-headshot-square.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Dan-DeWitt-headshot-square-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1352 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/dan/">DAN DeWITT</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1353 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-22T16:29:35-04:00">August 22, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-23T11:49:22-04:00">August 23, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1354 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1355 </article> 1356 1357 1358 <article data-post-id="102681" 1359 class="tag-asheville-police-department tag-crime tag-nc-department-of-transportation category-answer-man type-post post-has-image" 1360 > 1361 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1362 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-why-wont-apd-use-the-term-gang-related-in-recent-shootings-can-i-make-a-right-on-red-at-long-shoals-i-26-exit/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1363 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Maple-Crest-9-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Answer Man: Why wonât APD use the term âgang-relatedâ in recent shootings? Can I make a right on red at Long Shoals I-26 exit?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Maple-Crest-9-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Maple-Crest-9-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Maple-Crest-9-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Maple-Crest-9-1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Maple-Crest-9-1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Maple-Crest-9-1.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Maple-Crest-9-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1364 1365 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1366 1367 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1368 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-why-wont-apd-use-the-term-gang-related-in-recent-shootings-can-i-make-a-right-on-red-at-long-shoals-i-26-exit/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: Why wonât APD use the term âgang-relatedâ in recent shootings? Can I make a right on red at Long Shoals I-26 exit?</a></h2> <p>Todayâs round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: With the recent deadly sho
1368otings in Asheville, why wonât the Asheville Police Departmentâ¦</p> 1369 <div class="entry-meta"> 1370 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square.png?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square-96x96.png 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1371 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1372 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-20T17:40:41-04:00">August 20, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-21T12:40:01-04:00">August 21, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1373 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1374 </article> 1375 1376 1377 <article data-post-id="102669" 1378 class="tag-adventhealth tag-buncombe-county tag-mission-hospital tag-unc-health category-healthcare type-post post-has-image" 1379 > 1380 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1381 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/92-new-hospital-beds-up-for-grabs-amid-anger-at-hca-distrust-of-state-regulators/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1382 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="92 new hospital beds up for grabs amid anger at HCA, distrust of state regulators" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?w=2400&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9718-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1383 1384 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1385 1386 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1387 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/92-new-hospital-beds-up-for-grabs-amid-anger-at-hca-distrust-of-state-regulators/" rel="bookmark">92 new hospital beds up for grabs amid anger at HCA, distrust of state regulators</a></h2> <p>The hearing Wednesday at Asheville-Buncombe Technical College was a routine part of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) certificate of needâ¦</p> 1388 <div class="entry-meta">
1389 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/ted-clifford/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Ted-Clifford-scaled-e1774638761517-1.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Ted-Clifford-scaled-e1774638761517-1-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1390 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/ted-clifford/">TED CLIFFORD</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1391 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-19T18:43:25-04:00">August 19, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-19T19:20:19-04:00">August 19, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1392 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1393 </article> 1394 1395 1396 <article data-post-id="102652" 1397 class="tag-asheville tag-g20 tag-helene-recovery category-economy type-post post-has-image" 1398 > 1399 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1400 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/global-finance-leaders-to-descend-on-asheville-for-g20-summit/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1401 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/tire-place-final-2500-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Global finance leaders to descend on Asheville for G20 summit" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/tire-place-final-2500-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/tire-place-final-2500-copy.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/tire-place-final-2500-copy.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/tire-place-final-2500-copy.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/tire-place-final-2500-copy.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/tire-place-final-2500-copy.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/tire-place-final-2500-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 240px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1402 1403 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1404 1405 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1406 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/global-finance-leaders-to-descend-on-asheville-for-g20-summit/" rel="bookmark">Global finance leaders to descend on Asheville for G20 summit</a></h2> <p>Finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s 20 largest economies are set to converge on Asheville this month for a pair of high-levelâ¦</p> 1407 <div class="entry-meta"> 1408 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/peter/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-PHL-square.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-PHL-square-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 1409 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/peter/">PETER H. LEWIS</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1410 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-18T22:14:28-04:00">August 18, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-19T11:49:50-04:00">August 19, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1411 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1412 </article> 1413 1414 </div> 1415 1416 </div> 1417 </div> 1418</div> 1419 1420<hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> 1421 1422<div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> 1423<div style="--wp--block-button--width: 100;" class="wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width wp-block-button__width-100"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-normal-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button" href="http://ashevillewatchdog.fundjournalism.org/donate" style="border-radius:100px">Asheville Watchdog believes everyone deserves access to reliable, fact-based, local news. No paywalls! Click here to donate!</a></div> 1424</div> 1425 1426<div class="wp-block-columns is-style-borders is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 1427<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%"> <div 1428 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha ts-2 is-style-borders" 1429 style="" 1430 > 1431 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="19168"> 1432 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 1433 <span>EQUITY ERASED SERIES</span> 1434 </h2> 1435 1436 <article data-post-id="17542" 1437 class="category-economic-equity type-post post-has-image" 1438 > 1439 1440 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1441 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/real-estate-deals-strip-elderly-poor-of-homes-land-and-inheritances/" rel="bookmark">Equity Erased, Part 1: Real Estate Deals Strip Elderly, Poor of Homes, Land, and Inheritances</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1442 <span class="byline"> 1443 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1444 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1445 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1446 </article> 1447 1448 1449 <article data-post-id="17556" 1450 class="category-economic-equity type-post post-has-image" 1451 > 1452 1453 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1454 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/imperfectly-legal-forced-sales-hurt-heirs-poor-homeowners/" rel="bookmark">Equity Erased, Part 2: Imperfectly Legal: Forced Sales Hurt Heirs, Poor Homeowners</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1455 <span class="byline"> 1456 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1457 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1458 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1459 </article> 1460 1461 1462 <article data-post-id="17580" 1463 class="category-economic-equity type-post post-has-image" 1464 > 1465 1466 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1467 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/a-box-full-of-cash-and-an-empty-promise/" rel="bookmark">Equity Erased, Part 3: A Box Full of Cash and an Empty Promise</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1468 <span class="byline"> 1469 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1470 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1471 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1472 </article> 1473 1474 1475 <article data-post-id="18553" 1476 class="category-economic-equity category-justice type-post post-has-image" 1477 > 1478 1479 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1480 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/missing-heirs-local-attorneys-tell-court-that-property-owners-cant-be-found/" rel="bookmark">Equity Erased, Part 4: âMissingâ Heirs: Local Attorneys Tell Court That Property Owners Canât Be Found</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1481 <span class="byline"> 1482 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1483 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1484 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1485 </article> 1486 1487 1488 <article data-post-id="18746" 1489 class="category-economic-equity type-post post-has-image" 1490 > 1491 1492 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1493 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/indiana-man-says-name-was-used-in-buncombe-real-estate-deals-without-my-knowledge/" rel="bookmark">Equity Erased, Part 5: Indiana man says name was used in Buncombe real estate deals âwithout my knowledgeâ</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1494 <span class="byline"> 1495 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1496 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1497 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1498 </article> 1499 1500 1501 <article data-post-id="21150" 1502 class="category-economic-equity type-post post-has-image" 1503 > 1504 1505 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1506 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/hunting-for-dead-dads-missing-money-grieving-son-finds-pain-and-a-clue/" rel="bookmark">Equity Erased, Part 6: Hunting for dead dadâs missing money, grieving son finds pain, anger ⦠and a clue</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1507 <span class="byline"> 1508 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1509 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1510 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1511 </article> 1512 1513 1514 <article data-post-id="21228" 1515 class="category-economic-equity type-post post-has-image" 1516 > 1517 1518 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1519 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/buncombe-lawyers-others-accused-of-fraud/" rel="bookmark">Equity Erased, Part 7: Buncombe lawyers, others accused of fraud</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1520 <span class="byline"> 1521 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1522 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1523 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1524 </article> 1525
1526 </div> 1527 1528 </div> 1529 1530 1531 <div 1532 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha ts-2 is-style-borders" 1533 style="" 1534 > 1535 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="19168"> 1536 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 1537 <span>ANSWER MAN</span> 1538 </h2> 1539 1540 <article data-post-id="102635" 1541 class="tag-city-of-asheville tag-performing-arts-center tag-thomas-wolfe-auditorium tag-transportation category-answer-man type-post post-has-image" 1542 > 1543 1544 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1545 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-mold-and-peeling-paint-in-the-thomas-wolfe-auditorium-replacement-plan-still-moving-could-railroad-tracks-in-south-asheville-become-a-bike-path/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: Mold and peeling paint in the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium? Replacement plan still moving? Could railroad tracks in south Asheville become a bike path?</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1546 <span class="byline"> 1547 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1548 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-18T07:03:40-04:00">August 18, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-18T07:03:42-04:00">August 18, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1549 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1550 </article> 1551 1552 1553 <article data-post-id="102631" 1554 class="tag-buncombe-county tag-courts tag-equity-erased tag-real-estate category-economic-equity type-post post-has-image" 1555 > 1556 1557 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1558 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/trial-begins-for-asheville-woman-charged-in-real-estate-fraud-schemes/" rel="bookmark">Trial begins for Asheville woman charged in real estate fraud schemes</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1559 <span class="byline"> 1560 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1561 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-17T16:15:01-04:00">August 17, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-17T16:19:36-04:00">August 17, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1562 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1563 </article> 1564 1565 1566 <article data-post-id="102604" 1567 class="tag-buncombe-county tag-growth-and-development tag-housing category-john-boyles-opinion type-post post-has-image" 1568 > 1569 1570 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1571 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-where-do-all-the-apartment-dwellers-come-from-around-here/" rel="bookmark">Opinion: Where do all the apartment dwellers come from around here?</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1572 <span class="byline"> 1573 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1574 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-16T17:13:02-04:00">August 16, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-16T17:13:04-04:00">August 16, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1575 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1576 </article> 1577 1578 1579 <article data-post-id="102594" 1580 class="tag-asheville tag-housing tag-maple-crest category-crime type-post post-has-image" 1581 > 1582 1583 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1584 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/model-for-low-income-housing-faces-scrutiny-after-shootings/" rel="bookmark">Model for low-income housing faces scrutiny after shootings</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1585 <span class="byline"> 1586 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/dan/">DAN DeWITT</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1587 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-15T16:55:41-04:00">August 15, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-17T12:06:35-04:00">August 17, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1588 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1589 </article> 1590 1591 1592 <article data-post-id="102567" 1593 class="tag-answer-man tag-asheville tag-avl-regional-airport tag-boyle tag-downtown category-answer-man type-post post-has-image" 1594 > 1595 1596 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1597 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-who-has-oversight-of-the-asheville-downtown-improvement-district-weird-beeping-at-avl-baggage-claim/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: Who has oversight of the Asheville Downtown Improvement District? Weird beeping at AVL baggage claim?</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1598 <span class="byline"> 1599 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1600 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-14T07:22:33-04:00">August 14, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-14T07:56:00-04:00">August 14, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1601 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1602 </article> 1603 1604 1605 <article data-post-id="102575" 1606 class="tag-buncombe-county tag-french-broad-river tag-helene tag-helene-recovery tag-mountaintrue tag-silver-line-plastics tag-woodfin category-environment type-post post-has-image" 1607 > 1608 1609 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1610 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/after-months-of-silence-plant-that-spilled-pipe-in-helene-pledges-changes/" rel="bookmark">After months of silence, plant that spilled pipe in Helene pledges changes</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1611 <span class="byline"> 1612 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jack-evans/">JACK EVANS</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1613 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-13T14:23:22-04:00">August 13, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-14T07:06:54-04:00">August 14, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1614 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1615 </article> 1616 1617 1618 <article data-post-id="102545" 1619 class="tag-asheville tag-healthcare tag-mission-hospital category-healthcare type-post post-has-image" 1620 > 1621 1622 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1623 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/same-knee-surgery-twice-the-price-hospital-monopolies-push-up-healthcare-costs/" rel="bookmark">Same knee surgery, twice the price: Hospital monopolies push up healthcare costs</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1624 <span class="byline"> 1625 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/peter-whoriskey-kff-health-news/">PETER WHORISKEY, KFF Health News</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1626 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-12T13:42:29-04:00">August 12, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-12T13:47:13-04:00">August 12, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1627 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1628 </article> 1629 1630 1631 <article data-post-id="102557" 1632 class="tag-2026-elections tag-chuck-edwards tag-jamie-ager tag-jennifer-balkcom tag-politics category-politics type-post post-has-image" 1633 > 1634 1635 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1636 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/balkcom-faces-complex-challenge-in-replacing-edwards-as-gop-congressional-candidate/" rel="bookmark">Balkcom faces complex challenge in replacing Edwards as GOP congressional candidate</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1637 <span class="byline"> 1638 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/">TOM FIEDLER</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1639 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-12T07:12:30-04:00">August 12, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-08-12T10:50:29-04:00">August 12, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1640 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1641 </article> 1642 1643 1644 <article data-post-id="102549" 1645 class="tag-fema tag-recreation tag-utilities tag-water category-answer-man type-post post-has-image" 1646 > 1647 1648 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1649 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-will-rec-park-pool-be-rebuilt-what-about-patton-pool-in-hendersonville-is-asheville-prepared-for-cyber-attacks-on-water-infrastru
1649cture/" rel="bookmark">Answer Man: Will Rec Park Pool be rebuilt? What about Patton Pool in Hendersonville? Is Asheville prepared for cyber attacks on water infrastructure?</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1650 <span class="byline"> 1651 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1652 <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2026-08-11T07:00:00-04:00">August 11, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1653 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1654 </article> 1655 1656 </div> 1657 1658 </div> 1659 </div> 1660 1661 1662 1663<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:50%"> <div 1664 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha is-grid columns-2 colgap-3 show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape is-style-default" 1665 style="" 1666 > 1667 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="19168"> 1668 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 1669 <span>DOWN TOWN series</span> 1670 </h2> 1671 1672 <article data-post-id="41929" 1673 class="tag-asheville tag-crime tag-downtown tag-drugs tag-homeless tag-john-boyle tag-meth tag-police tag-sally-kestin category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1674 > 1675 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1676 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/41929-2/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1677 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Boyle-Park-Sign.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Down Town, Part 1: Merchants and workers say district is deteriorating" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Boyle-Park-Sign.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Boyle-Park-Sign.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Boyle-Park-Sign.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Boyle-Park-Sign.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Boyle-Park-Sign.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Boyle-Park-Sign.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1678 1679 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1680 1681 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1682 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/41929-2/" rel="bookmark">Down Town, Part 1: Merchants and workers say district is deteriorating</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1683 <span class="byline"> 1684 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1685 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1686 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1687 </article> 1688 1689 1690 <article data-post-id="42387" 1691 class="category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1692 > 1693 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1694 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/a-thinner-blue-line-down-40-in-numbers-asheville-police-are-overstretched-downtown/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1695 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-DOWNTOWN-P2-Cops-main.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Down Town, Part 2: A Thinner Blue Line" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-DOWNTOWN-P2-Cops-main.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-DOWNTOWN-P2-Cops-main.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-DOWNTOWN-P2-Cops-main.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-DOWNTOWN-P2-Cops-main.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-DOWNTOWN-P2-Cops-main.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1696 1697 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1698 1699 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1700 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/a-thinner-blue-line-down-40-in-numbers-asheville-police-are-overstretched-downtown/" rel="bookmark">Down Town, Part 2: A Thinner Blue Line</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1701 <span class="byline"> 1702 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span>, <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/john-maines/">JOHN MAINES</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1703 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1704 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1705 </article> 1706 1707 1708 <article data-post-id="42483" 1709 class="tag-asheville tag-crime tag-downtown tag-drugs tag-homelessness tag-sally-kestin category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1710 > 1711 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1712 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-3-life-on-the-streets-of-asheville/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1713 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Downtown-P3-featured.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Down Town, Part 3: Life on the Streets of Asheville" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Downtown-P3-featured.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Downtown-P3-featured.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Downtown-P3-featured.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Downtown-P3-featured.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Downtown-P3-featured.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Downtown-P3-featured.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1714 1715 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1716 1717 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1718 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-3-life-on-the-streets-of-asheville/" rel="bookmark">Down Town, Part 3: Life on the Streets of Asheville</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1719 <span class="byline"> 1720 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1721 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1722 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1723 </article> 1724 1725 1726 <article data-post-id="42635" 1727 class="tag-andrew-r-jones tag-asheville tag-asheville-police-department tag-beloved tag-buncombe-county tag-community-paramedics tag-downtown tag-drugs tag-ems tag-emt tag-fire-department tag-homelessness tag-homeward-bound tag-mission-hospital category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1728 > 1729 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1730 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-4-the-responders/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1731 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Simon-Davis-closeup-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Down Town, Part 4: The Responders" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Simon-Davis-closeup-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Simon-Davis-closeup-copy.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Simon-Davis-closeup-copy.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Simon-Davis-closeup-copy.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Simon-Davis-closeup-copy.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Simon-Davis-closeup-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1732 1733 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1734 1735 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1736 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-4-the-responders/" rel="bookmark">Down Town, Part 4: The Responders</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1737 <span class="byline"> 1738 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/arj/">ANDREW R. JONES</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1739 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1740 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1741 </article> 1742 1743 1744 <article data-post-id="42800" 1745 class="tag-asheville tag-buncombe-county tag-drugs tag-fentanyl tag-meth category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1746 > 1747 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1748 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-5-every-time-i-hit-it-i-hope-it-kills-me/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1749 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Downtown-P5-Barber-closeup.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Down Town, Part 5: âEvery time I hit it, I hope it kills meâ" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Downtown-P5-Barber-closeup.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Downtown-P5-Barber-closeup.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Downtown-P5-Barber-closeup.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Downtown-P5-Barber-closeup.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOG-Downtown-P5-Barber-closeup.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1750 1751 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1752 1753 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1754 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-5-every-time-i-hit-it-i-hope-it-kills-me/" rel="bookmark">Down Town, Part 5: âEvery time I hit it, I hope it kills meâ</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1755 <span class="byline"> 1756 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span>, <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/arj/">ANDREW R. JONES</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1757 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1758 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1759 </article> 1760 1761 1762 <article data-post-id="43380" 1763 class="category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1764 > 1765 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1766 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-6-the-mental-health-maze/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1767 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWNTOWN-P6-featured.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Down Town, Part 6: The Mental Health Maze" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWNTOWN-P6-featured.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWNTOWN-P6-featured.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWNTOWN-P6-featured.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWNTOWN-P6-featured.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWNTOWN-P6-featured.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1768 1769 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1770 1771 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1772 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-6-the-mental-health-maze/" rel="bookmark">Down Town, Part 6: The Mental Health Maze</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1773 <span class="byline"> 1774 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1775 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1776 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1777 </article> 1778 1779 1780 <article data-post-id="43562" 1781 class="category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1782 > 1783 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1784 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-7-the-justice-systems-revolving-door/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1785 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWN-P7-featured-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Down Town, Part 7: The Justice System’s Revolving Door " data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWN-P7-featured-1.jpg?resize=300%2C226&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWN-P7-featured-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWN-P7-featured-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWN-P7-featured-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWN-P7-featured-1.jpg?resize=400%2C301&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWN-P7-featured-1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWN-P7-featured-1.jpg?resize=706%2C531&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-DOWN-P7-featured-1.jpg?resize=1200%2
1785C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1786 1787 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1788 1789 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1790 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-7-the-justice-systems-revolving-door/" rel="bookmark">Down Town, Part 7: The Justice System’s Revolving Door </a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1791 <span class="byline"> 1792 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/arj/">ANDREW R. JONES</a></span>, <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/john-maines/">JOHN MAINES</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1793 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1794 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1795 </article> 1796 1797 1798 <article data-post-id="43248" 1799 class="tag-asheville tag-asheville-police-department tag-buncombe-county category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1800 > 1801 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1802 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/citing-watchdog-reporting-city-of-asheville-says-sheriffs-deputies-will-join-with-city-police-to-step-up-patrols-downtown/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1803 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-City-County.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Citing Watchdog Reporting, City of Asheville Says Sheriff’s Deputies Will Join With City Police to Step Up Patrols Downtown" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-City-County.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-City-County.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-City-County.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-City-County.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-City-County.jpg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-City-County.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1804 1805 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1806 1807 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1808 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/citing-watchdog-reporting-city-of-asheville-says-sheriffs-deputies-will-join-with-city-police-to-step-up-patrols-downtown/" rel="bookmark">Citing Watchdog Reporting, City of Asheville Says Sheriff’s Deputies Will Join With City Police to Step Up Patrols Downtown</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1809 <span class="byline"> 1810 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/arj/">ANDREW R. JONES</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1811 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1812 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1813 </article> 1814 1815 1816 <article data-post-id="44188" 1817 class="category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1818 > 1819 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1820 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-8-whos-in-charge-here/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1821 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20140120_watchdog_jan_kit_0028.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Down Town, Part 8: Whoâs In Charge Here?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20140120_watchdog_jan_kit_0028.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20140120_watchdog_jan_kit_0028.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20140120_watchdog_jan_kit_0028.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20140120_watchdog_jan_kit_0028.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20140120_watchdog_jan_kit_0028.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20140120_watchdog_jan_kit_0028.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1822 1823 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1824 1825 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1826 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-8-whos-in-charge-here/" rel="bookmark">Down Town, Part 8: Whoâs In Charge Here?</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1827 <span class="byline"> 1828 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/">TOM FIEDLER</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1829 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1830 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1831 </article> 1832 1833 1834 <article data-post-id="44224" 1835 class="category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1836 > 1837 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1838 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-9-an-old-idea-the-business-improvement-district-gets-new-life/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1839 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kit-Conway-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Down Town, Part 9: An old i
1839dea â the Business Improvement District â gets new life " data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kit-Conway-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kit-Conway-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kit-Conway-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kit-Conway-1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kit-Conway-1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kit-Conway-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1840 1841 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1842 1843 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1844 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-9-an-old-idea-the-business-improvement-district-gets-new-life/" rel="bookmark">Down Town, Part 9: An old idea â the Business Improvement District â gets new life </a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1845 <span class="byline"> 1846 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1847 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1848 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1849 </article> 1850 1851 1852 <article data-post-id="44456" 1853 class="category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1854 > 1855 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1856 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-10-looking-to-other-cities-for-possible-solutions/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1857 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOG-Downtown-City-Hall.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Down Town, Part 10: Looking to Other Cities For Possible Solutions" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOG-Downtown-City-Hall.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOG-Downtown-City-Hall.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOG-Downtown-City-Hall.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOG-Downtown-City-Hall.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOG-Downtown-City-Hall.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOG-Downtown-City-Hall.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1858 1859 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1860 1861 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1862 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-10-looking-to-other-cities-for-possible-solutions/" rel="bookmark">Down Town, Part 10: Looking to Other Cities For Possible Solutions</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1863 <span class="byline"> 1864 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/arj/">ANDREW R. JONES</a></span>, <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1865 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1866 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1867 </article> 1868 1869 1870 <article data-post-id="44501" 1871 class="tag-asheville tag-buncombe-county tag-mental-illness category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1872 > 1873 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1874 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-11-in-dealing-with-mental-health-issues-other-cities-have-some-success/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1875 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOG-DOWN-P11-featured-square.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Down Town, Part 11: Better Alternatives to Mental Illness Treatments" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOG-DOWN-P11-featured-square.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOG-DOWN-P11-featured-square.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOG-DOWN-P11-featured-square.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOG-DOWN-P11-featured-square.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOG-DOWN-P11-featured-square.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1876 1877 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1878 1879 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1880 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-11-in-dealing-with-mental-health-issues-other-cities-have-some-success/" rel="bookmark">Down Town, Part 11: Better Alternatives to Mental Illness Treatments</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1881 <span class="byline"> 1882 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/arj/">ANDREW R. JONES</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1883 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1884 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1885 </article> 1886 1887 1888 <article data-post-id="44578" 1889 class="tag-asheville tag-buncombe-county tag-downtown tag-homelessness category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1890 > 1891 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1892 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-12-affordable-housing-solves-homelessness-asheville-has-a-problem/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1893 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Key-Common-.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Down Town, Part 12: Affordable Housing Solves Homelessness. Asheville Has a Problem" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Key-Common-.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Key-Common-.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Key-Common-.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Key-Common-.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Key-Common-.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Key-Common-.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1894 1895 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1896 1897 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1898 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-part-12-affordable-housing-solves-homelessness-asheville-has-a-problem/" rel="bookmark">Down Town, Part 12: Affordable Housing Solves Homelessness. Asheville Has a Problem</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1899 <span class="byline"> 1900 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/sally-kestin/">SALLY KESTIN</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/arj/">ANDREW R. JONES</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1901 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1902 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1903 </article> 1904 1905 1906 <article data-post-id="43424" 1907 class="category-down-town-a-watchdog-series type-post post-has-image" 1908 > 1909 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1910 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-document-reveals-details-of-buncombe-plan-to-assist-asheville-police/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1911 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-Plan-Map-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Down Town: Document Reveals Details of Buncombe Plan to Assist Asheville Police" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-Plan-Map-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-Plan-Map-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-Plan-Map-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-Plan-Map-1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-Plan-Map-1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOG-Plan-Map-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 1912 1913 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1914 1915 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1916 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/down-town-document-reveals-details-of-buncombe-plan-to-assist-asheville-police/" rel="bookmark">Down Town: Document Reveals Details of Buncombe Plan to Assist Asheville Police</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1917 <span class="byline"> 1918 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/arj/">ANDREW R. JONES</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1919 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1920 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1921 </article> 1922
1923 </div> 1924 1925 </div> 1926 </div> 1927 1928 1929 1930<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%"> <div 1931 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha ts-2 is-style-borders" 1932 style="" 1933 > 1934 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="19168"> 1935 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 1936 <span>Politics</span> 1937 </h2> 1938 1939 <article data-post-id="41047" 1940 class="tag-cawthorn tag-madison-cawthorn category-politics type-post post-has-image" 1941 > 1942 1943 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1944 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/my-name-is-madison-and-i-am-so-proud-to-be-a-new-resident-of-florida/" rel="bookmark">Ex-WNC Congressman Cawthorn Makes Political Debut in Florida</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1945 <span class="byline"> 1946 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/">TOM FIEDLER</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1947 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-01-29T09:37:02-05:00">January 29, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-01-29T09:37:04-05:00">January 29, 2023</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1948 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1949 </article> 1950 1951 1952 <article data-post-id="43749" 1953 class="tag-ab-tech tag-community-colleges tag-politics category-education category-politics type-post post-has-image" 1954 > 1955 1956 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1957 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/gop-bill-would-reduce-local-control-of-a-b-tech-and-other-community-colleges/" rel="bookmark">GOP Bill Would Reduce Local Control of A-B Tech and Other Community Colleges</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1958 <span class="byline"> 1959 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/bdurr/">BARBARA DURR</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1960 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-05-01T20:52:54-04:00">May 1, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-05-02T21:04:58-04:00">May 2, 2023</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1961 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1962 </article> 1963 1964 1965 <article data-post-id="41509" 1966 class="tag-brittney-lofthouse tag-chuck-edwards tag-macon-county tag-republican-party category-politics type-post post-has-image" 1967 > 1968 1969 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1970 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/edwards-who-pledged-no-political-boundaries-fires-staffer-who-crossed-a-line/" rel="bookmark">Edwards, Who Pledged âNo Political Boundaries,â Fires Staffer Who Crossed a Line</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1971 <span class="byline"> 1972 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/">TOM FIEDLER</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1973 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-02-12T02:21:14-05:00">February 12, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-02-12T14:20:41-05:00">February 12, 2023</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1974 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1975 </article> 1976 1977 1978 <article data-post-id="40342" 1979 class="tag-asheville tag-buncombe-county tag-chuck-edwards tag-election tag-john-boyle tag-nc-11 category-politics type-post post-has-image" 1980 > 1981 1982 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1983 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/congressman-elect-chuck-edwards-im-not-the-average-freshman/" rel="bookmark">Congressman-Elect Chuck Edwards: âIâm Not the Average Freshmanâ</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1984 <span class="byline"> 1985 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1986 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-01-02T05:08:40-05:00">January 2, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-01-07T22:10:44-05:00">January 7, 2023</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1987 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1988 </article> 1989 1990 1991 <article data-post-id="18272" 1992 class="category-politics type-post post-has-image" 1993 > 1994 1995 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1996 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/cawthorns-uncivil-war/" rel="bookmark">Cawthornâs Uncivil War</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1997 <span class="byline"> 1998 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/">TOM FIEDLER</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1999 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2021-12-09T15:15:47-05:00">December 9, 2021</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-11-07T21:31:06-05:00">November 7, 2022</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2000 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2001 </article> 2002 2003 2004 <article data-post-id="20982" 2005 class="category-politics type-post post-has-image" 2006 > 2007 2008 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2009 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/the-improbable-rise-of-madison-cawthorn-and-his-douche-crew/" rel="bookmark">The Improbable Rise (And the Possible Demise) of Madison Cawthorn and His ‘Douche Crew’</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 2010 <span class="byline"> 2011 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/">TOM FIEDLER</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2012 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-05-08T12:22:18-04:00">May 8, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-05-08T13:13:04-04:00">May 8, 2022</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2013 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2014 </article> 2015 2016 2017 <article data-post-id="21127" 2018 class="category-politics type-post post-has-image" 2019 > 2020 2021 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2022 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/our-man-in-congress-cawthorn-races-from-reckless-to-a-possible-reckoning/" rel="bookmark">Our Man in Congress: Cawthorn Races From Reckless to a Possible Reckoning</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 2023 <span class="byline"> 2024 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/">TOM FIEDLER</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2025 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-04-07T17:00:00-04:00">April 7, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-04-08T11:08:40-04:00">April 8, 2022</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2026 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2027 </article> 2028 2029 2030 <article data-post-id="40323" 2031 class="tag-madison-cawthorn category-year-in-review type-post post-has-image" 2032 > 2033 2034 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2035 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/year-in-review-what-happened-to-madison-cawthorn/" rel="bookmark">Year in Review: The Tragedy of Madison Cawthorn</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 2036 <span class="byline"> 2037 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/">TOM FIEDLER</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2038 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-12-31T09:34:50-05:00">December 31, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-31T13:49:44-05:00">December 31, 2022</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2039 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2040 </article> 2041 2042 2043 <article data-post-id="23206" 2044 class="tag-cawthorn tag-chuck-edwards tag-congress tag-devereaux tag-edwards tag-madison-cawthorn tag-mar-a-lago tag-mark-meadows tag-meadows tag-nc11 tag-trump category-politics type-post post-has-image" 2045 > 2046 2047 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2048 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/cawthorn-rejected-by-naval-academy-disbands-service-academy-advisory-panel/" rel="bookmark">Cawthorn, Rejected by Naval Academy, Disbands Service Academy Advisory Panel</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 2049 <span class="byline"> 2050 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/tfiedler/">TOM FIEDLER</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2051 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-11-22T12:16:52-05:00">November 22, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-11-22T12:16:55-05:00">November 22, 2022</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2052 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2053 </article> 2054 2055 2056 <article data-post-id="16649" 2057 class="category-politics type-post post-has-image" 2058 > 2059 2060 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2061 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/its-going-to-lead-to-one-place-bloodshed-what-madison-cawthorn-said-to-supporters/" rel="bookmark">âItâs going to lead to one place ⦠bloodshed.â What Madison Cawthorn said to supporters</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 2062 <span class="byline"> 2063 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/peter/">PETER H. LEWIS</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2064 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2021-09-02T13:22:26-04:00">September 2, 2021</time><time class="updated" datetime="2021-09-02T13:32:01-04:00">September 2, 2021</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2065 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2066 </article> 2067
2068 </div> 2069 2070 </div> 2071 2072 2073 2074<hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> 2075 2076 2077 <div 2078 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape " 2079 style="" 2080 > 2081 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="19168"> 2082 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 2083 <span>CRIME</span> 2084 </h2> 2085 2086 <article data-post-id="41805" 2087 class="tag-asheville tag-buncombe-county tag-wanda-greene category-crime type-post post-has-image" 2088 > 2089 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 2090 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/how-wanda-greene-stole-from-taxpayers-is-well-documented-but-why-did-she-do-it/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 2091 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DOG-Wanda-1-.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="The puzzle of Wanda Greene: She tells us she is remorseful, but struggles to explain why." data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DOG-Wanda-1-.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DOG-Wanda-1-.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DOG-Wanda-1-.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DOG-Wanda-1-.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DOG-Wanda-1-.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DOG-Wanda-1-.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 2092 2093 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 2094 2095 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2096 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/how-wanda-greene-stole-from-taxpayers-is-well-documented-but-why-did-she-do-it/" rel="bookmark">The puzzle of Wanda Greene: She tells us she is remorseful, but struggles to explain why.</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 2097 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square.png?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-DOG-John-Boyle-Square-96x96.png 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 2098 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://avlwatchdog.org/author/jboyle/">JOHN BOYLE</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2099 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-02-22T10:59:34-05:00">February 22, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-02-22T15:05:28-05:00">February 22, 2023</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2100 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2101 </article> 2102 2103 2104 <article data-post-id="24042" 2105 class="tag-asheville tag-buncombe-county tag-ellen-frost tag-john-boyle tag-michael-greene tag-ron-payne tag-wanda-greene category-justice type-post post-has-image" 2106 > 2107 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 2108 <a href="https://avlwatchdog.org/wanda-greene-i-paid-all-my-debts-to-everybody-without-question-i-dont-owe-anybody-anything/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 2109 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-15-at-5.51.00-PM.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Wanda Greene: “I paid all my debts to everybody, without question. I donât owe anybody anything …”" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-15-at-5.51.00-PM.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-15-at-5.51.00-PM.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-15-at-5.51.00-PM.png?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-15-at-5.51.00-PM.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/avlwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-15-at-5.51.00-PM.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&
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