When the history of the 2026 midterm election is written, the story of the Republican Party’s attempt to bend the result in ...

At Carrier Park, the jungle gym is hard to spot these days, mainly because an actual jungle surrounds it. I suppose if you’re a botanist, the park would be a source of fascination these days, as the ...

The Trump super PAC created to help Republicans retain the majority in the U.S. House has canceled more than $1 million in ...

First, let’s do the numbers. In this column a week ago, I wrote of clues in the days before in-person voting that were “hinting” at the potential for a sweeping Democratic victory in these midterm ...

Mission Hospital owner HCA is claiming that the attorney general does not have the constitutional authority to sue them for violating what they describe as a contractual dispute. // Watchdog photo by ...

Republican congressional candidate Jennifer Balkcom, right, appears with her mother, Kathy Ward-King, in a campaign ad that ...

Hopes were high in 2014, when Emily Sutton Dezio, fellow Enka-Candler residents, and representatives of Buncombe County and the Enka Commerce Park came together with a vision to create a greenway ...

Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and mayoral candidate Kim Roney answer questions during the 2026 candidate forum at Wortham Center for Performing Arts. // Watchdog photo by Katie Linsky Shaw Kirk ...

North Carolina's higher education governing board has asked the North Carolina Department of Justice to investigate Excel College in Black Mountain. This is one of the college’s main buildings on ...

She knew the name might annoy people — that it could strike them as gimmicky, craven, even exploitative. The first time she mentioned it to a friend, he told her: That’s a terrible idea. But it had ...

Are we having way more stink bugs this year? Scientists say they've not officially noticed, but it's possible. // Watchdog photo Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers ...