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Answer Man: Does UNC Asheville’s chancellor actually live in the house? What did it cost? Why are the I-26 speed limit signs mismatched?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers: Question: I’ve never been inside the UNC Asheville chancellor’s residence, but I’m told that it’s quite large and cost a ...
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Mission Health insurance plan quietly dropped MAHEC primary care. No one warned employees.
Laura Law doesn’t know what she’s going to do. The Mission Hospital labor and delivery nurse expects nearly $6,000 in ...
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Medical examiners: Mission Hospital released more than 100 bodies before legally required review
Mission Hospital has released at least 111 bodies to funeral homes before a legally required medical examiner’s review, ...
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Asheville Watchdog turns 5 today. We wouldn’t be here without you.
Hello Asheville!” our first news story began. “Welcome to AVL Watchdog – a free, local and nonprofit news service.” Today, ...
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Answer Man: Why such extensive tree cutting in Biltmore Forest, especially along creeks? Patton Avenue work downtown still not finished?
The Town of Biltmore Forest largely avoided serious flooding from Tropical Storm Helene, but the heavily forested town lost an enormous number of mature trees. The town has hired contractors to handle ...
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Mother’s jailing over son’s 4-year stay in Mission Hospital violated her civil rights, attorneys and experts say
Eric Penland Jr. and his mother, Tiffany Dobbs, wait in a critical care room at Mission Hospital. Penland has been a patient at HCA Healthcare-owned Mission Hospital since July 2021, “despite there ...