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FEMA to start working with homeowners in flood zones on buyouts of destroyed homes, or elevation of homes that were partly underwater
Local homeowners who lost their homes or sustained serious damage in Helene’s floodwaters can begin applying next week to a ...
Asheville Watchdog1d
Asheville’s main water source continues to clear; contract awarded for Army Corps of Engineers filtration system
Curtains that have been installed at the North Fork Reservoir are one of the tools being used to reduce the water's turbidity ...
Asheville Watchdog1d
Answer Man: Are FEMA trailers coming? Status of the Blue Ridge Parkway through Asheville? Where is the Concert for Carolina money going?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Any idea why FEMA trailers are not here, and people are still living in tents? My answer: I don’t know about you, but ...
Asheville Watchdog5d
As North Fork turbidity improves, Asheville also pursues Army Corps of Engineers filtration plan
As the murkiness of North Fork Reservoir continues to improve — some residents noticed clearer tap water over the weekend — ...
Asheville Watchdog3d
Asheville pumping 17 million gallons out of North Fork daily, but turbidity still an issue
The North Fork Reservoir’s capacity for providing treated water to city customers continues to rise, but the water is still ...
Asheville Watchdog10d
‘Big week’ ahead for Asheville’ water: Turbidity drops some; curtain installation and upcoming mineral treatment should bump it down more
Asheville Water Resources faces “a really big week” in its effort to reduce the murkiness in its North Fork Reservoir, ...
Asheville Watchdog3d
Trump’s North Carolina win helps send him to second presidential term
Donald Trump won North Carolina with 51 percent of the vote to Democrat Kamala Harris’ 48 percent, giving him a key battleground state that helped propel him to a second term in the White House. Trump ...
Asheville Watchdog10d
In a departure from past North Carolina elections, Republican voters are turning out more heavily than Democrats to vote early
With just a week before Election Day, North Carolina’s Republicans are turning out more heavily than Democrats and ...
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The lives we lost: A daughter’s grim discovery following Helene
Sarah Moore sits where she found her father, Timothy Moore, fatally pinned under a tree outside the Woodfin home they shared. “I can't get that picture out of my mind," Moore said. // Watchdog photo ...
Asheville Watchdog9d
13 of 16 Buncombe cases of gastrointestinal illness post-Helene caused by one type of bacteria
Buncombe County is facing an outbreak of bacteria-related illness in the wake of Helene triggered by one type of ...
Asheville Watchdog9d
Asheville’s water turbidity improves but potable service likely still weeks out
Asheville water customers are likely weeks away from potable water, despite water-stilling curtains placed in North Fork ...
Asheville Watchdog5d
For the first time in North Carolina history, a majority of voters will have cast their ballots before Election Day
Buncombe County could be two-thirds of the way toward finishing its contribution to the 2024 elections if the turnout after Election Day remains as it was in 2020 when 78 percent of the state’s voters ...