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WEB5 days ago · Dancing in the rain, quite literally, Shay Donahue of Pisgah Forest brought her own sunshine to the relentlessly drizzly Tim Walz rally Tuesday afternoon at Asheville’s Salvage Station. “We’re here to see …
Asheville Watchdog wins national award for its four-part series on …
WEB2 days ago · Asheville Watchdog’s 2023 series Selling Asheville was honored Wednesday with an Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism by the Institute for Nonprofit News at its annual awards ceremony in Atlanta.. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and Watchdog co-founder Sally Kestin conceived the four-part series, which examined the …
Asheville's flood risk will only grow as rain events and climate …
WEB5 days ago · While no one can predict the weather with 100 percent certainty, here’s a reliable forecast: As the climate warms, Asheville and western North Carolina will endure more frequent and intense rain events, and likely more flooding. Much of the area isn’t ready for what’s in store for it. By one estimate, the county will add […]
Asheville's homeless count climbs despite concerted …
WEBApr 26, 2024 · Homelessness remains stubbornly high in Asheville, with the most recent official count showing the city had 739 people experiencing homelessness as of January 2024, up from 573, in 2023. The change is …
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WEBAsheville Watchdog is a free, local, not-for-profit, nonpartisan news organization. It was founded in 2020 as a public service by veteran professional journalists and media executives living in and around Asheville, North Carolina. Most members of the staff are volunteers. Our operations are supported entirely by contributions from the community. …
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Tim Walz hits hard on campaign staples at waterlogged Salvage …
WEB4 days ago · A rain-soaked, boisterous crowd welcomed Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz to the Salvage Station on Tuesday, where he delivered a 40-minute campaign speech cheering on Kamala Harris and blasting Donald Trump and J.D. Vance. // Watchdog photo by Starr Sariego. The Minnesota governor’s style, however, tended …
Introducing Election Watch, a new Watchdog column on local …
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Info: BCGOP website or call (828) 253-5800. Election Watch is a new column focusing on local politics in the run-up to the Nov. 5 elections. Asheville resident Tom Fiedler won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of politics at The Miami Herald, where he was later executive editor. Email him at tfiedler@avlwatchdog.org.
Asheville Watchdog named finalist for national investigative …
WEBJul 21, 2023 · Asheville Watchdog has been named a finalist for a national journalism award by the Institute for Nonprofit News.. The Watchdog’s Down Town series is one of four finalists for the Best Investigative Journalism Award. Reporters Sally Kestin, John Boyle, Andrew R. Jones, and Tom Fiedler; database editor John Maines; and photographer …
The Watchdog’s comments policies have changed. Here’s why.
WEBAug 22, 2024 · With regret, Asheville Watchdog is suspending reader comments on politics, effective immediately and continuing through the Nov. 5 election. The Watchdog is a small, volunteer-run news organization providing local news reporting and analysis as a public service to the residents of Asheville and Buncombe County. With the national elections …
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