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A defeated Republican candidate is exploiting ‘an administrative hiccup’ to erase the ballots of 1,576 Buncombe County voters
The ballots cast by 1,576 Buncombe County voters in the Nov. 5 election could be nullified if Republican state Supreme Court ...
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‘We’re a scrappy bunch:’ Many businesses in Biltmore Village plan to return following Helene, but lots of work remains
The sprawling two-story retail building at 10 Brook St. in historic Biltmore Village was built in 2007 specifically to ...
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Mission Health appeals state’s awarding of 26 acute care beds to AdventHealth’s planned Weaverville hospital
Mission Health has requested a judge reconsider the state’s decision to allow non-profit hospital system AdventHealth to ...
Opinion
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Opinion: If you’re sick of seeing Helene debris everywhere, brace yourself. It’s going to be here for far longer than you want
We’re still looking pretty rough these days. Western North Carolina, I mean. And yes, thanks to Helene. Sure, a blanket of snow over the weekend helped with the aesthetics a bit, but we’ve still got a ...
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Mission pharmacy program plagued by high turnover, staffing shortage
A Mission Hospital pharmacy program that provides and tracks patients’ medications to ensure their safety has been plagued by ...
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More than 100 days after Helene, state releases its long-awaited list of storm deaths, but Watchdog finds inconsistencies
The state health agency finally released a list of storm-related fatalities this week, more than three months after Tropical Storm Helene, but it includes a woman who died of breast cancer and other ...
Opinion
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Opinion: Asheville lost three titans of the community in late December, and they all made the city a better place to live
Sometimes, 94 years really isn’t enough living. That’s how long Asheville businessman, local columnist and cowboy-hat wearing amateur historian Jerry Sternberg lived before dying on Christmas Day.