3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1144+ words) John Maines saw stories in numbers long before most journalists knew where to look for them. Give him a government database or a spreadsheet with millions of rows, and John could find the nugget – the pattern that suggested something amiss,…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1276+ words) After five years of litigation, the City of Asheville and its insurers have agreed to pay $11 million to the wife of a crash victim who was killed on Riverside Drive in a collision blamed on poor drainage that caused an…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1469+ words) But before the ribbon was cut, Dr. Greg McCarty, Pardee’s Chief Medical Officer, had more news to share: The day before Pardee had officially been granted Level III Trauma Center status. The news was greeted with cheers. “I can’t tell…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (705+ words) Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: 1. The pit is actually the heart of a secret particle accelerator. The salacious behavior of Chuck Edwards was a purposeful diversion while he covertly funneled money to this project…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1712+ words) A jury Wednesday found an Asheville woman guilty of forging deeds and illegally obtaining two Buncombe County properties that were flipped for a profit of nearly $140,000. The jury deliberated seven hours over three days before convicting Lisa Roberts-Allen on eight…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1273+ words) Let’s start with the term “pink-slime journalism,” political propaganda dressed up to look like local news. Now add the term “dark money,” secretive campaign donations from the ultrarich to politicians who do their bidding. Put those together here in North…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1694+ words) Nobody likes a stop sign. You’re rolling along, with commitments to keep, maybe groceries to fetch, and here comes a sign telling you that you must halt your progress right then and there. Very annoying. Unfortunately, it’s also a lawful…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (477+ words) She portrayed herself as a housing advocate, blessed for the opportunity to help those in need. Prosecutors say she preyed on elderly and vulnerable victims who lost their homes and sometimes generations of wealth Lisa Roberts-Allen, a central figure in…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1655+ words) Vivian O’Hannon steers clear of Maple Crest Apartments’ impromptu street parties like the one on July 5 that ended with a nonfatal shooting. She tells her son, daughter and grandson, who live with her in the complex, to do the same....