Asheville Watchdog1h
FEMA director fears “lies” about its response to Helene undermine government’s ability to assist victims
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Administration is expressing concern that “lies” spread by Republican ...
Asheville Watchdog2h
Why did Swannanoa become Helene’s ‘ground zero’? Deadly combination of topography, development and a ‘tidal wave’ of water
The floodwaters rose so fast at Thanh Bui’s house the morning of Sept. 27, she had to swim to safety. Bui, 55, and her 30-year-old son, Quintin Ho, had been up much of the night, monitoring the ...
Asheville Watchdog20h
Nearly all of Asheville’s non-potable water back, but reservoir remains ‘very, very murky,’ complicating full-service restoration
The City of Asheville has restored non-potable, heavily chlorinated water to about 95 percent of users, but its main source ...
Asheville Watchdog18h
Trump makes a campaign stop in devastated Swannanoa to express sympathy to victims of Helene
Following a tour of flood-ravaged Swannanoa on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offered his sympathy to ...
Asheville Watchdog6h
Answer Man: Debris locations questioned? Why the Muni? Will Helene aftermath throw I-26 work off schedule?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Several readers have asked about the debris site that was proposed for a park near the Deaverview public housing ...
Asheville Watchdog3d
With Asheville water nearly restored, workers focus on stabilizing leaks, breaks in system
Asheville Water Resources has restored running water to almost all of the city, but three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene, ...
Asheville Watchdog3d
The lives we lost: Helene took entire families, couples, children
They perished under the most harrowing circumstances: entire families swept away by raging floodwaters, couples tossed out of their homes or crushed as the land underneath gave way, people battling ...
Asheville Watchdog4d
Answer Man: Spectrum service return date? City schools spending $100,000 per well? Are Amazon deliveries still coming? Why is City Hall closed?
Here’s today’s round of Helene-related questions, my mildly smart-aleck answers, and the real answers: Question: I wonder if you can get any insight into the lack of restoration of service to Spectrum ...
Asheville Watchdog6d
Water back to majority of Asheville customers, but higher elevations still waiting
About 75 to 80 percent of Asheville’s water customers again have city water, albeit a non-potable variety that has sedimentation in it. At the Wednesday morning daily Helene briefing, Asheville Water ...