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‘We’re not going to drop that case’: New Attorney General says he will keep fighting HCA in court
North Carolina’s new Attorney General, Jeff Jackson, said Thursday he will continue the legal battle against HCA Healthcare ...
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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 ...
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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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Answer Man: I-26 rest areas back in action? Big pile of dirt next to Fletcher Town Hall? Pedestrian bridge still out at Bill Moore Park?
Before we get to today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers, allow me to wish you a happy 2025.
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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.
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Mission pharmacy program plagued by high turnover, staffing shortage
Because the medication reconciliation team lacked adequate staffing, it could complete detailed medication histories for only 30 percent of patients admitted to the hospital in 2023, according to a ...