Lead has been detected in seven area schools after Asheville Water Resources suspended a standard treatment for lead ...

Preparations, cleanup and repairs from Tropical Storm Helene are costing local governments in Buncombe County tens of ...

Drive along the French Broad River from Asheville to Marshall, or even farther, and you’ll quickly notice a recurring sight ...

Tanks of aluminum sulfate sit near the edge of the North Fork Reservoir, which supplies 80 percent of Asheville's water. The chemical is mixed with caustic soda to foster coagulation and sinking of ...

Six weeks after Tropical Storm Helene, sludge from roiling floodwaters has turned into sunbaked dust, brought on by an extended warm, dry spell and repair crews trying to make Asheville and ...

Local homeowners who lost their homes or sustained serious damage in Helene’s floodwaters can begin applying next week to a ...

From what I hear, we had an election last week. A big ‘un. A humdinger, game changer, end of the world, etc., etc. Yeah, from a Democrat’s perspective, it was bad. Kamala Harris lost decisively to ...

Asheville’s North Fork Reservoir will get another turbidity-reducing mineral treatment next week, as the lake’s murkiness ...

Asheville Watchdog is bringing you the stories behind the staggering loss of life from Helene, the children, parents, grandparents, multiple generations of a single family, all gone in one of the ...

Tropical Storm Helene damaged or destroyed as much as 40 percent of the trees in Buncombe County, not counting the tree cover ...

As the murkiness of North Fork Reservoir continues to improve — some residents noticed clearer tap water over the weekend — ...

The North Fork Reservoir’s capacity for providing treated water to city customers continues to rise, but the water is still ...