Pharmacist sues HCA, Mission, and manager for firing her over …
Dec 16, 2024 · A Mission Hospital pharmacist who supervised a team that tracked medication histories and prevented errors is suing the hospital, its corporate owner, and her boss after she was fired for posting a comment on social media criticizing what she described as inadequate staffing in her department. The lawsuit, filed in Buncombe County Superior Court on […]
Why did Swannanoa become Helene's 'ground zero'? Deadly …
Oct 22, 2024 · 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 howling winds and rainfall of Tropical Storm Helene. Ho periodically checked the yard of their home on Asheville […]
Asheville Watchdog
5 days ago · Exclusive Series The lives we lost to Helene. 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 worst natural disasters to hit the mountains of western North Carolina.
FEMA to start working with homeowners in flood zones on …
Nov 9, 2024 · Local homeowners who lost their homes or sustained serious damage in Helene’s floodwaters can begin applying next week to a federal program that may buy the home outright, or pay to have it elevated or rebuilt at a higher level. Steve McGugan, the state of North Carolina’s Hazard Mitigations section chief, explained at the Buncombe […]
Answer Man: When will I get my first water bill? And how will that …
Dec 6, 2024 · Question: I was wondering if you could maybe track down an answer to a question about water bills during the period without potable water. Water Resources spokesperson Clay Chandler in his updates seemed to suggest that there would be no water bills issued until full service was restored, so not to worry about consumption, all the “flushing” of lines, etc.
The lives we lost: Helene took entire families, couples, children
Oct 19, 2024 · 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 diseases unable to access the treatments that kept them alive. The devastating, heartbreaking picture of the lives lost in Buncombe to Tropical Storm Helene, a […]
Answer Man: Huge amount of trees removed across from the …
Dec 13, 2024 · Question: What is going on across from the south entrance of Asheville Regional Airport entrance, at the corner of Airport Road and Fanning Bridge Road?A lot of trees have been mowed down. Will it be another gas station? Or is this airport property? My answer: I think we can all agree that we really need more downed trees around here these days. ...
FEMA aid in North Carolina tops $190 million
Oct 29, 2024 · The Federal Emergency Management Agency has doled out more than $190 million in individual assistance to North Carolina for Tropical Storm Helene with more than one-third going to Buncombe County. Data provided by FEMA to Asheville Watchdog as of Tuesday morning shows 47,948 applicants in Buncombe have received nearly $67 million. The aid is …
Mission Health permanently shutters Asheville Specialty Hospital
Nov 25, 2024 · Dr. Scott Joslin, once director of Mission’s hospitalist program, currently works at the Asheville VA but served as medical director of Asheville Specialty from January through September 2022. “It is a big deal,” Joslin said of the closure. “Having a long-term acute care hospital provides the western North Carolina area with a site where patients who have been ill …
Asheville's flood risk will only grow as rain events and climate …
Sep 17, 2024 · While no one can predict the weather with 100 percent certainty, here’s a reliable forecast: As the climate warms, Asheville and western North Carolina will endure more frequent and intense rain events, and likely more flooding. Much of the area isn’t ready for what’s in store for it. By one estimate, the county will add […]