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WEB1 day ago · A Candler woman’s overdose death three years ago led investigators to a North Carolina dealer peddling illegal drugs through the mail to addicts nationwide. But the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office investigated the wrong man and failed to pursue leads that could have put James Adam Earwood out of business, according to …
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A future killer slipped through Buncombe's legal system, despite …
WEBAug 19, 2024 · The man responsible for one of the worst crime sprees in recent western North Carolina history slipped through the criminal justice system multiple times over 15 months, despite arrests for attempted murder, assault, and shooting a sheriff’s deputy, and numerous warnings that he may have been in violation of his pretrial release conditions, records show. […]
Opinion: Is Pratt & Whitney meeting its commitments in Asheville ...
WEBNov 20, 2023 · I was actually pleased to get an email last week reminding me that Pratt & Whitney opened its gigantic south Buncombe factory a year ago, and it would probably be a good time to see if the jet engine parts plant is meeting its much vaunted promises on jobs and pay, commitments that were part of an overall $100 million incentives package.. The email was from a familiar name, Ken Jones, an anti ...
Draft report says charity care has declined ‘extensively’ at Mission ...
WEBJan 22, 2024 · When HCA Healthcare purchased Mission Health in 2019 for $1.5 billion, it pledged to maintain the same level of charity care that had been in place before the sale. Five years later, preliminary research out of Wake Forest University’s law school shows that the Nashville-based corporation has significantly decreased that care for lower-income patients. An […]
Author Archives: BARBARA DURR - Asheville Watchdog
WEBby BARBARA DURR June 7, 2024. The second of two parts As Buncombe County contends with a rapid increase in residents over 65 that shows no sign of abating, an already acute need for services will likely worsen, placing more of the burden of caregiving on families. One in four Buncombe residents will be 65 or older by 2036, according to […]
‘It doesn’t have to be this way:’ Watchdog event panelists decry …
WEBJan 24, 2024 · An Asheville Watchdog community event focusing on the crisis of health care at Mission Hospital drew an audience of about 350 Tuesday evening amid calls for HCA Healthcare to overhaul the way it has managed the hospital system since it bought it in 2019. The event, titled “HCA-Mission at Five Years: What Can We Do […]
Candidate’s claim creates false impression - Asheville Watchdog
WEBAug 11, 2020 · The narrative created by Republican congressional-candidate Madison Cawthorn paints a picture of a bright, young man headed to the U.S. Naval Academy until he was severely injured in an auto crash. “Madison was homeschooled in Hendersonville and was nominated to the Naval Academy by Rep. Mark Meadows in 2014,” according to the 11th district candidate’s […]