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Charlotte, North Carolina · Charlotte

Residential Treatment School Closes in North Carolina After Deaths of 2 Girls

52% Center coverage: 21 sources

(AP/WSPA) - A residential treatment school for girls in the North Carolina mountains has closed after a state investigation and the deaths of two of its students who took their own lives. Asheville Academy announced Tuesday that it released all of its students from its Weaverville campus this past weekend, saying the decision to voluntarily close was difficult. The closing came a few days after North Carolina mental health officials ordered the …See the Story

DEI · Asheville

UNC Asheville Dean of Students Fired After Secretly-Recorded DEI Comments Surface | News Channel 3-12

Coverage: 7 sources

By Marisa Sardonia Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE. North Carolina (WLOS) — A University of North Carolina Asheville administrator is no longer employed by the university following the release of a secretly-recorded video in which she appears to suggest that the school is not adhering to the UNC System’s rules on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. Megan Pugh, UNC Asheville’s now-former Dean of Students, was record…See the Story

Asheville · Asheville

Asheville Academy closes after license surrender; state's investigation ongoing

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Asheville Academy "voluntarily surrendered" the therapeutic school's license, according to a letter to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service See the Story

Answer Man: Does diverging diamond interchange actually work? No impervious surface with Memorial Stadium walking trails? Sheetz building 2 stores on Airport Road? • Asheville Watchdog

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Open the article to view the coverage from AVL WatchdogAsheville · Asheville Read Article

Asheville Academy, Trails Carolina owner faced financial upheaval before deaths • Asheville Watchdog

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Open the article to view the coverage from AVL WatchdogAsheville · Asheville Read Article

Answer Man: Has Biltmore laid off 1,000 workers? Steep Canyon Rangers crowd size? Cause of haze? • Asheville Watchdog

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Open the article to view the coverage from AVL WatchdogAsheville · Asheville Read Article

The case of the UNCA dean whose career got derailed by a secret recording should be a lesson for all • Asheville Watchdog

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Amid Pisgah logging plans post-Helene, Forest Service shuts out public • Asheville Watchdog

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

In early April, a U.S. Forest Service office in east Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest issued a memo inviting the public to weigh in on its recovery operations in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene. The storm had felled trees across tens of thousands of acres of the forest, the agency said, and those trees posed the risk of fueling wildfires. Now, it was proposing what it called “heavy fuel reduction” on nearly 3,000 acres, including through “…Asheville · Asheville Read Article

Answer Man: Still no bicyclists on Merrimon? Debris pickups still lagging in some areas? • Asheville Watchdog

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I have yet to see a single bike rider on Merrimon Avenue. Meanwhile, the car traffic continues to get worse. When will city officials admit making a mistake and go back to two lanes each way? My answer: I’m pretty sure if I live long enough, I’ll be answering this question about once a year for the next 20 years. The last time I addressed this was in October 2023…Asheville · Asheville Read Article

Democracy Watch: Tillis’s strongest, loudest opponents in 2026 Senate race aren’t Democrats • Asheville Watchdog

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The first of political blogger Chris Hinkle’s countdown to Thom Tillis’s defeat came into my social media feed on May 16. It read simply: “Today is May 16, 2025 and @SenThomTillis has 476 days left until he is voted out of office.” The second message predicting the exact timing of the North Carolina Republican senator’s […]Social Media · Asheville Read Article

Answer Man: What’s happening to the former Brown’s Pottery site in Arden? What’s with the tree clearing across from Walmart on Airport Road? • Asheville Watchdog

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I would like to know what is happening at the old Brown’s Pottery location near the intersection of Hendersonville and Airport roads in Arden. There has been a lot of work on the building, and I’m curious about what it will be. My answer: I just reflexively typed “brewpub.” Perhaps I’ve been doing this column a little too long. Real answer: It’s not a brewpub! At…Walmart · Arden Read Article

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Residential Treatment School Closes in North Carolina After Deaths of 2 Girls

UNC Asheville Dean of Students Fired After Secretly-Recorded DEI Comments Surface | News Channel 3-12

Asheville Academy closes after license surrender; state's investigation ongoing

Answer Man: Does diverging diamond interchange actually work? No impervious surface with Memorial Stadium walking trails? Sheetz building 2 stores on Airport Road? • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville Academy, Trails Carolina owner faced financial upheaval before deaths • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Has Biltmore laid off 1,000 workers? Steep Canyon Rangers crowd size? Cause of haze? • Asheville Watchdog

The case of the UNCA dean whose career got derailed by a secret recording should be a lesson for all • Asheville Watchdog

Amid Pisgah logging plans post-Helene, Forest Service shuts out public • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Still no bicyclists on Merrimon? Debris pickups still lagging in some areas? • Asheville Watchdog

Democracy Watch: Tillis’s strongest, loudest opponents in 2026 Senate race aren’t Democrats • Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: What’s happening to the former Brown’s Pottery site in Arden? What’s with the tree clearing across from Walmart on Airport Road? • Asheville Watchdog

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