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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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WEBAsheville Watchdog is a free, local, not-for-profit, nonpartisan news organization. It was founded in 2020 as a public service by veteran professional journalists and media executives living in and around Asheville, North Carolina. Most members of the staff are volunteers. Our operations are supported entirely by contributions from the community. We believe that high-quality, independent local ...
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 ...
More than half of Mission's remaining staff neurologists say they …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Three staff neurologists are leaving Mission Hospital by the end of September, potentially leaving only two to provide critical care to hundreds of patients at the Asheville flagship hospital and across western North Carolina, including many who have suffered strokes. The departing physicians are neurohospitalists, specialists who treat patients in the hospital who are suffering […]
Buncombe Court Clerk to Retire • Asheville Watchdog
WEBJan 13, 2023 · LinkedIn. Steven D. Cogburn, Buncombe County’s longtime Clerk of Superior Court, is retiring, just two months after being elected to another 4-year term. Steven D. Cogburn. “I have decided to retire. My arthritis is a significant reason,” Cogburn said in an email. “I am comfortable with the team at the office.
Cawthorn Mingles With Far-Right Fringe • Asheville Watchdog
WEBAug 25, 2020 · Cawthorn Mingles With Far-Right Fringe. by adminnewspack August 25, 2020. Cawthorn appears in several photos on social media with Lauren Witzke, a GOP candidate for the Senate in Delaware and a QAnon supporter. Conservative congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn, scheduled to speak Wednesday at the GOP national convention, traveled to Texas ...
Year in Review: The Tragedy of Madison Cawthorn
WEBby TOM FIEDLER December 31, 2022. A campaign video says Cawthorn "planned on serving his country in the Navy with a nomination to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. But all that changed in the spring of 2014 when tragedy struck." [Editor’s Note: As 2022 comes to a close, Asheville Watchdog staffers take you back and inside their most ...