The remainder of Donald Trump’s presidency may hinge on two North Carolina elections Tuesday, one for the U.S. Senate and the ...

Josh Kelly walks along the proposed logging route in Big Ivy pointing out which trees are at risk. // Watchdog photo by Katie Linsky Shaw One day last spring, in between conversations about water ...

The Trump super PAC created to help Republicans retain the majority in the U.S. House has canceled more than $1 million in ...

When the history of the 2026 midterm election is written, the story of the Republican Party’s attempt to bend the result in ...

First, let’s do the numbers. In this column a week ago, I wrote of clues in the days before in-person voting that were “hinting” at the potential for a sweeping Democratic victory in these midterm ...

At Carrier Park, the jungle gym is hard to spot these days, mainly because an actual jungle surrounds it. I suppose if you’re a botanist, the park would be a source of fascination these days, as the ...

Mission Hospital owner HCA is claiming that the attorney general does not have the constitutional authority to sue them for violating what they describe as a contractual dispute. // Watchdog photo by ...

Republican congressional candidate Jennifer Balkcom, right, appears with her mother, Kathy Ward-King, in a campaign ad that ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Does anyone know why some Montreat addresses show up as Black Mountain on Google Maps, Amazon, Airbnb, etc? Montreat ...

She knew the name might annoy people — that it could strike them as gimmicky, craven, even exploitative. The first time she mentioned it to a friend, he told her: That’s a terrible idea. But it had ...