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Answer Man: What goes into fire ban decisions? Is glass, whether intact or broken, actually recycled?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: As of March 28, we finally entered into an open burning ban in Buncombe County and statewide in North Carolina. How ...
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Mission Hospital unit’s core nursing staff plunged in years before woman’s death following hip surgery, records show

Lucero Sierra was in high spirits at Mission Hospital on Sept. 25, 2025, despite the newly inserted metal rod holding her ...
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Answer Man: Major work at Buncombe County Sports Park to finish up soon? Confounding intersection by the Charles George VA? Do local students still have school meal debt?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: At the Buncombe County Sports Park, there is major construction taking place this spring. Some time ago in what I ...
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Battle between Ingles, Sackler-affiliated company heats up over grocery chain board seat

This article was corrected to remove references to Summer Road as a private equity company. It is a family investment fund.] ...
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Despite multiple safety sanctions, Mission Hospital receives state approval to add 95 more beds in Asheville

Mission Hospital has received conditional state approval to add 95 more acute-care beds to its main facility in Buncombe ...