The following article was originally published by Brevard NewsBeat. Asheville Watchdog is republishing with its permission.] BREVARD — When retired pediatrician Ora Wells first saw the MRI image ...

Flying makes me philosophical. By that, I mean it makes me ask a lot of existential questions, such as: You may have deduced that I’ve been doing some flying lately, and you are correct. My wife Grace ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers: Question: I’ve never been inside the UNC Asheville chancellor’s residence, but I’m told that it’s quite large and cost a ...

Laura Law doesn’t know what she’s going to do. The Mission Hospital labor and delivery nurse expects nearly $6,000 in ...

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Mission Hospital has released at least 111 bodies to funeral homes before a legally required medical examiner’s review, ...