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1 day ago | 
biltmorebeacon.com | John Boyle
Western North Carolina’s congressional representative and a state senator pushing a bold Helene-related recovery plan are at loggerheads over the bill’s potential effects, with both issuing barbed statements about the other’s take on the proposal. U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards says a state bill sponsored by Republican state Sen.
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1 day ago | 
avlwatchdog.org | John Boyle
Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers:Question: I live in the Kenilworth area, on Beaucatcher Mountain. Normally by this time of year we’d be seeing bears out and about on the daily, be they singles, mamas and cubs, or juniors out without mama (but sticking together initially).
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2 days ago | 
securityboulevard.com | John Boyle
Security Gamechangers: CrowdStrike’s AI-Native SOC & Next Gen SIEM Take Center Stage at RSAC 2025CrowdStrike introduced several enhancements to its Falcon cybersecurity platform and Falcon Next-Gen SIEM at the RSA Conference 2025, highlighting artificial intelligence, managed threat hunting and operational efficiencies aimed at transforming modern Security ...
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2 days ago | 
securityboulevard.com | John Boyle
In the crowded, chaotic energy we’ve come to expect from the epic annual RSA Conference, some of the most meaningful conversations begin on the Expo floor and continue well beyond the bustling crowds, often over quiet, thoughtful dinners in beautiful San Francisco, California.
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2 days ago | 
securityboulevard.com | John Boyle
CrowdStrike introduced several enhancements to its Falcon cybersecurity platform and Falcon Next-Gen SIEM at the RSA Conference 2025, highlighting artificial intelligence, managed threat hunting and operational efficiencies aimed at transforming modern Security Operations Centers (SOC). The company’s recent updates are designed to address both the growing complexity of enterprise security and the inefficiencies of legacy systems.
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2 days ago | 
avlwatchdog.org | John Boyle
Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. I do love the Asheville rumor mill. Partly because it always seems to rotate around and get hung up on an “old faithful” topic we all know and love: the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. Most recently, I heard from a couple of folks who seemed convinced the City of Asheville is going to use federal disaster relief monies to overhaul the existing T.
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5 days ago | 
avlwatchdog.org | John Boyle
Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers:Question: As your photo in a recent story shows, Novant has already been working on the Gold’s Gym property. So, will they be allowed to continue work on the facility and just not offer those imaging services, or do they need to abandon their project there? My answer: Right now, the building looks like an X-ray.
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6 days ago | 
avlwatchdog.org | John Boyle
Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. Western North Carolina’s congressional representative and a state senator pushing a bold Helene-related recovery plan are at loggerheads over the bill’s potential effects, with both issuing barbed statements about the other’s take on the proposal. U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards says a state bill sponsored by Republican state Sen.
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1 week ago | 
biltmorebeacon.com | John Boyle
Three years ago, the City of Asheville paid a consultant $73,000 to issue recommendations and a report on how to combat homelessness. The National Alliance to End Homelessness developed a plan to reduce the unsheltered homeless population — which stood at 232 people — by 50% in two years. The plan called for overhauling the city’s current system for helping the homeless and creating a new low-barrier shelter.
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1 week ago | 
avlwatchdog.org | John Boyle
Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers:Question: Back in January, one of the Mills River Fire Department stations burned down. Have they ever determined what the cause of the fire was? My answer: Irony? Real answer: The North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal conducted this investigation, and it released the results to me Monday in a formal report.
