APD asks public for help locating mentally challenged missing man
Asheville, NC -- May 10, 2022: Asheville Police Department is requesting the public’s help in locating a missing person.
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Asheville Man Faces Drug and Stolen Gun Charges
Asheville -- May 9, 2022: Detectives and officers with the Asheville Police Department apprehended a man in west Asheville on Thursday evening for trafficking drugs and possessing a stolen weapon.
Expanding Affordable Housing and Pre-K in Buncombe County
Buncombe County -- Buncombe County Community News May 5, 2022: Federal funding will continue to make a local impact as the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved $4.8 million for three projects aimed at increasing affordable housing and Pre-K availability.
Buncombe County Warrant Leads to Multiple Arrests
Buncombe County -- May 5, 2022: Buncombe County Anti-Crime Task Force (BCAT), with the help of the Buncombe County Sheriff's Community Enforcement Team (SCET), served a search warrant at 43 Rector Street in Asheville on Tuesday. Four firearms, Fentanyl, Morphine, Oxycodone Hydrochloride, and numerous drug paraphernalia were discovered during the
FBI, Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Charge 2 After Investigation
Buncombe County -- May 5, 2022: The FBI and Buncombe County Sheriff's Office recovered 1.1 pounds of fentanyl, a weapon, and $1,136 in US currency from 258 Magnolia Way in Leicester after a months-long investigation based on community concerns.
COVID-19 Update Buncombe County, Numbers Up
Buncombe County -- May 3, 2022: Buncombe County Health and Human Services As of today, there have been 53,072 total cases of COVID-19 in Buncombe County and the current case rate is 136 per 100,000. This is an increase from last week’s case rate of 94 per 100,000.
NC Health Officials Encourage Residents with COVID-19 Seek Treatment Right Away
Raleigh -- May 3, 2022 Press Release Governor Roy Cooper's Office: Governor Roy Cooper and state health officials are encouraging North Carolinians to seek treatment quickly if they get sick with COVID-19. FDA authorized treatments that can lower the risk of hospitalization and death are widely available. These treatments must be administered early, some within 5
Mother, Grandmother Charged in Death of Young Child
Asheville -- May 3, 2022: After discovering a little kid murdered in an area hotel room Monday afternoon, Asheville Police Department investigators charged a mother and grandmother with murder and felony child abuse. Around 3:10 p.m. on
May 2, 2022.APD Patrol officers were summoned to the Rodeway Inn and Suites on Crowell Road in west Asheville for a welfare check.