Local News

Asheville -- September 8, 2023:  A 68-year-old man was shot late Wednesday night, and the Asheville Police Department is currently investigating the incident.

WNC --  A Look at Fall and Winter 2023-2024 As we approach the fall and winter of 2023, the outlook for COVID-19 in the Asheville area and surrounding WNC Counties.

Buncombe County -- September 7, 2023: Buncombe County Government Community News:

Asheville -- September 7, 2023: A pedestrian was killed in a late Monday night vehicle-pedestrian incident on I-40 West in Asheville.

Buncombe County -- August 31, 2023: Buncombe County Government Community News: A potential scam has been targeting Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card holders.

Rutherford County -- August 31, 2023, Rutherford County Superior Court sentenced Kevin Clifford Marks to 198–250 earlier this month.

WNC -- August 30, 2023: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Dena J. King announced founder
and creator of an anti-government website was sentenced to 10 years.

UNC-Chapel Hill -- August 30, 2023: On Monday afternoon, a faculty member at the University of UNC-Chapel Hill
was shot and died, prompting a 3-hour lockdown of the campus. 

UNC-Chapel Hill -- UNC Hill Hill Classes announced the following Tuesday: UNC-Chapel Hill canceled and most operations suspended through Wednesday to process death of a faculty member on Monday.

North Carolina -- August 29, 2023: Governor Cooper Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Severe Weather

Hickory -- August 28, 2023: A Hickory Man was arrested, and charged with felony burglary and aggravated assault

MItchell County -- August 28, 2023: Mitchell County Law Enforcement officers responded to a stabbing at 252 Laurel Ridge Drive, Spruce Pine on Saturday.

Asheville -- August 26, 2023: On Tuesday officers in the Asheville Police Dept arrested a man wanted for armed robbery.

Burke County -- August 21, 2023: On Tuesday, a former Morganton kindergarten teacher and senior pastor was arrested and charged with a child sex crime.

McDowell County -- August 23, 2023: McDowell County Deputies responded to a domestic incident on Friday.