Local News

Wilmington -- Alterick Wallisima Boyd of Winterville, NC, was sentenced today to 210 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, 280 grams or more of cocaine

Asheville -- June 23, 2022: A robber armed with a knife who threatened store employees was apprehended over the weekend by a store clerk armed with a firearm. Christopher Gene Hagan, 37, was arrested late on Friday night after attempting to rob

Asheville -- June 22, 2022: A Buffalo, New York man who traveled to Western North Carolina to engage in sexual activity with a minor was sentenced to 25 years in prison June 22, 2022, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney

Buncombe County -- June 21, 2022:  With the assistance of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office seized 24.2 pounds of methamphetamine,

Asheville -- June 18, 2022: The Asheville Police Department requests the assistance of our community detectives in finding two further theft suspects in the east Asheville region.

Asheville --June 17, 2022 Today, the Asheville Police Department reached out to the public on their Facebook page. 
The photographs were included in the post of three people they need help finding for stealing merchandise.

Fletcher -- June 16, 2020: A Death in Custody that occurred in the parking lot of 352 Seasons Circle on June 15, 2022

Buncombe County -- June 15, 2022: June is the beginning of hurricane season. Living in the mountains, many may wonder what that has to do with our area. 

Buncombe County -- June 15, 2022: In celebration of Juneteenth, local artist Heather Tolbert (fromtheashescac.com)

Western North Carolina -- Temperatures are predicted to be in the 90's. Let's look at how to be safe with this hot weather!

Asheville -- June 14, 2022L Around 4 p.m. Sunday, Asheville Police Department detectives charged a man with stabbing a man on S. French Broad Ave. near Aston Park.

North Carolina -- June 14, 2022: The loss of caregivers to COVID-19 led to giving educators tools to help students cope with the deaths of their caregivers. Education NC announced a toolkit to assist educators in helping children deal with the loss of a cargiver. 

Buncombe County -- June 13, 2022: On June 2nd, detectives in the Leicester Community performed a traffic stop on a vehicle for reckless driving. Mr. Collins was booked into the Buncombe Jurisdiction Detention Facility on four outstanding warrants from another county.

Burke County -- June 13, 2022:  On June 10, 2012, at around 12:43 p.m., the Department of Social Services' Child Protective Services (CPS) received an anonymous complaint alleging felony child abuse.

Buncombe County -- June 10, 2022: Until now, only Special Collections personnel and regular volunteers were allowed to post on the blog,