Local News

Cumberland County -- Arlene Mary Bonitz, a 57-year-old woman from Palm Harbor, Florida, was traveling south on I-95 close to the 64-mile marker in Godwin on Sunday, June 26th, 2022, at 3:56 p.m.

Buncombe County -- July 5, 2022: Buncombe County is excited to announce the inquiry process is now open for the 2022 Homeowner Grant Program. This program is officially in its second year,

Asheville -- July 2022: After a three-day trial, a Buncombe County jury today found 42-year-old Scott Everett Ford guilty. Ford was given an initial eight-month active term,

Asheville -- Brother Wolf Animal Rescue July 1, 2022: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leah Craig Fieser, Executive Director, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, (828) 620-0041, leahcraig@bwar.org

Rutherford County -- July 1, 2022: Rutherford County Animal Shelter Sends Out Message of Hardship and Heartache
The people who really care for these awesome animals are heartbroken breaking promises made to them.

Raleigh -- Press Release: Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is urging North Carolinians to stay safe this Independence Day by leaving fireworks to the professionals and by practicing safe techniques around the grills.

Greenville, NC -- After pleading guilty to killing a South Carolina lady after kidnapping her and trespassing across state lines, aniel Glen Printz, 59, of Bostic, North Carolina, was given a life term in federal prison without the possibility of release.

Asheville -- June 27, 2022 According to Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, on Thursday, Matthew Sidney Geouge, 35, of Hendersonville,  was sentenced to one year and one day in prison today

Buncombe County -- June 26, 2022:  Kristopher Joseph Bellomo Sr., age 45, of Candler, has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and indecent exposure.

Buncombe County -- June 26, 2022: Casey Nicole Sexton, 27, was charged with five counts of felony breaking and entering, four counts of felony larceny, four counts of felony conspiracy,

Haywood County -- June 24, 2022: Haywood County NC Health and Human Services announced the confirmation of the first case of Monkey Pox in the county.Monkeypox is an uncommon disease

Asheville -- June 23, 2022: Wednesday afternoon, detectives and officers from the Asheville Police Department apprehended two suspects wanted on domestic violence and gun charges, as well as probation violations and narcotics offenses.

Western North Carolina -- June 23, 2022: In Western North Carolina, our youngest residents are disproportionately affected by food insecurity. While one in six people in our region do not know where their next meal

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