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WNC -- Allen Shunte Plowden, 38, of Charlotte, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. to 151 months in prison and six years of supervised release for selling cocaine and having a gun without a license.

Rutherford County -- July 25, 2023: The Forest City Police Department is currently investigating, in cooperation with the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, a homicide that occurred on Thursday, July 13, 2023.

Asheville -- July 24, 2023: Asheville Police Department Officers were called to Ascot Point Circle in south Asheville at 10:54 AM Friday for a reported kidnapping at gunpoint.

Buncombe County -- July 24, 2023: The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate a missing man from the Candler area of Buncombe County.

Raleigh -- July 21, 2023: For Immediate Release Friday, July 21, 2023: N.C. TOMATO GROWERS ASSOCIATIONThe N.C. Tomato Growers Association will conduct an August referendum on continuing the $20 per acre assessment on harvested commercial tomatoes. 

Buncombe County -- July 20, 2023: Buncombe County Press Release: More Buncombe County households will get access to high-speed internet thanks to a third installment of grant funding.

Asheville -- July 20, 2023: City of Asheville Government Press Release: As part of these efforts, the City will be implementing a new ordinance, effective August 1, 2023, that prohibits the use of plastic bags for brush and leaf collection.

Buncombe County -- Buncombe County Government: Tuesday, July 18, 2023, is a code ORANGE air quality action day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County.

Rutherford County -- July 17, 2023: At approximately 8 a.m., July 10, 2023, a Cleveland County sheriff's deputy investigating a suspicious vehicle was ambushed on Curt Ledford Road by a man who attacked him with a pipe.