Local News

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

Moore County -- June 10, 2022: Following an investigation into animal abuse in Moore County's West End, Sheriff Ronnie Fields announces the arrest of two people.

Asheville -- June 8, 2022: Asheville Police are investigating the vandalization of a business Monday night  A west Asheville company was spray-painted with  threatening graffiti on the building and breaking window are being sought by Asheville Police.

Lake Lure -- June 8, 2022: UPDATE: The Lake Lure Police Department have located Jean Redonna Purlee safe. 

Asheville June 5, 2022: Detectives from the Asheville Police Department are looking into a shooting that occurred in west Asheville on Saturday afternoon and claimed the lives of two people.

Greensboro --  June 4, 2022: United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston announced today that Emilee Kathryn Poteat, 32, of Danville, Virginia, was sentenced to 54 months in prison for tampering with a consumer product.

Asheville --June 3, 2022:  Healthkeeperz, Inc. (Healthkeeperz), a behavioral healthcare provider based in Pembroke,
North Carolina, has agreed to settle allegations that it violated the

Asheville -- June 3, 2022:  Dena J. King, United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced yesterday  that a Buffalo, New York man who traveled to Western North Carolina to engage in sexual behavior with a minor was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Buncombe County -- June 2, 2022: Artise Cortney James of Arden was arrested and charged with multiple felony charges  after a long drug trafficking investigation by the Buncombe County Anti-Crime Task Force (BCAT)