Local News

Asheville --  Asheville Humane Society Announces: Dine to Be Kind Starts Tomorrow! The 20th annual Dine to Be Kind starts tomorrow, and we’re doing things a bit…differently this year.

McDowell County --  The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office Community Impact Team charged 51-year-old William Paul Shelton Jr. with felony possession of methamphetamine.

Polk and Henderson Counties Wildfire Update --  March 31, 2025: BLACK COVE FIRES AT A GLANCE Black Cove Complex Total Size: 7,672 acres Black Cove – 3,502 acres  |  Deep Woods – 3,971 acres  | Fish Hook – 199 acres

Asheville -- Press Release: United States Attorney's Office Western District of North Carolina:  Leopold Rob Finley, 45, of Candler, N.C. was sentenced today to 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing ammunition loaded in a “ghost gun,” announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

Rattlesnake Branch Fire -- Press Release U.S. Forest Service - National Forests Service in North Carolina: Rattlesnake Branch Fire Update Fire 
Note: Please drive cautiously on State Route 276 and other roads around the fire.

Rutherford County --  Press Release Rutherford County Sheriff's Office: On May 27, 2024, deputies with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence on Highland Ave in reference to a possible cardiac arrest that appeared to be an overdose,

Rutherford County --  Press Release Rutherford County Sheriff's Office: deputies with the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office were responding to reports of an individual shooting at vehicles.

Transylvania County -- Press Release Transylvania Government: Thankful for rain and all of the federal, state and interlocal resources in place to give local crews some much needed rest.  The fire is still active and a burn ban remains in place!

Haywood County --  Press Release Haywood County Emergency Services: The fire is growing at a slow, steady pace as it moves northwest, mostly through the Shining Rock Wilderness Area. PisgahtNational Forest remains closed due to the fire.