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Ashevile Police Department -- May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month  

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Paul Delavan Knoke, 77, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel residing in Asheville, was sentenced to 180 months in prison on child pornography charges.  U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger also ordered Knoke to a lifetime of supervised release, and to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison.

Raleigh, NC -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services - Operation Fan Heat Relief: Distribute Fans to Eligible Disabled and Older Adults.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — May 5, 2019 The parents of a student slain during a shooting at a North Carolina university are remembering their son as reserved but witty in some of their first public comments.

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians: Press Release

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina college student slain while confronting a gunman in his classroom was expected to receive a hero’s send-off Thursday as his body is taken back to his hometown with a police escort.

The City of Asheville is seeking public input on the potential future zoning of properties at/near  Kmart (Patton Avenue), Innsbruck Mall (Tunnel Road), Steinmart (Merrimon Avenue) and Walmart (Bleachery Boulevard).

RALEIGH – A record number of children, more than 3,300, across the state will be receiving lifesaving bicycle helmets through the department’s Bicycle Helmet Initiative. The program is part of ongoing efforts to reduce bicycle injuries and deaths in North Carolina.

McDowell County, NC -- April 22, 2019 Victim spots stolen trailer and follows suspect until deputy arrives .