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Raleigh -- Press Release North Carolina Governor Josh Stein's Office: Today Governor Josh Stein released the following statement on the need to protect young people by bringing order to the unregulated cannabis market:
McDowell County -- McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 65-year-old Terry Jo Lowery of Nebo with felony Trafficking in Methamphetamine and felony Maintain a Vehicle/Dwelling/Place for Controlled Substance.
Catawba County -- A Lenior man has been arrested In connection with the mass shooting on Walnut Acres Drive. Garon Nathaniel Killian, 20, is charged with a single (1) count of attempted first-degree murder.
Asheville -- A man who fired a gun Friday night was taken into custody by Asheville police. Fortunately, just property damage has been reported, and no one was hurt.
Henderson County -- Operation Uptown Funk, a year-long investigation against a local Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO), has been completed by the Henderson County Drug Interdiction and Criminal Enforcement (DICE) unit with support from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
Lake Toxaway -- Press Release: DJ's Wish, Inc., a local non-profit, is hosting a fundraising event on June 7th in Lake Toxaway, NC. Hope For Freedom Day promises a fun day to celebrate the lives saved from illicit drug deaths through education and awareness, and to honor the lives lost to fentanyl poisonings.
Asheville -- Early Saturday morning, Asheville Police Department officers took aggressive measures in response to neighborhood concerns of illegal drug activities, arresting a wanted felon on gun and drug charges.
McDowell County -- A McDowell County jury convicted Jeffrey Allen Higgins, 40, of first-degree murder on Thursday, May 22, 2025. For the Class A felony, he received a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Catawba County -- A house party in Catawba County turned into a scene of chaos and tragedy early Sunday morning when gunfire erupted, leaving one person dead and at least 11 others wounded.
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