Local News

Raleigh, NC -- Press Release NC Department of State Treasurer Aug 9, 2022:  The Local Government Commission (LGC) approved $418.5 million in financing for affordable housing

Madison County -- A Press Release Dated August 8, 2022 by Superintendent of Madison County, North Carolina, 
Dr. Will Hoffman, can be read below. Hoffman's statement was made after a decison for school resource officers

Asheville --  NC Detectives from the Asheville Police Department are looking for those responsible for stealing jewelry worth more than $11,000 from a west Asheville store.

North Carolina -- August 1, 2022: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can now be reached by dialing 9-8-8, which will connect callers to qualified crisis counselors who are available 24/7.

North Carolina -- Raleigh: North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper's Office Press Release Aug 1, 2022
Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced the beginning of the Governor’s School Supply Drive

North Carolina -- July 31, 2022:  Benefits for Pandemic-EBT for summer 2022 have already started to be distributed by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Charlotte -- More than 91 people have been apprehended as a consequence of a crime reduction operation in North Carolina and South Carolina on suspicion of murder, aggravated assault,

Asheville, North Carolina (July 27, 2022): Patrol officers from the Asheville Police Department detained a man for assault after he severed a portion of another man's ear early on Wednesday.

Raleigh -- July 27, 2022: Dated July 19, 2022, the following is a Press Release by Governor Roy Cooper's Office of North Carolina Governor Cooper:  Reminds North Carolinians to Stay Prepared for COVID-19 Waves;

Wilmington -- A South Carolina man who opened fire on moving motorists on I-95 in North Carolina was on July 15, 2022, he was given a 240-month prison term. Possession of an unregistered short-barrel shotgun,

Charlotte -- July 27, 2022:  A convicted felon was sentenced to 151 months in prison July 20, 2022, for selling firearms without a license and illegal gun possession, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney

Asheville -- July 26, 2022: On July 18, 2022, a former teacher who APD detectives had been looking into since January 2021 for allegations of child sexual abuse (pornography involving children)

North Carolina -- July 20, 2022: According to Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina,
a physician assistant is currently being investigated by the federal government

Buncombe County -- Buncombe County Sherff's Office Posted the Following Press Release July 21, 2022
Sheriff’s Office Attempting to Locate a Missing Juvenile from the Leicester Area of Buncombe County

Asheville -- July 25, 2022: Detectives from the Asheville Police Department are looking into a late-Friday-night shooting  that left one man dead close to downtown Asheville.