Local News

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)

Buncombe County -- June 2, 2022: The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office have charged Brandon Michael Gray, the owner of East Asheville Storage in Swannoa (2175 US-70), with felony offenses following a months-long criminal investigation.

Asheville -- June 2, 2022: Detectives and officers with the Asheville Police Department detained a man on Wednesday afternoon for failing to appear in court in connection with a previous APD arrest for weapons offences.

Thanks to efforts by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to support families during the ongoing infant formula shortage, families participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) can now purchase more sizes and types of Gerber formula.

Franklin -- Officers from the Franklin Police Department were summoned on 05/30/22 at 11:52 p.m. after a 911 call from a resident of a residence on Foxfire Street in downtown Franklin. 

Asheville -- June 1, 2022: Officers from the Asheville Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit are investigating a fatality crash in southwest Asheville Tuesday night in which a pedestrian was hit by a car.

Asheville -- May 31, 2022: Last Wednesday, APD Detectives from the Family Justice Center charged a man who had an open warrant for a sex offence involving a minor.

Moroe, NC -- The Monroe Police Department responded to a shots fired complaint at 329-A Morrow Ave. at 10:08 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, 2022. Officers discovered two gunshot victims,

Asheville -- May 29, 2022: Joseph Robert Webb of Weaverville was arrested for Trafficking in Methamphetamine and Absconding from a Department of Correction Parole Violation after a month-long investigation 

Asheville -- May 29, 2022: A man is wanted on more than a dozen offenses, including counterfeiting and felony probation, according to the Asheville Police Department.

Raleigh -- May 23, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is advising people to not eat or serve certain Jif brand peanut butter products that are being recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination.