Local News

Asheville  -- April 14, 2022 : Asheville Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a truck driver who hit a motorbike and fled the scene. The driver of the moped was thrown from it and taken to the hospital with several critical injuries.

News -- April 13, 2022: Mark Meadows, President Donald Trump's former chief of staff, has been removed from North Carolina's voter registration list after papers revealed he lived in Virginia and voted in that state's election in 2021,
officials said Wednesday. Macon County Board of Elections removed Meadows' registration from the county voter rolls
this week. Meadows is a former congressman representing the area.

Asheville -- April 13, 2022:   The Asheville Police Department is investigating a shooting fatality that occurred shortly before midnight Tuesday in a west Asheville area. Around 11:30 p.m., APD officers were summoned to the 300 block of Fairfax Ave., Tuesday night where they discovered Lamichael Shawn Carter, 27, deceased in the street.

Haywood County -- April 13, 2022: Haywood County Sheriff's Office announced in a news release on Tuesday that officers saw a late model Ford flatbed heading westbound on I-40 on April 2nd, towing an ATV that was not properly fastened. During the traffic stop, deputies discovered 264.5 grams of methamphetamine, 3.7 grams of fentanyl, and numerous narcotics paraphernalia in the vehicle.

Asheville -- This week, Friday and Saturday,  the United States Billie Jean King Cup team will host Ukraine for the third time in five years Asheville to when it hosts Ukraine with a spot in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals.  The USTA has chosen Harrah's Cherokee Center to host the qualifying tie on April 15-16.

Buncombe County -- April 12, 2022: Planning on voting early? Bucombe County Officials have the information online
that you need to know before you go, even in real time! You can even find out online how many are in  waiting in line!
It becomes available from April 28 - May 14, 2022.

Buncombe County -- April 12, 2022a; On Tuesday, April 5, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved funding to bolster the County's cybersecurity program, accepted grant funding to improve public health outcomes for justice-involved individuals, and authorized financing improvements to the Asheville Regional Airport with the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds.

Asheville -- April 12, 2022: An Asheville man was arrested on Friday and is facing charges related to social media messages he directed at Bakari Sellers. Sellers is a South Carolina civil rights attorney, former  South Carolina House of Representative (D) member and now CNN analyst. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 11, 2022: A Proud Boys commander pleaded guilty to criminal charges
Friday for his acts leading up to and during the breach of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. 
The North Carolina defendant admitted to planning and taking part in the attack.

Boone -- April 11, 2022: In Wake County Superior Court on Wednesday, a Boone businessman pled guilty to felony tax charges brought by the North Carolina Department of Revenue. On April 6, 2022, Newland resident William David Gindlesperger, 58,

North Carolina News -- April 11, 2022: This week, the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program launched a campaign to crack down on speeding motorists. Through April 17, "Speed a Little, Lose a Lot" will increase law enforcement on

Asheville -- Monday, April 11, 2022: The City of Asheville announced changes in a bus route neginning Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The WE1 route between the ART Station and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Tunnel Rd. (Eastbound and

Asheville -- April 11, 2022: Police in Asheville are hunting for a pair of suspects who stole a woman's purse after pepper-spraying her in the eyes. Around 3 p.m. Saturday, APD officers were alerted to a robbery report in the 40 block of S. Tunnel

Asheville --  April 9, 2022: Officers from the Asheville Police Department arrested a man Wednesday evening for illegally possessing a firearm and a large quantity of "pink heroin."

Asheville --  April 9, 2022: The Asheville Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in identifying businesses
burglars fled the scene in a getaway vehicle with distinctive markings.