Local News

Asheville --  May 11, 2022: An investigation involving an arrest by Asheville Police Patrol Officers responding to a commercial larceny Sunday night resulted in many counts of larceny and breaking and entering for a couple of thieves in other cases.

Asheville, NC --  May 10, 2022: Asheville Police Department is requesting the public’s help in locating a missing person.

Asheville --  May 9, 2022: Detectives and officers with the Asheville Police Department apprehended a man in west Asheville on Thursday evening for trafficking drugs and possessing a stolen weapon.

Buncombe County -- Buncombe County Community News May 5, 2022: Federal funding will continue to make a local impact as the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved $4.8 million for three projects aimed at increasing affordable housing and Pre-K availability.

Buncombe County -- May 5, 2022:  Buncombe County Anti-Crime Task Force (BCAT), with the help of the Buncombe County Sheriff's Community Enforcement Team (SCET), served a search warrant at 43 Rector Street in Asheville on Tuesday. Four firearms, Fentanyl, Morphine, Oxycodone Hydrochloride, and numerous drug paraphernalia were discovered during the

Buncombe County -- May 5, 2022: The FBI and Buncombe County Sheriff's Office recovered 1.1 pounds of fentanyl, a weapon, and $1,136 in US currency from 258 Magnolia Way in Leicester after a months-long investigation based on community concerns.

Buncombe County -- May 3, 2022: Buncombe County Health and Human Services As of today, there have been 53,072 total cases of COVID-19 in Buncombe County and the current case rate is 136 per 100,000. This is an increase from last week’s case rate of 94 per 100,000.

Raleigh -- May 3, 2022 Press Release Governor Roy Cooper's Office: Governor Roy Cooper and state health officials are encouraging North Carolinians to seek treatment quickly if they get sick with COVID-19. FDA authorized treatments that can lower the risk of hospitalization and death are widely available. These treatments must be administered early, some within 5

Asheville -- May 3, 2022: After discovering a little kid murdered in an area hotel room Monday afternoon, Asheville Police Department investigators charged a mother and grandmother with murder and felony child abuse. Around 3:10 p.m. on
May 2, 2022.APD Patrol officers were summoned to the Rodeway Inn and Suites on Crowell Road in west Asheville for a welfare check.