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News -- April 19, 2022: United States Justice Department announced in a press release yesterday the sentencing of an Asheville man to over six years in prison. After obtaining a firearm through a straw buyer, an Asheville man was sentenced to more than six years in prison for illegal gun possession. Travis Shaqwann Fair, 32, of Asheville, was sentenced today to 80

North Carolina -- North Carolina Commerce announced on April 14, 2022, continued improvement in North Carolina's  innovative ranking nationwide. The state continues to improve its overall innovation capacity, moving up one spot in the national rankings, but the state still needs to stimulate more private-sector R&D, according to the most recent edition of a

Asheville -- April 18, 2022: Asheville Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying two suspects who broke into several automobiles in the south Asheville neighborhood around a week ago. At 10 a.m. on April 9, APD officers arrived to the 100-block of Julian Shoals Road to investigate allegations of five vehicles being broken into earlier that morning.

Asheville -- Apri 17, 2022 :  Asheville Police are seeking for the public's assistance in identifying a man who physically

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.