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Crime & Safety
7 hours ago
Property tax scam prompts warning from Buncombe County officials

Tax departments from several North Carolina counties, including Buncombe County Tax Collections, have received reports of scammers contacting taxpayers about recent property tax legislation. 

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Crime & Safety
8 hours ago
Marion woman charged with felony after child tests positive for narcotics

Kayla Ann Russell, 35, was charged with felonies for fentanyl possession and exposing a child to narcotics.

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Housing
9 hours ago
Asheville housing authority to host free domestic violence awareness event

The Housing Authority of the City of Asheville will host a panel about domestic violence and the importance of safe housing for HACA residents, community partners and members of the public later this month.

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Crime & Safety
10 hours ago
Male juvenile wounded in Asheville apartment complex shooting

The Asheville Police Department is investigating the shooting of a juvenile last night at Hillcrest Apartments near the River Arts District.

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Crime & Safety
1 day ago
Asheville shooting left one injured, multiple vehicles damaged

The Asheville Police Department is investigating a shooting at Maple Crest Apartments at Lee Walker Heights that left a man with minor gunshot wounds and damaged multiple vehicles.

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Crime & Safety
2 days ago
Asheville police investigate third serious motorcycle crash since July 1

The Asheville Police Department is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist on Friday night. The accident is the third motorcycle-related crash and the second fatal motorcycle collision since July 1, 2026.

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Crime & Safety
2 days ago
Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office seeks information on 2 breaking and entering suspects

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for assistance identifying a pair of men suspected in a July 2 breaking and entering.

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Crime & Safety
2 days ago
Motorcyclist seriously injured in interstate collision with tractor-trailer

A motorcyclist was hospitalized today after a collision with a tractor-trailer on I-40 West.

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Crime & Safety
2 days ago
20-year-old motorcyclist dies after crash one week before 21st birthday

The Asheville Police Department is investigating a fatal vehicle collision that resulted in the death of Subastion James Samuel Cruz-Galyon, a 20-year-old motorcyclist from Canton, N.C.

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Crime & Safety
2 days ago
Victim identified in house fire homicide investigation

A man found dead in a Riceville home last week has been identified. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the Buncombe County Fire Marshal’s Office on an arson investigation.

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