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Gravestone reading OLSON in a cemetery; inscription for Virginia Marie (Ginger) Sept. 13, 1953 – Apr. 15, 1973, with decorative top edge and grassy background.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Beneath the Blue Ridge: Could DNA still solve Asheville’s Virginia Olson cold case?

A new review of autopsy records and preserved evidence suggests modern forensic testing may still generate leads in the 1973 killing of a UNC Asheville student.

White Ford police SUV parked in front of a building with yellow police tape across the scene, 'POLICE' graphic on the side.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Police data shows mixed crime trends across Asheville area

March data shows upticks in some categories, declines in others across Buncombe and Henderson counties

Storefront window with a large blue portrait of a woman on the left, a car in front, and two people inside the yellow-lit space on the right (one bowing, one wearing a headscarf).
Crime & Safety
3 months ago
Man killed in Asheville officer-involved shooting identified

State investigators probe incident that left officer hurt on Hendersonville Road

White brick apartment building with a bright yellow front door and brick steps leading up to it, greenery on both sides, and a utility pole in the foreground.
Crime & Safety
3 months ago
Beneath the Blue Ridge: Detectives believed they were close to solving Virginia Olson’s killing

Records show investigators pursued multiple suspects, searched an apartment and once traveled west believing they were nearing an arrest in the 1973 killing of Virginia Olson.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is at the scene of a shooting that left a suspect dead and an Asheville police officer injured.
Crime & Safety
3 months ago
Suspect killed, officer injured in Asheville police shooting

Authorities say man opened fire on officers responding to Hendersonville Road call

Crime & Safety
3 months ago
Two men face multiple charges after Asheville drug arrests

Authorities seize fentanyl, crack cocaine and handgun in West Asheville cases

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Crime & Safety
3 months ago
Beneath the Blue Ridge: Inside the investigation of Virginia Olson’s killing in Asheville

He saw Virginia Olson alive that afternoon. More than 50 years later, he still wonders who else was in the woods.

Crime & Safety
3 months ago
Asheville Fire launches volunteer emergency response team shaped by lessons from Helene

Shaped by lessons from Helene and other disasters, Asheville Fire’s new CERT program focuses on preparedness and neighbor-to-neighbor support.

Crime & Safety
3 months ago
4 bicycle thieves nabbed after nearly $50K in losses reported

According to APD, drone technology supported the arrest of Dakota Edward M Kudlacik, 30, Victor Shane Slack, 55, Tyler Dane Sherrill, 42, and Marc Robert Irvine, 51.

Crime & Safety
3 months ago
Asheville delays vote on surveillance funding amid public concerns

Council sends federal grant proposal to committee for deeper review, community input

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