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Asheville City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a plan to relocate the Asheville Police Department’s West Asheville resource center from Haywood Road to the Tanger Outlets on Brevard Road
Crime & Safety
4 days ago
Asheville explains decision to lease police space at Tanger Outlets

City responds to questions about public safety spending, West Asheville facilities and long-term capital planning

Charles Donald Wilson
Crime & Safety
6 days ago
Patrons restrain armed man at Black Mountain restaurant, police say

The 76-year-old suspect is charged after allegedly threatening people inside the Trailhead Restaurant and returning with a firearm

Buncombe County Sheriff's Office
Crime & Safety
6 days ago
Death in Riceville house fire ruled homicide, investigators say

Preliminary autopsy results led detectives to open a criminal investigation after a man was found dead during a June 30 fire

Crime & Safety
6 days ago
Asheville teen shot in Hendersonville fast-food parking lot

Police say 15-year-old was shot late Tuesday night; no arrests have been made

A silver Nissan Rogue is sought by Buncombe County sheriff’s detectives in connection with a Swannanoa death now being investigated as a homicide. (Courtesy BCSO)
Crime & Safety
6 days ago
Swannanoa death reclassified as homicide; BCSO seeks silver Nissan Rogue in case

Investigators say autopsy findings are not consistent with a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash

Overturned fire-truck on its side in a parking lot near a Wells Fargo, with firefighters and a police officer nearby.
Crime & Safety
7 days ago
Overturned vehicle causes traffic problems on Patton Avenue in Asheville

Police and emergency crews are responding to a crash that has partially blocked the Louisiana Avenue intersection

Star Grant
Crime & Safety
1 week ago
Star Grant murder case moves forward in Buncombe County court

Teen accused in Fairview triple homicide makes first appearance since indictments

Crews work on the new Buncombe County EMS East station in Swannanoa, a nearly $10 million project designed to expand emergency medical services and reduce response times.
Crime & Safety
1 week ago
$10 million Swannanoa EMS station aims for 2027 opening

Officials say the $10 million facility will reduce ambulance response times and strengthen emergency medical coverage

Crime & Safety
1 week ago
Asheville creates Housing Team to patrol public housing

Dedicated officers will focus on crime prevention, resident safety and vacant apartment security

Mugshot of a man with short hair in a brown shirt against a gray wall.
Crime & Safety
1 week ago
Asheville man sentenced to 20-29 years for sexual abuse of a minor

Cameron Lee McCullough, 34, was sentenced in Buncombe County Superior Court to a mandatory prison term of 240-348 months after pleading guilty to felony sexual exploitation of a minor.