An Amber Alert was issued today, Feb. 26, for Azalea Strifler, 15, a white female with blonde hair and blue eyes. Strifler is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs approximately 110 pounds.
Ashley Debra Neal, 30, has been found guilty by a jury on multiple counts related to a series of arsons in November 2021.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has dismissed the appeal of two journalists convicted of second-degree trespass in Asheville’s Aston Park after hours in December 2021.
One man has been charged and another is being sought in the bomb threat to the McDowell County Courthouse on Monday
McDowell County authorities are investigating another bomb threat at the McDowell County Courthouse.
A juvenile was arrested in the early morning hours of Feb. 14 in South Asheville for charges related to attempting to steal a motor vehicle and possession of contraband.
James Wesley Henry, 45 of Asheville, pleaded guilty today, Feb. 10, to one count of felony animal cruelty in connection with the fatal July 2023 stabbing of a dog named Beignet.
Brandon Scott Owenby, 44, was killed on his motorcycle Saturday afternoon in a collision off of Hendersonville Road in south Asheville. Stephen Michael Poandl, 44, was charged by the Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office for a misdemeanor death by motor vehicle on Feb. 10.
Here are some of the highlights, according to social media posts and news releases.
Authorities called it an isolated incident and said there was no threat to the community.