Crime & Safety
1 month ago
2 students hit by vehicle at Buncombe County bus stop

Driver returned to scene after brief departure; both students hospitalized with minor injuries, officials say

Crime & Safety
1 month ago
Power and peril: Fire risks behind everyday devices

From e-bikes to EVs, lithium-ion batteries are powering modern life — but one spark or puncture can turn convenience into catastrophe. Asheville’s fire experts explain how to stay safe

Road Closed sign
Crime & Safety
1 month ago
UPDATE: Mills Gap Road reopens after fatal crash

Police urge drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes

Crime & Safety
1 month ago
No charges filed in Buncombe County shooting

Sheriff’s office says deadly force on Kreston Drive was used in self-defense

Crime & Safety
1 month ago
Massive traffic pileup on I-26 following Skyland crash

Eastbound motorists on I-26 should be advised of a large traffic jam following an accident between the Asheville Regional Airport and Brevard Road exits.

Crime & Safety
1 month ago
Buncombe County man dies in shooting near Madison County line

Investigators say Wednesday’s deadly incident on Kreston Drive was isolated, no ongoing threat to public

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
APD to participate in statewide crash reduction safety campaign

Organized by the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program, Operation Crash Reduction will run from Oct. 6-12.

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Swannanoa man convicted of assaulting officers during Trump event

Swannanoa man guilty of assault after pulling knife near rally crowd that included child and veteran

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Mistakenly released Buncombe detainee back in custody

Sheriff’s Office apologizes, calls incident ‘serious institutional failure’

Diandra Haleigh Fuhr-Farlow
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Asheville mother sentenced in infant daughter’s death

Diandra Fuhr-Farlow took plea deal, testified against child’s father who was convicted of murder