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Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Asheville police, fire headquarters to remain open during downtown restoration

This summer, construction crews will begin a year-long restoration of the Asheville Police Department and Fire Station 1 headquarters in downtown Asheville. City officials stated that both services will remain active during the renovation.

Sign near a river warning of Riverside Park wave construction ahead with logos and safety icons, trees in the background
Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Woodfin police stopping Taylor’s Wave paddlers for safety talks

The $4.8 million Taylor’s Wave project is an eagerly anticipated installation for French Broad River kayakers, surfers and paddlers. However, until the river wave officially opens later this year, Woodfin police urge the community to stay safe and keep out.

Exterior rendering of Asheville Oakley Fire Station 9 in Asheville, NC, showing brick building with red bay doors and American flag on a clear day
Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Asheville officials reveal new design for Oakley fire station

City officials have unveiled the latest design concept for a new Fire Station 9, the center of the first phase in plans to modernize public safety facilities in the Oakley community of east Asheville.

Mugshot of a middle-aged man with a gray beard and mustache, wearing an orange jumpsuit, looking slightly upward.
Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
Man arrested after French Broad river rescue near Asheville

A man was arrested after a French Broad River rescue, but current charges involve threats, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer

Colby Saltz is charged with statutory sex offense with a child and sex act with a student.
Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
Henderson County school employee arrested on sex offense charges

Investigation centers on allegations of an inappropriate relationship between a school employee and student

Alexander Sherman McKenzie
Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
Man charged with attempted murder after I-40 road-rage shooting

Authorities say the suspect was arrested on Tunnel Road after a June 10 shooting near Patton Cove Road in Asheville

Sign for Pisgah View Apartments on a maroon board in front of a brick apartment building and greenery.
Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
Family seeks answers after missing Asheville woman found dead

Rachael Tuck death investigation continues after body found in vacant unit at Pisgah View Apartments

Person wearing a plaid shirt walking down an aisle in a grocery store, shelves stocked with products on the left.
Crime & Safety
4 weeks ago
Armed robber steals $400+ from Hendersonville Road convenience store

The Asheville Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in identifying an armed robber who held up a convenience store on Hendersonville Road this week.

Side view of a Buncombe County Sheriff's Office patrol SUV with emblem and gold stripe on the door edge
Crime & Safety
4 weeks ago
71-year-old dead after U.S. 70 incident, BCSO says investigation still in progress

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances around the death of 71-year-old Saeid Mohammad Khoshnoud, who was found with serious wounds along U.S. Highway 70 earlier this week.

Mugshot of a middle-aged man with short dark hair and a light beard, wearing a brown shirt, against a gray backdrop.
Crime & Safety
4 weeks ago
Asheville man pleads guilty to 10 counts of child sexual abuse

Bruce Ellison McCall, 65, plead guilty to five counts of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor and five counts of third degree sexual exploitation of a minor in Buncombe Superior Court earlier this month.