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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man charged in McDowell bomb threat, 2nd person sought

One man has been charged and another is being sought in the bomb threat to the McDowell County Courthouse on Monday

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
McDowell County Courthouse cleared, no bomb found

McDowell County authorities are investigating another bomb threat at the McDowell County Courthouse.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Juvenile charged with vehicle theft, gun and drug possession

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.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man pleads guilty to felony animal cruelty after stabbing dog to death

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.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Update: Man charged in fatal south Asheville motorcycle collision

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.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Police blotter: Fatal crash, embezzlement, break-ins

Here are some of the highlights, according to social media posts and news releases.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Juvenile killed in shooting at Weaverville Walmart

Authorities called it an isolated incident and said there was no threat to the community.

Politics
1 year ago
Buncombe sheriff clarifies stance on cooperating with ICE

Following increased ICE activity since President Trump’s inauguration, Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin E. Miller explains his approach to dealing with agents of the controversial federal agency.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Danquries Green guilty of voluntary manslaughter, jury says

A surveillance camera at a downtown business captured video of Danquries Lamar Green shooting Jamel Ty’jon Grant.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Amber Alert for Asheville toddler cancelled, child found

Authorities have located 3-year-old Taj Massey after an Amber Alert went out to people in the Asheville area on Sunday morning.

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