The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office announced two major convictions this week in unrelated drug trafficking and child sex abuse cases.
Chantarica Nasha Matthews, 32 of Gastonia, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and multiple felony charges in connection with the death of a child
A Cherokee County detention officer was shot and killed Monday when a federal inmate overpowered him during a medical transport
The Asheville Police Department is investigating two separate gun discharges that occurred over the weekend. No injuries were reported in either incident, though both resulted in property damage.
Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran was suspended Friday after being arrested on multiple criminal charges
This is the second gunfire incident in this neighborhood this month, Asheville police said
Asheville police are investigating a shooting that left two people injured early Saturday morning at an apartment complex on Atkinson Street.
Gov. Josh Stein vetoed a bill that would have allowed most adults 18 and older to carry concealed weapons without a permit or training
A woman was arrested Wednesday night after a shooting at an Asheville apartment complex left another woman injured, police said.
According to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, Detention Officer Tauqullia King was charged on June 13.