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Life-size cow statue painted with white letters in a park, with the Museum of the Cherokee People sign visible across the street.
Crime & Safety
4 weeks ago
Cherokee police say ‘no imminent threat’ after mass violence threat

Earlier today, Cherokee, N.C., went into lockdown after Cherokee police received an anonymous call threatening mass violence. However, officials say there is no evidence of immediate danger.

Star Melody Grant, 16, and her co-defendant, 28-year-old Devan Oneal Loving, are charged in the May killings of Grant's parents, Travis and Kimberly Grant, and her grandmother, Sharon Grant, at the family's Ashworth Drive home in Fairview.
Crime & Safety
4 weeks ago
Juvenile law attorney weighs in on Star Grant murder case

Could a 16-year-old charged in a triple homicide case be moved back to juvenile court? One legal expert explains what’s possible under NC law.

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Crime & Safety
4 weeks ago
Fairview triple homicide: UNC law professor breaks down juvenile justice rules

Star Grant, 16, faces adult murder charges; UNC expert explains how North Carolina law applies

North Carolina SBI's Strategic Swat Unit surrounding the home in Asheville where the two inmates were located.
Crime & Safety
4 weeks ago
Escaped Vance County inmates captured in Asheville after nearly weeklong manhunt

Michael Miles Jr. and Lishawn Knott had been on the run since June 3

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Crime & Safety
1 month ago
Asheville police investigating three unrelated weekend gunfire incidents

The Asheville Police Department is investigating three different gun discharges that occurred between Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6.

John Wesley Burleson
Crime & Safety
1 month ago
Man gets more than a decade in Weaverville armed robbery case

Defendant threatened CVS pharmacy staff with knife during 2025 robbery, prosecutors say

Crime & Safety
1 month ago
Trio arrested after Bent Creek home break-in, BCSO says

Investigators say search warrant at Candler home uncovered stolen property along with meth, marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms

Crime & Safety
1 month ago
Asheville police shoot knife-wielding man at Westmont Commons apartment complex

Suspect remains in critical but stable condition after reportedly charging officers with a knife, police say

North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers and emergency responders work the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Monte Vista Road in Candler on Sunday morning.
Crime & Safety
1 month ago
SUV crashes off Monte Vista Road; one person taken away in handcuffs

Emergency crews spent more than an hour clearing the scene near Bascom Lane in Candler Sunday morning

Firefighters on an aerial ladder in front of a brick building, with onlookers and two red fire trucks nearby.
Crime & Safety
1 month ago
Fire at 131 Main brings emergency response to Biltmore Park

A fire broke out this evening at local restaurant 131 Main in Biltmore Park, bringing emergency response vehicles to the area.

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