Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Authorities investigating area man’s fall from Myrtle Beach hotel

A Hendersonville man died in a six-story fall early Sunday after gunfire rang out in a hotel room in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, police said in a Facebook post.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Deceased person identified in officer-involved shooting in Henderson County

Authorities have identified a person killed Saturday in a shootout with Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
DWI arrests are surging in Fletcher; Police Chief credits ‘diligence’

The Town of Fletcher set a high mark for DWI arrests in 2023 and is on pace to shatter those figures again in 2024, Police Chief Daniel D. Terry told 828newsNOW on Monday.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man sentenced after plea to drug, gun and alcohol charges

An Asheville man was sentenced Monday to almost three years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of felony trafficking in cocaine, one count of misdemeanor carrying a concealed gun and one count of possession of an open container.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man pleads guilty to setting fire at Asheville Outlets in 2023

A man has pleaded guilty to an arson-related charge in connection with a Jan. 11, 2023, fire at Asheville Outlets.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man pleads guilty in 2021 Asheville break-in, stabbing case

A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to multiple charges including felony assault with a deadly weapon related to a 2021 incident when he was accused of kicking through the door of his former partner’s apartment and stabbing a man who was inside.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Brevard College employee charged after lost Whitman book hit eBay

Police recovered a $100,000 1st edition of Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” and arrested a man who said he had it “stored” at home.

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Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Student charged in fatal weekend crash at I-40 off-ramp

An 18-year-old driver is facing a charge of reckless driving and two counts of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle in connection with a crash Saturday night at an off-ramp to Interstate 40 in Asheville.

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Crime & Safety
2 years ago
UPDATE: Asheville police investigate a spate of drive-by shootings

Police are asking for the public’s help to investigate a spate of drive-by shootings that have damaged property.

Black Mountain Police Chief Steve Parker says his headquarters is cramped and obsolete, but Mayor C. Michael Sobol isn't convinced it needs to be replaced.
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Cramped, often flooded, is town’s police HQ due to be replaced?

Black Mountain’s police chief says his headquarters is cramped and obsolete, but the mayor isn’t convinced it needs to be replaced.