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Terrence Antonio Lucas
Crime & Safety
1 month ago
Asheville man to spend more than decade in prison in trafficking cases

Judge imposes consecutive sentences and $1.25 million in fines following two investigations

Buncombe County officials are exploring the creation of a single fire district tax rate for unincorporated areas
Community
2 months ago
Buncombe County explores single fire district tax rate

Officials say plan would not change 911 response but would shift how districts are funded

Asheville Senior Police Officer Debbie LeCroy and Officer Cora
Business
2 months ago
People (and dogs) at Work: A badge, a leash and a lot of love

Asheville police therapy dog Officer Kora transforms tense moments into opportunities for connection

Bryan George Coleman
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Swannanoa man arrested after multi-day crime spree

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office says suspect faces dozens of felony charges following multi-agency investigation

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Man gets life in killing of Arden convenience store manager

Former employee sentenced to life in prison for murder, armed robbery at Shell station on Sweeten Creek Road

Rodrigo Barrera-Lozada
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
UPDATE: Man charged with impersonating officer turns himself in

Authorities warn public not to approach 22-year-old believed to be armed

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
North Asheville man apprehended for child exploitation

The Asheville Police Department, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations, apprehended a North Asheville man for child exploitation following a months-long investigation.

The Asheville Police Department is exploring options for a temporary resource center in East Asheville as it prepares to be displaced from its Fairview Road location because of planned city building renovations.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Asheville police weigh new resource center as Oakley site faces closure

Tanger Outlets location to open in March, expanding APD’s footprint to six centers

Juan Ramon Juarez-Talamantes
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
DHS publicizes ICE hold months after detainer filed in Asheville child sex case

29-year-old charged with three counts of statutory rape has been held without bond in Buncombe County Detention Facility since arrest

An Asheville animal services vehicle and two city forensic vehicles are seen in the parking lot of an apartment complex off Merrimon Avenue Tuesday afternoon, where a man wearing a vest marked “POLICE” escorted individuals from the vehicles.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Police say Asheville operation was not ICE activity

Armed officers served federal warrants at Chestnut Street apartment building; one person taken into custody

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