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Crime & Safety
2 months ago
APD charges 28-year-old woman with felony assault in downtown shooting

Asheville Police Detectives have charged a second person, Ashonta Foursha Basnight, 28, in connection with the March 8 shooting on North Lexington Avenue.

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Missing person: APD seeks help locating Gerald Bethel Colwell

The Asheville Police Department is asking for help locating Gerald Bethel Colwell, 60, who was reported missing on March 18, 2026.

Garland William Kuykendall Jr.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Guilty plea gets Asheville man 30 years for killing

Garland Kuykendall Jr., 57, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in March 2024 shooting at Compass Point Village

Community
2 months ago
Weaverville names new fire chief with 30+ years experience

After a nationwide search, Ray Canafax has been named Fire Chief of the town of Weaverville, bringing more than 32 years of fire experience to the position.

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Asheville man arrested for shooting into occupied vehicle

Michael Adarius Cornett, 37, was arrested after firing a gun into an occupied vehicle last Saturday. No one was injured during the incident, which took place around 6:21 a.m., Saturday, March 14 on Fairview Road.

Troy Daniel Pipkin pleaded guilty to incest and failing to register as a sex offender.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Asheville man pleads guilty to incest, sex offender registration violations

Pipkin sentenced to two consecutive prison terms of 21 to 38 months each in case involving disabled victim

Carl Dennis Buckner entered guilty pleas to attempted statutory sex offense and indecent liberties with a minor in Buncombe County Superior Court
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Buncombe County man gets 12+ years for sex crimes involving minor

Victim granted lifelong protection order; man must register as sex offender for 30 years

Black Mountain Public Safety firefighter fire station police
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Black Mountain moves public safety staff after building deemed unsafe

Fire, police staff relocated as officials assess structural damage and next steps

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
APD launches St. Patrick Day ‘Booze It & Lose It’ campaign

The statewide traffic enforcement effort is engineered to reduce the dangerous consequences of impaired driving through an increased police presence from Monday, March 16 to midnight on Sunday, March 22.

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
19-year-old Lexington Avenue shooting suspect surrenders

Calobe Leo Workman, 19, has turned himself in after a downtown shooting last week which left nine people injured.

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