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Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Asheville police investigate third serious motorcycle crash since July 1

The Asheville Police Department is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist on Friday night. The accident is the third motorcycle-related crash and the second fatal motorcycle collision since July 1, 2026.

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Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office seeks information on 2 breaking and entering suspects

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for assistance identifying a pair of men suspected in a July 2 breaking and entering.

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Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Motorcyclist seriously injured in interstate collision with tractor-trailer

A motorcyclist was hospitalized today after a collision with a tractor-trailer on I-40 West.

Green Hendersonville Rd street sign on a pole with yellow traffic lights overhead and blue sky behind.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
20-year-old motorcyclist dies after crash one week before 21st birthday

The Asheville Police Department is investigating a fatal vehicle collision that resulted in the death of Subastion James Samuel Cruz-Galyon, a 20-year-old motorcyclist from Canton, N.C.

White Buncombe County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle door with gold and black 'SHERIFF' lettering and sheriff badge visible on the side
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Victim identified in house fire homicide investigation

A man found dead in a Riceville home last week has been identified. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the Buncombe County Fire Marshal’s Office on an arson investigation.

Asheville City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a plan to relocate the Asheville Police Department’s West Asheville resource center from Haywood Road to the Tanger Outlets on Brevard Road
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Asheville explains decision to lease police space at Tanger Outlets

City responds to questions about public safety spending, West Asheville facilities and long-term capital planning

Charles Donald Wilson
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Patrons restrain armed man at Black Mountain restaurant, police say

The 76-year-old suspect is charged after allegedly threatening people inside the Trailhead Restaurant and returning with a firearm

Buncombe County Sheriff's Office
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Death in Riceville house fire ruled homicide, investigators say

Preliminary autopsy results led detectives to open a criminal investigation after a man was found dead during a June 30 fire

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Asheville teen shot in Hendersonville fast-food parking lot

Police say 15-year-old was shot late Tuesday night; no arrests have been made

A silver Nissan Rogue is sought by Buncombe County sheriff’s detectives in connection with a Swannanoa death now being investigated as a homicide. (Courtesy BCSO)
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Swannanoa death reclassified as homicide; BCSO seeks silver Nissan Rogue in case

Investigators say autopsy findings are not consistent with a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash

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