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Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Buncombe County man sentenced to 38-58 months after drive-by shooting

William Lopez-Hernandez has been sentenced to 38-58 months in the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction for his role in a targeted drive-by shooting at a classmate’s residence.

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
5 Asheville men arrested: Magic mushrooms and stolen motorcycle among confiscated items

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Community Oriented Policing team has arrested five individuals on felony warrants in West Asheville after receiving tips from the community.

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Asheville internet outage caused by vandals, Spectrum says

A Spectrum representative has confirmed that the Spectrum internet and phone line outage today was caused by a suspected “criminal attack” on London Road. The company has offered up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Buncombe DA clears Asheville officers in Westmont Commons shooting

Buncombe DA says officers were justified in June 7 shooting after man advanced toward them with an 8-inch kitchen knife

Emergency medical personnel and North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers respond Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, 2026, to a serious crash on Pisgah Highway near Mountain Home Drive in Candler.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
1 killed in crash on Pisgah Highway in Candler

The single-vehicle crash happened Tuesday morning near Mountain Home Drive, Highway Patrol said

Asheville police officers and forensic investigators process the scene of a deadly shooting along Biltmore Avenue and Short Coxe Avenue early Sunday morning.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Biltmore Avenue shooting: What police are and aren’t saying

Asheville police say suspects have been identified and a vehicle recovered, but questions remain about who was targeted, the motive and links to other shootings

Asheville police officers and forensic investigators process the scene of a deadly shooting along Biltmore Avenue and Short Coxe Avenue early Sunday morning.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Asheville shooting reward withdrawn after foundation says city did not respond

The Youth Peace & Justice Foundation says funds will now support victims and crisis response; Asheville officials say they did not receive a direct request

Asheville police officers and forensic investigators process the scene of a deadly shooting along Biltmore Avenue and Short Coxe Avenue early Sunday morning.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Police recover vehicle, identify suspects in Biltmore Avenue shooting

Asheville investigators say forensic evidence connects the deadly July 19 shooting to other gun violence incidents in Western North Carolina

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Pedestrian dies after Patton Avenue crash in Asheville

The Asheville Police Department is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision that claimed the life of an Asheville pedestrian earlier this week.

From left, Cross Beaver, Willie Byrd and Carmen Gillespie were convicted in connection with the 2021 shooting death of Boyce Shane Plemmons in Asheville.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Three sentenced in Asheville home invasion murder case

Officials say the case involved a break-in, armed robbery and fatal shooting of an Asheville man

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