Local
2 years ago
Voters trickle in as early voting in Republican runoff continues

Early in-person voting is underway, but only a handful of local voters have turned out for the Republican runoff for lieutenant governor and state auditor.

Local
2 years ago
NAACP President considered for Hendersonville Council

Meanwhile, recently-resigned council member Debbie O’Neal Roundtree hints she is not done with politics.

Traffic was being diverted around 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, on Sweeten Creek Road near Mills Gap.
Local
2 years ago
Crash, diesel spill prompt detour on Sweeten Creek Road

Traffic was being diverted Wednesday on Sweeten Creek Road near Mills Gap following a truck crash and leak of diesel.

Brandon Lee Kerley
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Buncombe County man pleads guilty in motorcycle theft case

Brandon Lee Kerley will spend 22 to 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to numerous charges related to stolen motorcycles.

Housing
2 years ago
UPDATE: Panel enthusiastic about historic church as affordable housing

The Asheville Planning and Zoning Commission will consider a plan to convert Cappadocia Church into three residential units.

Wayne Franklin Rankin
Obituaries
2 years ago
Wayne Franklin Rankin, 1942-2024

Wayne Franklin Rankin, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away April 25, 2024, […]

Charlotte firefighters from Engine 7 bring flowers to a flag-covered Charlotte-Mecklenburg police vehicle at the North Tryon Station in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, April 30, 2024, where Charlotte-Mecklenburg Officer Joshua Eyer was stationed. Police in North Carolina say a shootout that killed several law enforcement officers, including Eyer, and wounded others began as officers approached a home on Monday to serve a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Local
2 years ago
Charlotte shootings shed light on fugitive task forces

The task force involved Monday is one of dozens led by the US Marshals to find fugitives and serve warrants across the country.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Swannanoa woman gets suspended sentence in felony hit-and-run case

A Swannanoa woman pleaded guilty Monday in a collision that killed the driver of a motorcycle in 2022.

A composite photo shows the four law officers killed on April 29, 2024, while a warrant was being served in the Charlotte area. From left are: Officer Joshua Eyer of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police; William Elliott and Samuel Poloche, both of the NC Department of Corrections and assigned to a U.S. Marshals Carolinas fugitive task force; and Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas M. Weeks.
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Fallen officers were tough, kind and loved their jobs, friends say

Friends remember the four officers killed in Charlotte Monday in the deadliest attack on U.S. law enforcement since 2016.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man pleads guilty to trafficking cocaine and firearms offenses

A man facing numerous drug and weapons charges pleaded guilty Monday to multiple felony offenses and was sentenced to more than two years in prison.