Local News

Macon County, NC -- May 25, 2022 : The Macon County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate the homicide of a woman reported missing on Friday May 20th.  

Macon County -- May 25, 2022: Charges have now been filed against two suspects in the case involving the individual reported missing to the MCSO on Friday morning. Following the missing person report being filed Friday morning information lead investigators to two specific areas of Macon County.

Asheville Police Department arrested a man Sunday for assaulting a female at gunpoint yesterday. Guffen Hearst of Georgia, was arrested late Sunday night for pointing a gun at a female in the 100 block of Atkinson Street on Saturday.

Raleigh -- Eastern District Attorney's Office announced Thursday, Reshod Jamar Everett, 36, of Cumberland County, was found guilty of six felony drug and firearm violations by a federal jury on May 10, 2022.

Raleigh -- May 23, 2022: Department of Justice U.S. Attorney Dean J. King Western District of North Carolina, 
announced  Thursday, Jordan Taylor Randall, 39, of Hendersonville, N.C., was sentenced to 20 years in prison for

Macon County -- May 21, 2021: Macon Count Layw enforcement announced on Saturday a  family member filed a "Missing Person" report with the Macon County Sheriff's Office on Friday after not hearing from his sister for several weeks.

Asheville -- May 21, 2022: Asheville Police announced detectives and officers from the Asheville Police Department worked together Thursday afternoon in west Asheville to apprehend a drug trafficker.

WNC Nature Center in Asheville annouces Endangered Species Day launches our ongoing partnership with ECO-CELL, which recycles electronics to help protect rainforests. Starting May 20, donate your old/broken items at our Front Entrance Ticket

Henderson County -- May17, 2022: The Henderson County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit launched an investigation into the recent sexual assault of a 5-year-old kid in Henderson County on Sunday, May 8th.