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Police: Man wanted for federal probation violation shoots victim in Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department identified the suspect in a shooting over the weekend and said they discovered the perpetrator was wanted. On April 20, police were called to Mission Hospital after a man with a gunshot wound arrived. Investigators determined the shooting occurred at an apartment complex on Atkinson Street.
Asheville’s homeless count climbs despite concerted efforts, new permanent shelter
Homelessness remains stubbornly high in Asheville, with the most recent official count showing the city had 739 people experiencing homelessness as of January 2024, up from 573, in 2023. The change is a 29 percent increase year over year. The number of people without shelter rose from 171 to 219,...
NC Lottery numbers for April 26: Did anyone win big?
Grab your your April 26 NC Education Lottery tickets to see if you took home one of the game's many prizes. Lucky For Life April 26 numbers The Lucky for Life winning numbers for April 26 were 3, 9, 21, 31 and 41, with a Lucky ball number of 8. ...
23 charged, 13 arrested after joint operation targets trespassing, theft, other crimes
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Nearly two dozen people were charged and 13 arrested after a joint operation between the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office and Asheville Police Department targeting reported crimes on the border of city limits. Police said the special operation was initiated after receiving community complaints about trespassing,...
Manheimer, fellow mayors to lobby for help on homelessness
(828newsNOW) — As issues surrounding homelessness vex local government leaders all across the country, Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer will join 51 other mayors in Washington, D.C., starting Sunday for three days of lobbying for federal solutions. Manheimer is part of a 52-member Homelessness Task Force for the U.S. Conference...
Parts of I-40 closed over weekend for construction
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Parts of Interstate 40 between Hendersonville Road and Interstate 26 will close this weekend, weather permitting, so contractors can start rehabilitating bridges and doing resurfacing work, the North Carolina Department of Transportation reported. The plan is to close I-40 West from Hendersonville Road (exit 50)...
Asheville Southside farm sees community support after housing authority pushes for removal
ASHEVILLE - After a wave of community input against a Housing Authority of the City of Asheville resolution that would replace a beloved community farm with a playground, Monique Pierre, president and CEO of HACA said she would work with the community to discuss the future of the farm, saying "there is a path forward." ...
Where do Asheville, Buncombe, Western NC high schools rank on US News & World Report list?
Where do public high schools in Western North Carolina rank among all high schools in the the state? The new, 2024-25 high school rankings from U.S. News & World Report's "Best High Schools in North Carolina" report is out. Key factors were used to determine each high school's placement, such...
Asheville police report citywide violent, property crime drop in first 3 months of 2024
ASHEVILLE — Crime in Asheville appears to be continuing on a downward trajectory set by a record drop in crime last year, based on crime data for the first three months of 2024 presented by the Asheville Police Department to City Council committee members. At an Environment and Safety...
Trailer released for 'Summer Camp,' filmed in Western North Carolina
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A new trailer for "Summer Camp," a movie filmed in Western North Carolina last year, has been released. The movie stars A-listers like Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, and Eugene Levy. "Summer Camp" was filmed at Camp Pinnacle in Henderson County in 2023. The...
Suspect arrested after deputy involved shooting in WNC
A Western North Carolina man is in custody after a deputy involved shooting there, earlier this month. As we previously reported, the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic violence call just before 5PM on April 6th.
Man arrested on drug trafficking, gun charges in Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department said they arrested a man on drug trafficking and gun charges on Monday. Police were conducting crime prevention on Haw Creek Road and Spruce Hill Court at around 5:20 p.m. Officers attempted to make contact with 35-year-old Parish Dewight Suber, but...
Family mourns death of 63-year-old Lake Toxaway truck driver, following fatal crash
Lake Toxaway's Carolyn Lynn McCall Lund who, according to her son, John Lund, was the first female to be hired as a truck driver at B&A Hyder Trucking Company in Hendersonville, died April 22 in a single-vehicle accident on U.S. 64 West near Rosman. According to North Carolina State Highway...
Asheville's long-standing Jacksons Western Store could be on the move
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A long-standing store along Interstate 240 could be on the move soon. Jackson’s Western Store has been in business for decades in Buncombe County. The plan is for that to continue, but not inside its current building located at 641 Patton Avenue, just off the Bowen Bridge.
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