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Elderly couple found dead following apparent murder-suicide, police say
WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) -- An apparent murder-suicide has left an elderly couple in Waynesville dead and police say the husband called authorities to tell them it was about to happen. Neighbors are calling the incident heartbreaking. The Hazelwood community of Waynesville is normally quiet. But shortly before 11 Friday...
Why Owen softball's Mia Roland's most important piece of equipment may be a notebook
BLACK MOUNTAIN — Swain County pitcher Rylee Rawls caught Owen shortstop Mia Roland off guard when she threw an off-speed pitch after fouling off three consecutive pitches in the bottom of the first. Roland swung early and chopped a ground ball to short. She reached first base safely on an error after the ball skirted through the shortstop’s legs. ...
Into the Tall Grass
An inexplicable darkness beckons from across a wooden footbridge over the Oconaluftee River in Cherokee. Several hundred feet of canopy stretch along the far edge of a sandy island: a thicket of 40-foot-tall bamboo. Stepping into the otherworldly tall grass feels like striding from the Blue Ridge Mountains onto another continent as the temperature drops in the dense shade.
Waynesville PD gets thumbs up to apply for federal grant for more officers
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Waynesville’s police chief wants to add more officers to his department. He could soon get some assistance from a federal program. The Justice Department announced the COPS grant program last winter. It includes $140 million for police departments across the country. The Waynesville Police Department is jumping onboard.
'Why Us Kids?' event: 11-year-old leads charge for better NC child mental health resources
FRANKLIN, N.C. (WLOS) — At only 11 years old, Gracie Parker is not afraid to push for more. Her mission is to bring additional resources, advocacy and trauma counselors and providers to children throughout the state, particularly in elementary school settings. For the second year, she has organized a...
Sylva Man Charged with Murder
Sylva -- April 24, 2024: Sylva Police Department confirmed the identity of the victim on April 9, 2024, in the recent suspicious death of 34-year-old Jessica Kirkland. The incident occurred on Clayton Street in Sylva on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at around 12:31 am. The police investigation into Kirkland's death...
Sylva Pride won’t apply again for parade permit; citizen group plans to march anyway
Sylva Pride says it won’t apply for another parade permit for its annual September event. The town council refused a road closure request by the nonprofit organization that organizes the annual LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in Jackson County. “While our Board of Directors strongly disagrees with this decision, we have...
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...
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