CRIME & SAFETY
Suspect in Asheville weekend shooting arrested in Henderson County
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The lead suspect in a shooting over the weekend in the Hillcrest community of Asheville was arrested Wednesday, April 24, in Henderson County, thanks to multiple agencies working to apprehend the 23-year-old man who, it turns out, was wanted for federal probation violation. Juve Markie...
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,...
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...
UPDATE: Henderson County man safely located, officials say
HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — UPDATE: The Henderson County Sheriff's Office says Michael Westlake has been safely located. The Henderson County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help locating a missing man. They say 58-year-old Michael Westlake, of Hendersonville, was reported missing on April 20,2024. Officials say he...
Highway Patrol: Driver identified in fatal dump truck crash on U.S. 64 in Rosman
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has released the identity of the dump truck driver who was killed in a single-vehicle crash on April 22 in Rosman. Sgt. Jim Contas told the Times-News on April 24 that the woman has been identified as Carolyn McCall Lund, 63, of Transylvania County. He said the call about the accident came in at 12:37 p.m. April 22, and that the accident happened on U.S. 64 West in Rosman near Silversteen Road.
Family of victim in fatal New Leicester Highway motorcycle crash speaks after guilty plea
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The driver who caused a fatal motorcycle crash nearly one year ago pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter this week, and now the victim's family has spoken out. Cody Lewis, 30, was driving his motorcycle on New Leicester Highway on May 9, 2023, when he was...
Suspects shot at cameras, safe during convenience store break-in, employees say
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville police are investigating a break-in at an Ingles convenience store on Tunnel Road. Employees told News 13 that the break-in happened late Sunday night into Monday morning, with two people coming in with AR-15 guns and shooting up the convenience store. Luckily, no one was there at the time.
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.
Asheville police seek missing woman last seen over 2 weeks ago
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing woman last seen earlier this month. Police say Amber Nicole Montana, 39, was last seen on April 4, 2024, in the area of 3 South Tunnel Road. She's described as a white female,...
Man sentenced for threatening woman with knife during robbery in Buncbome Co.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office announced that a man was recently sentenced for stealing a woman’s car in 2023. Officials said 53-year-old Bobby Darnell pleaded guilty to robbery with a dangerous weapon and obtaining property by false pretense. According to officials, deputies...
No charges for group seen pulling bear cubs from tree, posing for pictures
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The North Carolina Wildlife Commission gave an update on a viral incident involving bear cubs. The commission said officers will not file charges against the people seen handling bear cubs and posing for photos with them. "Officers with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission have investigated this...
Coral Springs retired police chief conducts active shooter training to Hendersonville PD
On Valentine's Day in 2018, Tony Pustizzi was the police chief of the Coral Springs Police Department when the unthinkable happened. A gunman opened fire in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and by the time it was over, 17 people were dead, making it the deadliest high school massacre in United States history. The gunman was later identified as Nikolas Cruz, who was convicted of 17 counts of premeditated first-degree murder and was given 34 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.
Online petition calls for charges against NC group caught on camera pulling cubs from tree
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) -- A group of individuals are pushing for charges to be filed days after the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission determined there would be none against a group caught on camera pulling bear cubs from a tree. Last week, a group was seen on video pulling...
Three months into added sheriff's deputy patrols, downtown workers seeing benefits
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — It’s been nearly three months since the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office started putting patrols in the busiest parts of Asheville on Friday and Saturday nights. Since then, the office has been seeing encouraging statistics about the initiative. The need for something like this...
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