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FLETCHER, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The Fletcher Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the driver of a truck involved in a road rage incident in a residential neighborhood on July 16. Officers responded around 4:24 p.m. to a report of a disturbance on North Sunberry Trail...

Nine people have been charged in connection to a fraud ring in Western North Carolina. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office says the operation involved checks that were stolen from the mail, washed and then stamped with the name of a suspect.

Maggie Sugg has lived in western North Carolina her whole life. She is from Asheville. Her family is still there, but she was in Boone and witnessed Hurricane Helene blow through. "It's weird because we have always studied other locations, coastal regions. I always thought we were safe here in...

A plan to develop nearly 10 acres of land in Black Mountain for the construction of 56 dwellings, including single family homes and duplexes, prioritizes affordable housing for local residents struggling to rebuild after Tropical Storm Helene. The development, proposed by Fuller Disaster ReBuilders, would utilize a...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – A woman was arrested for breaking into a church and removing items early Tuesday morning in east Asheville. Officers with the Asheville Police Department responded around 9:14 a.m. to investigate a breaking & entering call at a church on Oteen Church Road that occurred overnight....

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Authorities in Buncombe County are seeking the public's help in locating a woman who was last seen three days ago. The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office said Cheryl Hutcherson was last seen near Liberty Road in Candler on Monday, July 14. Deputies said she's often...

A suspect has been charged after a deadly crash in Western North Carolina. The Asheville Police Department responded to a crash on I-40 near mile marker 51, on the morning of July 6th.

ARDEN, N.C. (WLOS) — WARNING: This story contains disturbing content. Authorities have released a 911 call related to the killing of a woman at an Arden gas station Monday morning. "A man is strangling a woman at the Shell gas station right here at Sweeten Creek and Airport Road,"...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Three people were arrested after they were caught trying to break into a vehicle in West Asheville, the Asheville Police Department (APD) said via a press release. At around 3:57 a.m. on Thursday, July 17, APD officers responded to a call about a break-in on...

In an isolated stretch of Fairview, Jennifer Horton and her husband, Kamali, clutched their two frightened children as they rode on the back of a neighbor’s side-by-side utility vehicle. The initial hurdle was cleared: The Horton family had escaped their home, damaged by the onslaught of wind and rain...