Oralene Anderson Graves Simmons, a Mars Hill native, was Mars Hill College's first Black student in 1961. She was honored at the MLK Candlelight Vigil.

Hundreds of arrests occurred in Mecklenburg County, and thousands of arrests were recorded elsewhere across the state, including Western North Carolina.

A man is facing deportation after he was convicted of attacking a person with a circular saw in Pickens, South Carolina. On Sept. 1, 2024, Maynor Geovanny Manzanares Romero went to the victim’s house ...

As family members mourn a "loyal" father and son, search warrants reveal more about his shooting death on Amboy Road in East West Asheville.

A death investigation is underway after a woman was found outside a rescue mission in Greenville, South Carolina.

A Buncombe County man has been ordered to pay a $1 million fine in addition to serving up to 16 years in jail after pleading ...

A man pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to a 2024 theft ring investigation in Buncombe County Superior Court. The ...

A Buncombe County sheriff candidate seeking nomination in the March Republican primary faces a Jan. 20 hearing on a formal ...

Buncombe County's district attorney ruled a Weaverville sergeant was legally justified for shooting a Walmart theft suspect ...

A man who has been in jail on an ICE detainer pleaded guilty to statutory rape after prosecutors say he lied about his age to ...

Edge pled guilty to multiple counts of trafficking in opium/heroin, trafficking in methamphetamines, conspiracy to traffic, ...

ASHEVILLE – River park restoration was considered among potential projects that could be pursued through county tourism dollars, with applications opening in April. This year will bring the second ...