CRIME & SAFETY

An arrest has been made after a road rage incident in Western North Carolina led to a shooting over the weekend. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office says, 27 year old Zachary Desmond Stewart of Canton, fired into another vehicle on I-26, Saturday.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Two years after a bicyclist was struck and killed in Asheville, police are urging anyone with information to come forward. A release from the Asheville Police Department (APD) says this week marks the second year of an ongoing investigation into a deadly hit-and-run. Officials say...

90-year-old Shi Ying Kuai faces charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a customer during a treatment session in August.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Fire Department announced that crews responded to an apartment fire in Asheville on Sunday. Officials said they responded to Lexington Avenue Sunday night after someone reported the fire. According to officials, they arrived at the scene and contained the fire to a dryer...

Asheville: October 2, 2023: Asheville Police Department's investigation continues into a fatal vehicle accident that. Around 3:51 pm on September 29, APD Patrol Officers responded to a car accident involving injuries on I-40 West close to the Brevard Road exit. According to the preliminary investigation, a 2006 Nissan Altima was...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office announced that a man was recently sentenced for a deadly 2021 shooting. Officials said Roy Forbes pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree murder. He was sentenced to 254 to 317 months in prison. Officers from the Asheville Police Department...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Volunteers are needed to help rebuild a park and playground in Asheville, NC, and honor the memory of a mother who was killed in 2016. Jones Park has been renamed Candace Pickens Memorial Park. The old park was demolished several years ago. Candace Pickens was pregnant...

Traffic on Interstate 40 was brought to a stop on Friday as first responders responded to a fatal wreck near the Brevard Road exit.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Fire Department said they were called to a house fire on Sunday afternoon. According to officials, crews responded to the 200 block of State Street and learned the house was uninhabited. At this time, no injuries have been reported and the fire has...

A suspect is in custody for murder after a deadly stabbing in Western North Carolina. As we previously reported, the Asheville Police Department responded to a reported stabbing on Smokey Park Highway just after 4AM, Wednesday.

North Carolina State Highway Patrol confirmed a pedestrian was struck and killed Tuesday night, Sept. 26, in Henderson County. Henderson County Sheriff's deputies were called at 8:15 to US-64 near Woodside View Drive where callers said a woman had been struck by a passing vehicle. Officials said Doris Ponder, 72,...

WLOS — A three-and-a-half-hour standoff with police ended with a suspect in custody Wednesday evening in Waynesville. Authorities say Darren Tate, 44, allegedly shot at neighbors and police before refusing to come out of a home on Prevost Street. Authorities were eventually able to access the inside of the house after deploying gas into the home. Tate was taken to the hospital with injuries including a gunshot wound.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The latest slate of vandalism in Asheville is part of a bigger issue, according to retail workers downtown. And they fear for the safety of their customers and themselves. Lexington Avenue’s Lou Lou Boutique Assistant Manager Kaitlyn Johnson was just showing up for what she...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Emergency crews responded to an incident on I-240 Wednesday morning, Sept. 27, at the Montford Avenue overpass in Asheville. A vehicle traveling on the highway hit part of the bridge, officials said. The right lane was closed for a time as crews and N.C. Department...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Following a review of a deadly crash that happened over the weekend, which occurred after a police-initiated traffic stop, the Buncombe County District Attorney's Office has found no wrongdoing by law enforcement. Asheville's police chief is also weighing in on the situation, providing more context to what he's calling a "tragic accident."

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Downtown merchants are worried after vandals smashed windows at three businesses along Lexington Avenue overnight. Employees nailed up a large piece of wood to cover the hole at longtime retailer Tops For Shoes. Downtown Books and News and Lou Lou were also hit. Other merchants...

ASHEVILLE — A man previously charged with driving while impaired and numerous other drug-related charges after a fatal head-on collision in December 2022 received an order for arrest after failing to appear in court, Asheville police warrants show, and appeared before a judge Sept. 26 in Buncombe County District Court.

Selene Thoms, an Asheville resident, was shocked when her vintage convertible was stolen in broad daylight as she was merely 100 feet away. The car, a distinctive sky blue 1990 XJS Jaguar convertible, was a gift from her grandmother for her 24th birthday.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An investigation is underway in Hendersonville after an employee was thrown from a car while following someone who was accused of stealing from a store. An officer with the Hendersonville Police Department (HPD) tells News 13 the incident happened around 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept....

Two individuals lost their lives during an incident in Asheville, North Carolina. They were identified as Darriann Chantel Waters, 32, and Maurice Dijon Jones, 30. The incident took place when the police attempted a traffic stop related to an ongoing assault investigation. A 2021 Dodge Challenger, suspected to be tied to the case, was the focus of the stop.