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Search continues for Candler man who went missing in 2023
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Buncombe County deputies renewed calls for information about a missing man who hasn't been heard from in a year. In a news release on Friday, July 12, 2024, the sheriff's office says 26-year-old Tyler Ashby was last seen leaving his Candler home exactly one year ago wearing black sweatpants and a shirt.
Weaverville Zips car wash receives 'serious violations' after employee entrapment death
ASHEVILLE - The North Carolina Department of Labor cited Zips Car Wash LLC with a “willful serious” violation along with three other violations on July 12 following the death of a Weaverville employee in January. Carolina Brea Franks, 26, of Weaverville, was pronounced dead on Jan. 14 by Buncombe County EMS after she “apparently (became) entrapped in equipment located within the car wash,” the Citizen Times previously reported. After her death, N.C. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...
Buncombe County assistant manager's husband cited with running illegal gambling house
ASHEVILLE - North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement has cited the husband of a Buncombe County public official with running an illegal gambling house near the VA Hospital in East Asheville — the same location where Madison County’s Board of Elections director was recently cited with gambling, according to court records. For at least...
3 attacked, beaten at Asheville ‘Palestinian Resistance’ event
The Asheville Police Department is ““investigating an assault that occurred” during an Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair seminar on June 29 at the West Asheville Library, the APD noted in a July 1 press release. After allegedly being attacked, violently beaten and dragged outside of the library, accusations...
Asheville Police Department Opens Broadway Public Safety Station Records Desk to Public
The Asheville Police Department is pleased to announce the opening of the records desk at the Broadway Public Safety Station. Staffing of the records desks aims to provide accessibility and convenience for North Asheville residents seeking to file police reports. Community members can now visit the Broadway Public Safety Station,...
'He believed he could save the world:' Hit-and-run victim's father speaks on son's legacy
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Alexander Rozos has always been an active person. "He was a walk-on athlete for any sport," said his dad, Michael. "You could put a golf club, baseball bat, anything in his hands. [Alex's] younger brother, Evan, idolized him. He regards any fitness advice that comes from Alex as athletic gospel."
Son of Holocaust survivor threatened following attack at Asheville library
Over the weekend, self-described “Zionist,” David Moritz, received an anonymous threat in the mail. It comes nearly a month after he and two others were assaulted while attending an event entitled “Strategic Lessons from the Palestinian Resistance.”. On June 29, Moritz attended the event along with Monica...
City’s anarchists? ‘They’re hypocrites!’ FOP leader declares, noting they say they want peace in Gaza, but (allegedly) beat up 2 local Jews, 79-year-old man
In the aftermath of an incident wherein two local Jews and their friend, a male 79-year-old cancer survivor, allegedly were attacked, severely beaten and dragged out of the West Asheville Library by participants in an anti-Israel event on June 29, Asheville FOP President Rondell Lance said of the perpetrators, “They’re hypocrites!”
Alcohol monitoring for some NC parents could save lives. Uncertainty about the law presents a roadblock
For months now, Michael Dean Smith said, he has feared his infant daughter will be hurt or killed in a drunk-driving related accident with the mother of his child behind the wheel. Smith, 34, of Waynesville, shares joint custody of his now 15-month-old daughter with Valery Francis, who has primary...
BCGOP chair found guilty of assault on a female school board member; no punishment meted out by court
The chair of the Buncombe County Republican Party was “found guilty of assaulting a female GOP school board member” during a July 8 trial in Buncombe County District Court, the Asheville Citizen Times reported on July 9. However, Buncombe GOP Chair Doug Brown “will likely face no punishment,...
‘More than just words on a sign’ Bridge dedicated to slain deputy
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Dedicated. Determined. Fearless. Practical jokester. Hero. These are just some of the traits those who knew and loved Deputy Ryan Hendrix remember him by. Now, a bridge that sees more than 20,000 travelers each day in Hendersonville will call on those passing by to stop and remember, if only for a moment, the sacrifice Ryan made four years ago.
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