The Spindale Police Department is asking the community to stay on alert after a prisoner escaped from the Rutherford Correctional Center on Ledbetter Road Sunday.
The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a man was recently taken into custody nearly three weeks after being injured during a deputy-involved shooting.
The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office said a man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after a deadly crash that happened almost a year ago.
A coalition of conservation groups is suing the U.S. Forest Service, accusing the service of failing to protect endangered bats in a new forest plan for the Nantahala-Pisgah national forests.
On Tuesday Attorney General Josh Stein announced a settlement with Frontier Communications stating the internet service provider to invest $20 million to improve internet infrastructure.