News Staff RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed the state budget into law Monday and state employees are feeling shortchanged. Cooper had faced calls from some state workers to veto the spending plan because raises don’t keep up with the rate of inflation. Republicans crafted the $27.9 billion budget proposal behind closed doors, and … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – An undercover investigation netted Haywood County authorities multiple arrests and over two pounds of drugs. The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office said they seized 2.75 pounds of drugs in less than 30 days, and nearly a dozen people were taken into custody, with over 50 charges between them filed, according to … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – A Haywood County man will spend more than a decade behind bars for a fatal shooting two years ago. Kevin Carey has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the death of Brandon Carter, 24, of Canton, on May 4, 2020, at a home in the Shadow Woods subdivision off Ratcliff … Read more
Mountain bikers may rejoice at the news that there are new trails coming to Cherokee. Five years after the completion of the original Fire Mountain biking trail system, EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Operations and EBCI Project Management have started work to more than double the trail network on the Qualla Boundary. The project … Read more
CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) – The town of Canton will soon have a newly recruited K-9 officer on the force. Officer ‘Riley’ will begin training with Current K-9 officer “Champ” who is nearing retirement age, Canton Police Department said in a release on Friday, July 8. K-9 Riley and his handler should be ready to report … Read more
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – A new recruiting video is offering incentives for people to apply to the Waynesville Police Department. The Waynesville Police Department hopes to land officers with the new campaign to hire officers posted on the department’s Facebook page, which boasts a starting salary $40,500, and a long list of other benefits. There … Read more
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – A man died early Sunday morning after being shot multiple times in next door Asheville. The Asheville Police Department said officers were patrolling downtown around 2:20 a.m. when they heard gunshots and saw people fleeing from Spruce Street north of College Street, where police found 24-year-old Jamel Tyjon Grant lying on … Read more
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – Waynesville leaders are formally calling on the North Carolina Department of Transportation to put the South Main Street makeover back on the road project to-do list. Waynesville leaders want S. Main Street renovations, stuck in limbo for nearly 15 years, to take priority over the Russ Avenue project. The NCDOT removed … Read more
It was a battle of strength this weekend as area police and firefighters joined forces to take on a 30-ton fire truck Saturday [July 9] all for a good cause. The Waynesville Police Department, Waynesville Fire Department and Haywood County Sheriff’s Office took part in the event where first responders pulled together to pull the … Read more
State assistant district attorneys in Haywood County successfully prosecuted several residents last week for trafficking illegal drugs, as part of a targeted effort to take dealers off the streets. Two Macon County men pleaded guilty to drug-related crimes, dating back to 2019, one of whom was sentenced to up to 93 months, with the second … Read more