A North Carolina woman has been charged n the death of a 21-year-old woman with cerebral palsy who was left unattended in a car for nearly five hours, police said.High Point police say the woman, whose name was not released, was under the care of Briea Askew, 29, of Greensboro on Aug. 10, news outlets … Read more
A Buncombe County woman has been sentenced to more than a year in prison in an elder abuse case.The district attorney said Rachael Scott used a Taser on her mother and assaulted her. He said Scott also stole her mother’s bank card and used it without her permission.Scott, 50, of Black Mountain, will spend at … Read more
The playground near the Ira B. Jones Elementary School in Asheville is closed, officials said Tuesday, Aug. 24The closure of the Jones Park playground comes after the playground ranked 14.7 out of 100 in a safety inspection.A total of 59 issues were found with the playground, including ADA accessibility, drainage and deterioration of equipment.A school … Read more
Asheville police have issued a warning after a TC Roberson student was hit while using the crosswalk Tuesday after school.”We’ve gotten so used to not seeing kids on the streets, in crosswalks and in school zones, and we just have to be aware that kids are back in school now, and we have to do … Read more
CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) – An incident at Evergreen Packaging, also known as the Canton Paper Mill left two workers hospitalized. A public information officer with the N.C. Department of Labor (NCDOL), said the department’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division is looking into what’s being described as a “flash fire” that happened Wednesday morning at … Read more
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – A seasonal worker helping with the Haywood County fair has been sent to the hospital after part of a ride he was setting up fell on him. Haywood County Deputy Eric Batchelor, who was at the fair grounds Monday evening, said the worker was placing jacks on the ride’s transport … Read more
PISGAH, N.C. (August 24, 2021) – The devastating storm that hit western North Carolina last Tuesday, Aug. 17 had a major impact on two facilities operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education is currently closed to the public and all classes are suspended until further notice. The Bobby N. … Read more
CRUSO, N.C. (WLOS) – ‘I went under and the current just got me.’ That’s what a Haywood County woman said after she was swept away by floodwaters last week and lived to tell her story of survival. Michelle Rice’s home off U.S. 276 in Cruso took a direct hit from Tropical Storm Fred, and as … Read more
Some Jackson County residents struggling to pay rent during the pandemic are getting a helping hand. The CDC has issued a new moratorium on evictions throughout the country and tenants can not be thrown out for nonpayment of rent, Pisgah Legal Services’ Homelessness Prevention Program staff said. The CDC’s previous moratorium lapsed July 31, leaving … Read more
A SC home health aid has been apprehended at a Jackson County hospital in connection to the disappearance of a 70-year-old woman. Elizabeth Catherine Carserino, 53, was arrested on Aug. 7, two weeks after Lynn Gay Keene was reported missing by family members. Carserino was the eldery womans live-in caretaker. While searching the home, investigators … Read more