The “Picturing Appalachia” project brings old images into the present, sharing scenes of mountain life produced by some of the region’s earliest photographers.
Two Republican state senators are seeking funds for DWI toxicology and other case work at a new WNC crime lab in either Henderson or Burke county.
Michell Hicks, principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, spoke Thursday on some of the top issues facing the tribe.
Details on former APD evidence manager’s guilty plea emerge amidst lingering questions.
The second installment of our ongoing investigation yields additional records, while others remain unavailable. Newly released documents from Haywood County indicate concern over "missing items."
Our investigation continues into which WNC sheriffs will share key documents describing how they handle evidence. Two weeks since our first report, more sheriff's offices have released their policies, procedures and inspection records for t ...
After the sheriff denied and published the Cherokee Scout’s request, the paper withdrew it, apologized and accepted the editor’s resignation. Meanwhile, state legislation to bar the information from the public has been proposed.
“I’m hopeful we’re moving forward shortly” to conclude the investigation, Buncombe County District Attorney Ron Moore said Monday. But, he added, he plans to hold onto the Asheville City Council-commissioned audit of pilfered eviden ...
Chief William Anderson announced the hire, and said he now knows how evidence went missing and who is responsible. Meanwhile, he said, he’s still not seen the recommendations from a city-commissioned audit completed more than a year ago.
Details have been released on the proposed new lab, which would be located on the campus of the state-run Western Justice Academy in Edneyville, in Henderson County, a training facility. It would expand on the operations of the State Bureau ...
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