Cherokee County woman embezzled nearly $1 million from WNC businesses

A woman was sentenced in Asheville’s federal court for embezzling nearly $1 million from Henderson, Transylvania and ...
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North Carolina inmate’s escape leads to detention officer’s death, car chase

CHEROKEE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — An inmate’s escape from a medical facility in Cherokee County resulted in the death of a detention officer, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office ...
WDEF

Firefighters respond to commercial fire in Cherokee County

Tens of thousands of chickens are feared dead after an egg farm caught fire in Cherokee County, North Carolina this morning.
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North Carolina jury convicts man in record meth case

Jury convicts Lars Prentice Johnson in Cherokee County’s largest methamphetamine case. Deputies found 38 pounds of meth and a conversion lab during a 2022 search. Johnson was already on probation in ...