Author: Living Legends
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing woman from Asheville. 29-year-old Sadie Tolley was last seen leaving her home on Jan. 9, 2025. She has green eyes and brown hair and is 5 foot 4 inches tall. Officials say Tolley was known to frequent the Pisgah View and Deaverview areas in Asheville as well as the Hickory area in Catawba County. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or (828) 250-6670.
NORTH CAROLINA (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Leadership in Raleigh is signaling they want to pass a bill allowing permitless concealed carry. Senate Bill 50, dubbed “Freedom to Carry NC” was filed late Tuesday by three Republican senators and has the backing of Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger. SB 50 allows North Carolinians over the age of 18 to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. There are some conditions, however. Those who have been convicted of a felony, dishonorably discharged, deemed mentally incompetent, or been convicted of driving under the influence within the last three years would not be…
Reports from locals and severe traffic congestion on the TDOT Smart Way map indicate a wreck occurring on Interstate 40 between Crab Orchard and Ozone possibly near mile marker 331, time undetermined. Motorists are advised to seek an alternate route of travel such as Highway 70.
SWANNANOA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The cab of an 18-wheeler, stuck in the Swannanoa River since Hurricane Helene made its way through western North Carolina, is now finally out of the water. Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with contractors and crews from Buncombe County Solid Waste Management, took part in the effort to get the vehicle removed. The work is a part of large debris removal taking place in the area. The Army Corps of Engineers has been taking part in various projects in Helene-affected areas for months, with much of the work focusing on right-of-way…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer was charged with child abuse, Chief Johnny Jennings said Wednesday. The charges come out of Iredell County, where Officer Matthew Michael was arrested on two counts of misdemeanor child abuse allegedly involving a juvenile member of his family while off-duty. Jennings says he was placed on administrative leave without pay pending an internal investigation. Man charged after shooting injures 19-year-old woman in north Charlotte: CMPD “CMPD takes all allegations of misconduct seriously, particularly those involving the safety and well-being of children,” Jennings wrote. Michael, 48, is out on bond, Iredell…
STANLY COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A popular Stanly County seafood restaurant is back open more than a year after it was destroyed by a large fire. Fans of Jay’s Seafood in Albemarle wrote on social media this weekend that the restaurant opened late last week and has been packed ever since. According to the restaurant’s Facebook page, it reopened on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 4 p.m. PREVIOUS: Four-alarm fire shuts down Albemarle family’s popular restaurant, Jay’s Seafood On Jan. 2, 2024, a four-alarm fire tore down the building. Fire crews used tanks to bring in 1,000 gallons of…
BBBTV12 – One man remains in custody at the Roane County Jail following an arrest by Rockwood police officer Jacob Cunningham in Knox County back on January 25th. A pursuit started from Delosier Lane in Rockwood and went all the way to Watt Road in Knox County before the vehicle was stopped after smashing into […]
BBBTV12 – One man remains in custody at the Roane County Jail following an arrest by Rockwood police officer Jacob Cunningham in Knox County back on January 25th. A pursuit started from Delosier Lane in Rockwood and went all the way to Watt Road in Knox County before the vehicle was stopped after smashing into […]
Bradford Wayne Wright passed peacefully in his sleep on January 30, 2025, at his home in Deer Lodge, Tennessee. He was 69 years old. He is survived by his loving wife, Dee Ann Wright, his sister, Cindy DeMange, and husband Craig, his children, Brad Wright, Jr., Tiffany Wright and John Cullen, Brittny Silva Wright, and […]
James “Cotton” England age 83 of Decatur, Tennessee died on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville. He was born on January 29, 1942 to the late Fain and Carrie CissonEngland and was a lifetime resident of the area. James attended school in Meigs County. He spent his whole working career in […]