Swain man convicted in drug trafficking case

District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch today said a Haywood County jury recently convicted a Bryson City man on seven criminal charges in connection with trafficking in illegal drugs. 

Convicted felon sentenced for trafficking fentanyl

John Edward Bradley, 50, of Cherokee, was sentenced to seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. 

Man sentenced to 15 years for extreme child abuse

District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch announced that a Cherokee County man pleaded guilty to intentional child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury. 

Wastewater monitoring offers reliable health data

If you want to know whether COVID-19 infections are rising or falling, look to the sewers. Wastewater monitoring (also known as wastewater surveillance or wastewater-based epidemiology) offers a novel way to monitor the health of a population as a whole.

October jail death confirmed to be overdose

Autopsy results for the October death of a man in custody at the Jackson County Detention Center confirm that he died of a drug overdose. 

A somber journey: After losing son over a decade ago, Waynesville man still seeks solace

The endless war: How drugs come into WNC and what, if anything, can be done about it

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