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Mandy Kirkconnell – A Tragic Loss For The Asheville Community

Last Saturday morning, shortly before 3a.m., an intoxicated Jennifer N. Kessler, of Arden, drove her vehicle the wrong way on Interstate 240 in Asheville. As Kessler neared the Brevard Road exit, her vehicle collided head-on into a vehicle operated by Mandie...

Westville Pub Attack Creates Civil Liability

Tuesday night, a Candler woman, Jessica Renee Hall, 32, crashed her SUV into the barriers separating the outdoor patio from the parking lot at the Westville Pub in West Asheville. Hall intentionally rammed her vehicle into the huge metal radiators that create a wall...

Former Crew Chief Kohuth Cops Plea Deal

Former Nascar Ultra Motorsports pit crew chief, Timothy Kohuth, 49, pleaded guilty to 2nd Degree Murder last week in Iredell County Superior Court. As a result, he will spend at least the next 9 years in jail. The maximum he could serve is 12 years. The plea deal...

Supreme Court May Rock & Roll On Illegal Music Download Case

Over the last several years, the 4 big record labels (Sony BMG, Universal Music, Warner Music and EMI) have aggressively pursued file sharing companies like KaZaA and Grokster as well as those who downloaded the music for their personal use. The US Supreme...

NC Hospital Pays $15.5 Million For Antidote Overdose

A 21 year old woman walked into an emergency room complaining of having taken too much Tylenol for menstrual cramps. An emergency room doctor hooked her up to an IV that delivered a drug called acetylcysteine - the antidote for Tylenol overdose. The ER doctor had...

Juror Faces Criminal Contempt For Facebook Post

A young female juror near Detroit will face a contempt of court hearing this coming Thursday. Her crime? She defied a judge's Order that she not discuss the case on which she was sitting - a criminal trial against a 40-year-old Clinton Township resident...

Guilford Teen Charged With Texting While Driving & Hit And Run

As safety advocates and parents continue to preach the dangers of texting while driving, teenagers continue to test the texting laws to the detriment and harm of everyone else. Last week, Justin Wallace, a 19 year old Connecticut man, showed up in Superior Court to be...

Laura Fortenberry’s Death Should Lead Lawmakers To Change North Carolina Law

The recent death of a Gaston County teenager, Laura Fortenberry, age 17, should lead North Carolina lawmakers to change the current law regarding how long a convicted drunk driver must wear an ankle alcohol monitoring bracelet. Last Sunday night, on the...

Truck Strikes Motorcycle Near Rockingham, North Carolina On US 220

On Saturday afternoon, a pick-up truck driver failed to see an oncoming motorcycle before making a left hand turn and caused a severe collision. The pick-up truck driver, Doris Collins, 70, of Nicole Lane, in Rockingham, North Carolina was headed southbound on U.S....