Crowe found guilty of breaking into a home

  Macon County jurors found a man guilty last week of breaking into a home in December 2019 in the Nantahala community, District Attorney Ashley Welch said. After being found guilty, Andrews resident Jon Crowe, 47, received an added sentence enhancer for habitual...

Kayaker drowns in Oconaluftee River near Smokemont

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers were assisted by emergency responders from Cherokee Fire & Rescue, Cherokee Tribal EMS, and the Cherokee Indian Police Dept., in the recovery of drowned kayaker, Megan Thompson, age 34, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio...