WE’LL UPDATE YOU BOTH ON AIR AND ONLINE AS WE LEARN MORE AND BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. THE CORONER’S OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED A CHILD WHO DIED DAYS AFTER A CRASH. OFFICIALS SAY THE CRASH ...

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 ...

CHEROKEE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Cherokee County man who says he “snapped” when he reportedly assaulted a 2-year-old child last year will be spending up to 15 years in prison, according to a ...

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 ...

A hiker found a human skull in a wooded area of Cherokee County, North Carolina, according to the sheriff's office. The skull was found in a wooded area off Burrell Mountain on Jan. 23. The area was ...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council has voted to amend Tribal Code to allow the sale of recreational marijuana, opening the door for North Carolina's first recreational marijuana ...

Since spring registration started Monday, it makes timely sense to start the year by recognizing one of the pillars of Cherokee, Clay and Graham counties. Since its humble start as a prison, and th ...