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Ryley Ober

Bloomington

Public Safety Reporter at Asheville Citizen Times

public safety reporter @asheville | previous roles @arnoltcenter @courierpress & @newsdecoder | bylines in @USATODAY @blueridgenow @idsnews | [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ryley Ober

    An unarmed Murphy man who was shot in the chest by three Cherokee Indian police officers has won a multi-million-dollar settlement in his federal lawsuit. On May 20, Jason Harley Kloepfer reached a $10 million settlement with Cherokee County and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians — who have their own tribal police force — more than two years after he exited his home with both hands raised and was met with a slew of gunfire.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ryley Ober

    ASHEVILLE - City police say a pedestrian walking in the center line of Swannanoa River Road was killed by an impaired driver in the early morning on Memorial Day. Asheville Police Department patrol officers responded to a crash in East Asheville near the 115 block of Swannanoa River Road around 12:48 a.m. May 26.

  • 2 weeks ago | eu.blueridgenow.com | Ryley Ober

    State audit finds Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office owes thousands to former detaineesASHEVILLE - A recent investigation by the state auditor found the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office owes thousands of dollars to former jail detainees, according to a copy of the report.

  • 2 weeks ago | blueridgenow.com | Ryley Ober

    The state auditor launched an investigative audit into the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office after receiving a tip that the agency was not returning detainee funds when they were released from custody. The audit found the sheriff’s office failed to return a total of $19,272 to 914 people. The report showed 72% of detainees with an account balance as of April 30, 2024, had already been released.

  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ryley Ober

    ASHEVILLE - An Asheville woman faces a felony charge after she allegedly drove several miles following an accident on Tunnel Road that left a pedestrian dead May 21. At 9:18 p.m. Wednesday night, North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to a crash involving a pedestrian just outside Asheville city limits on U.S. 70, also known as Tunnel Road, according to Sgt. Haley Onderdonk.

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13 May 25

RT @lisasorg: Horne won the contract for #WNC disaster recovery worth $81m. Jonathan Krebs,top advisor to @NC_Governor used to work for th…

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4 May 25

RT @feliciasonmez: "We had everything taken from us because of a natural disaster, and now humans are doing the same thing." Incredible re…

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Ryley Ober @ryleyober
2 May 25

RT @feliciasonmez: 'Democracy dies in silence:' Hundreds rally against Trump policies at Asheville's May Day. By ⁦@ryleyober⁩: https://t.co…