Crime

Jury finds Robert Durst guilty of best friend’s murder

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles jury convicted Robert Durst on Friday ...

Crime

Jeffrey MacDonald ends release appeal from infamous 1970 slayings

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — A former Army doctor convicted for the infamous 1970 ...

Crime

China Grove man jailed for possessing child pornography, assault, kidnapping

CHINA GROVE — A 50-year-old man faces a long list of criminal charges for possessing pictures and videos ...

Crime

Spencer man charged with rape

SPENCER — Police say a Spencer man faces four counts of rape for incidents with a 13-year-old victim. ...

Crime

Blotter: Boy served with juvenile justice petition for shooting

SALISBURY — Police say a juvenile will face charges in an accidental shooting on Maple Avenue that resulted in ...

Crime

Prosecution in Fishzilla murder case introduces more witness accounts, handgun used in shooting

SALISBURY — The prosecution on Thursday continued to build its case against Dedric Michelle Mason in an abbreviated ...

Crime

Sex offender faces new charges for living too close to Head Start in China Grove

SALISBURY — A convicted sex offender who lived near China Grove Elementary School and Westside Head Start was ...

Crime

Salisbury man wanted for August murder on Carpenters Circle

SALISBURY — Police say a 40-year-old Salisbury man faces charges for a Carpenters Circle murder in August. Police ...

Crime

Fishzilla murder trial continues with employee testimony, footage of deadly arcade shooting

SALISBURY — Curtis Quick said he was “bewildered” and “stunned” following a deadly shooting at Fishzilla Arcade in ...

Crime

Charges coming for two in altercation involving bag of cans, warning shot

SALISBURY — Two men will face charges for an altercation at a Julian Road hotel after using a ...

Crime

Jailed men charged with new crimes for assaulting detention center officers

SALISBURY — Two inmates at the Rowan County Detention Center face new assault charges after a dispute over ...

Crime

Blotter: Gold Hill man faces sex crime for incident with 15-year-old girl

SALISBURY — A 31-year-old Gold Hill man was jailed Monday for a sex crime after an incident with ...

Trial

Fishzilla murder trial begins with opening statements, testimony from victim’s longtime girlfriend

SALISBURY — Standing in a Rowan County courtroom Tuesday afternoon, attorney Ryan Stowe framed his client’s case as a ...

Crime

Child abuse, drug charges filed after traffic stop ends search for wanted man

SALISBURY — A man and woman were jailed early Tuesday for outstanding warrants, drug crimes and child abuse ...

News

Jury selection begins for murder trial of woman in fish arcade shooting

SALISBURY — Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of a Salisbury woman charged with second-degree murder ...

Crime

Blotter: Fayetteville man faces Rowan charges for cutting cables from radio tower, impersonating law enforcement

SALISBURY — A Fayetteville man faces a half-dozen charges after he allegedly stole cables from a radio tower ...

Local

Salisbury High student shot, killed after incident on Maple Avenue

SALISBURY — A 14-year-old Salisbury High student was shot and killed Sunday after a group of juveniles passed ...

Crime

Blotter: Gold Hill man arrested for possession of stolen vehicle from Florida

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday arrested a man for possessing a stolen vehicle from ...

News

Messages show fired Rowan medical examiner didn’t think hole in man’s head was bullet wound

SALISBURY — A former Rowan County medical examiner told superiors in June she saw a hole in the ...

Crime

Rowan County man charged with shooting home after being booted out

SALISBURY — A Rowan County man faces charges for shooting a home on Miller Road several times after ...

Crime

Blotter: Sheriff’s Office looking for truck in connection with storage unit break-ins

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a dark-colored Ford truck with a toolbox in ...

Crime

Davidson County deputy fired after assault on female charge

LEXINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy has been fired after he was accused of assaulting a ...

Crime

Kannapolis man charged after 2-year undercover drug investigation

Staff report KANNAPOLIS — A Kannapolis man is being held on $1 million secured bond after a two-year ...

Crime

Man wanted for murders in two North Carolina cities arrested

GREENSBORO (AP) — Police have apprehended a man wanted for homicides in two North Carolina cities over three ...

Crime

Salisbury Police Department investigating two catalytic converter thefts

SALISBURY — Two catalytic converters have been stolen from underneath automobiles in the previous week, according to the ...

Crime

Man accused of restraining girlfriend with tape faces kidnapping, assault charges

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces charges of kidnapping, rape and assault on a female after he allegedly ...

Crime

Rowan Sheriff’s Office looking for 21-year-old man after Woodleaf Road vehicle chase

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a 21-year-old man after a car chase ended ...

Crime

Salisbury man arrested for August Brenner Crossing murder

SALISBURY — Police arrested a 19-year-old Salisbury man on Tuesday for an Aug. 24 murder in Brenner Crossing ...

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