Month: September 2024

crime

Warrants released in new search for Asha Degree

September 16, 2024
Investigators believe 9-year-old Asha Degree was a “victim of homicide” when she disappeared from Shelby, NC in 2000, documents reveal. SHELBY, N.C. — Asha Degree was a “victim of homicide” and her body was “concealed,” according to search warrant documentation obtained by WCNC Charlotte on Monday.…
Education

Cornelius police investigating ‘situation’ at Bailey Middle School

September 16, 2024
CORNELIUS, N.C. — Students are being taken away from Bailey Middle School due to a “situation,” Cornelius Police said on Monday.  The Cornelius Police Department posted on X that it was aware of a situation at the school. Parents were directed to pick up their kids at the former Foamex plant at the intersection of Bailey Road and Old Statesville Road.…
home

New lawsuit in controversial Rock Hill arrest

September 16, 2024
ROCK HILL, S.C. — The brother of the man involved in a controversial arrest in Rock Hill back in 2021 is now suing the city and the former officer involved. Three years ago, Travis Price was slammed to the ground by then-officer Jonathan Moreno at a gas station in Rock Hill.…
crime

Mooresville woman killed in weekend hit-and-run

September 16, 2024
The suspect left the scene before police arrived. No arrests have been made. MOORESVILLE, N.C. — A woman was hit and killed by a driver in Mooresville late Saturday night, police said.  The crash happened around midnight Saturday night along Rocky River Road.…
crime

1 dead, 2 others hurt in shooting at southeast Charlotte rental

September 16, 2024
Officers found three people who had been shot at the rental property, which is on Hollow Drive. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person is dead and another two people are fighting for their lives in the hospital following an overnight shooting at a southeast Charlotte rental property, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. …
crime

CMS investigating threat against West Charlotte High School

September 16, 2024
Dozens of schools across the Charlotte area have received threats in the wake of the Apalachee High School tragedy. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Editor’s: Note: The attached video aired on Sept. 12. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is investigating an apparent threat against West Charlotte High School, a district spokesperson confirmed on Monday. …