crime

Judge finalizes pre-trial motions, paving the way for jury selection in long-awaited murder trial. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The second day of the Brooks’ Sandwich House murder trial focused on one of the final pre-trial motions before jury selection got underway. Scott Brooks, co-owner of the beloved NoDa restaurant, was shot and killed in December 2019 while opening the family business early one morning.…

Police say 23-year-old Aaliyah Fortner was found dead in a home on Greenbrook Trail. No charges have been filed yet. GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Police are investigating a woman’s death at a home in Gaston County. Aaliyah Fortner, 23, died at home on Greenbrook Trail in Dallas on Thursday, Oct.…

BELMONT, N.C. — Three juvenile males have been arrested and charged in connection with an armed robbery in a shopping center parking lot in Belmont, police said. Officers with the Belmont Police Department responded to a report of an armed robbery at approximately 7 p.m.…

IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A man was arrested for allegedly assault after deputies responded to a domestic dispute and found a woman hurt in Iredell County on Saturday, Oct. 25. 35-year-old Joshua Anson Orner was arrested outside a residence on Mocksville Road. …