North Carolina man who once won a reprieve on a murder charge has been denied...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) – A Davie County man who once won a reprieve in appealing his murder conviction has for now lost a bid to get out of prison. Lawrence C. Coleman (NC DOC) Lawrence C. Coleman,...
View ArticleNorth Carolina couple gets life in prison for killing pregnant woman, hiding...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A jury has found a Wake County couple guilty of the killing of a pregnant woman. Brittany Samone Smith, 26, was six months pregnant with a boy when she was reported missing in...
View ArticleMan charged with murder after remains of missing man found on Everidge Road...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Winston-Salem law enforcement officials charged a man with murder after excavators began digging on Everidge Road during an investigation earlier this month. The...
View ArticleMount Airy man accused of killing man with crossbow
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (WGHP) -- A Mount Airy man was arrested after a man was fatally shot by a crossbow on Monday, according to a Surry County Sheriff's Office news release. Around 11:16 a.m., the SCSO...
View Article6 dead in South Carolina murder, fire; family member charged
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Bond was denied Monday for a man accused in a Colleton County, South Carolina murder and fire investigation. Agencies responded to a house fire on Folly Creek Lane in...
View Article'I still don't believe it': Family of Winston-Salem woman allegedly killed by...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) -- Sharon Ross' sister says she was a wonderful sister, friend and mother. Sharon was shot and killed over the weekend in Winston-Salem. Police say her son, 21-year-old...
View ArticleMan accused of killing woman, 73, with stolen forklift
WALDORF, Md. (WHTM) - A Maryland man has been charged with murder after allegedly killing a woman with a stolen forklift. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, on July 2, officers...
View Article3 teens charged with murder after plan to egg home turns deadly, deputies say
SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. (WFLA) – Three Georgia teenagers were charged with murder after their plot to egg a home as part of an "ongoing lovers quarrel" went wrong. Deputies responded to a call of a "man...
View ArticleAn eastern North Carolina teen's murder remains unsolved over 40 years later
NEWPORT, N.C. (WNCT) -- On June 16, 1975, 15-year-old Donna Emmel spent a quintessential summer day at Grice's Grill. Donna was described as an outgoing tomboy. She preferred cut-off shorts and...
View ArticleDanville woman accused of stabbing, killing her mother, police say
DANVILLE, Va. (WGHP) — A woman is being charged with murder after allegedly fatally stabbing her mother, according to the Danville Police Department. At around 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, officers came to...
View ArticleLas Vegas police search home in connection with Tupac Shakur murder
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Las Vegas Metro police searched a home Monday as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of Tupac Shakur, police confirmed to Nexstar's KLAS. Shakur was shot and killed one...
View ArticleEx-wife, stepson charged with murder in shooting death of North Carolina man
BENSON, N.C. (WNCN) — A new arrest in a Benson man's death was made on Friday and the suspect is his former wife. James Dwight Peacock, 69, was found shot dead during a well-being check from a family...
View Article'I came here for a better future': High Point murder suspect speaks during...
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — A man offered his first public words in court since he was arrested in High Point on charges of murder and arson. High Point police reported Yhonkelvin Juan Tolosa Castillo,...
View ArticleGreensboro woman faces murder charge after 5-month-old son dies of...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A woman has been charged with child abuse and murder after one of her 5-month-old twins died of starvation and the other was found "near death," according to the Guilford...
View ArticleMan arrested in Detroit area after 30-year-old shot, killed trying to leave...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) -- A suspect connected to a fatal shooting in Winston-Salem last month was arrested in Michigan and extradited back to North Carolina, according to a Winston-Salem Police...
View Article3 charged with murder, burglary in 79-year-old Stokes County man's death
STOKES COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Three people are being charged with murder and burglary in connection with the death of a 79-year-old man in Stokes County, according to the Stokes County Sheriff's...
View ArticleMan accused of murder lived with woman's body for months: police
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An accused murderer in Las Vegas is also accused of living with the body for two months, believing the female victim could come back from the dead, police said Friday. Officers took...
View ArticleSurry County man serving life for second-degree murder could earn parole
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – A Surry County man serving a life sentence for second-degree murder is being considered for release from prison. The North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole...
View ArticleMan sentenced to life in prison for killing 80-year-old retired school...
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- A man convicted of killing an 80-year-old Nichols woman in March 2021 was sentenced Thursday to life in prison by a federal judge in Florence. Dominique Brand will...
View ArticleSuspect turns self in after man shot, killed on 17th Street in Winston-Salem
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A man is now in custody after a deadly shooting in Winston-Salem, according to police. Demario Marcell Williams, 29, of Winston-Salem, has been charged with murder in the...
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