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Man found dead in Eden identified

EDEN, N.C. — The man found dead in Eden early Friday morning has been identified, according to a press release. At about 12:45 a.m, deputies with the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office went to a home...

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Winston-Salem police take new approach to solve cold-case homicides

WINSTON-SALEM, NC. -- There have been 60 homicides in the city of Winston-Salem since the beginning of 2015, and to date, 15 remain unsolved. On Wednesday, Winston-Salem police changed how they’re...

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Body of missing Washington boy with autism found in dumpster

LYNNWOOD, Wash. – The body of a missing 6-year-old Washington state boy was found early Tuesday morning in a dumpster, and there is evidence he was the victim of homicide, according to The Snohomish...

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Man dies after shooting in Winston-Salem

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed outside a home in Winston-Salem Wednesday night, according to a press release. At about 11 p.m., officers went to a home...

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Young father killed when truck intentionally rammed off road

CHICAGO -- A young Chicago father was killed when police say another driver intentionally rammed his truck early Sunday morning, forcing him off the road and into a tree, according to WGN. The crash...

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Teen accused of killing 10-year-old, injuring 8-year-old with crossbow after...

LINCOLN COUNTY, Okla. -- Investigators took a 13-year-old boy into custody after he allegedly fired a crossbow arrow that killed a 10-year-old boy and injured the victim's younger brother. Deputies...

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‘Someone killed my wife’: Beloved teacher found stabbed to death in Ohio home

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – A long-time Ohio middle school teacher has died after her husband said he came home to find her bleeding from multiple stab wounds Monday night, according to WJW. Strongsville...

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Greensboro homicide number higher than 2016, on pace to be highest in 7 years

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The number of murders in Greensboro this year is officially higher than in 2016 and is on pace to be the highest in seven years. Over the weekend, the death of Timothy Frierson,...

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Suspect in murder of beloved teacher was pallbearer at her funeral

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- The man suspected in the gruesome murder of a teacher attended her funeral after she was found dead inside her Ohio home, according to WJW. Jeffrey W. Scullin, Jr. was a...

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Texas mom planned to kill her two children weeks before, sheriff says

MABANK, Texas -- A Texas mother accused of killing her two daughters admitted she had planned their deaths for at least two weeks, according to the Henderson County sheriff. Police were called to a...

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Police searching for answers in death of Winston-Salem woman who died 3 years...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Police are searching for help in identifying the person who strangled a Winston-Salem woman in Feb. 22, 2013, according to a press release. At about 6:30 p.m., Anita Tuit’s...

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Father accused of murder ‘would rather have a dead son than a gay son,’...

HENDERSON, Nev. -- A teen was shot and killed last week, allegedly by his own father, according to KSNV. Wendell Melton, 53, is accused of shooting 14-year-old Giovanni Melton on Thursday. Sonja...

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Police searching for ‘armed and dangerous’ teen suspected in fatal Burlington...

BURLINGTON, N.C. — Burlington police are searching for a 17-year-old suspected in the fatal shooting of another teen Tuesday evening, according to a press release. Crews responded shortly after 5 p.m....

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2 found dead inside Clemmons home

CLEMMONS, N.C. — Two people were found dead inside a home in Clemmons on Saturday, according to a press release. Deputies with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in the 100 block...

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Family, friends gather in memory of slain Winston-Salem 20-year-old

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- A 20-year-old shot and killed hundreds of feet away from his mother’s Winston-Salem home was remembered by friends and family during two separate vigils Tuesday. “They [were]...

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Burlington mom wants public’s help to bring son’s killer to justice

BURLINGTON, N.C. -- "It hurts so bad to put your son down," Deshannon Kelly said. "And not knowing where the person is that killed him. Burlington is only so big. Somebody knows something. Someone...

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Man shot, found lying in road in Thomasville has died; man identified

THOMASVILLE, N.C. -- A man found shot and lying in a roadway in Thomasville has died. Robert Allen Smith, 59, of Thomasville, was found early Friday lying in the street in the 200 block of Church...

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Teen arrested in fatal shooting of 17-year-old in Burlington

BURLINGTON, N.C. — A teen accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old Travonte Contrell Compton on Nov. 7 has been arrested, according to a news release from Burlington police. Najee Camell Moore, 17, is...

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Woman killed husband, hid his duct-taped body in closet, police say

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida woman is accused of killing her husband and hiding his duct-taped body behind a brick wall she built in a downstairs closet, according to a news release. Barbara...

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Teen accused of murdering Colorado woman had ‘kill list,’ authorities say

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. -- The 15-year-old who is accused of fatally stabbing a young woman in the Colorado city of Longmont had a kill list, according to the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office....

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