CRIME & SAFETY
2 injured after Marion shooting incident
MARION, N.C. (WLOS) — A man and woman were hospitalized after a shooting incident in McDowell County. The sheriff's office says officers responded to a location along US 221 North in Marion on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at around 11 p.m. A male with a gunshot wound was found...
Burnsville man receives prison sentence for crash that killed two
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A Burnsville man has been sentenced to prison for a crash that killed two people in McDowell County. Officials say 67-year-old Ricky McPeters pleaded guilty to two counts of felony death by vehicle and possession of methamphetamine. He was sentenced to two consecutive prison...
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