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Police: Woman killed in Cleveland County shooting
SHELBY, N.C. (WBTV) - A woman was killed in a Cleveland County shooting Monday evening, according to the Shelby Police Department. The shooting happened around 7:45 p.m. along Live Oak Street near Royster Avenue. Investigation revealed some type of altercation, which led to shots being fired. Police say that upon...
Third annual Glock shooting competition draws in hundreds to Cleveland County
Hundreds of people descended on Cleveland County to participate in an annual Glock shooting competition at the Foothills Public Shooting Complex over the weekend. Despite torrential rain and thunderstorms, Sandra Orvig, range director, said the third annual Glock Sport Shooting Foundation competition was a success, and they had more than 400 firearms competing during the three-day event.
North Carolina lottery officials trying to find winner holding ticket expiring soon
RALEIGH, N.C. — An unclaimed Powerball prize worth big bucks is on a countdown to expire in North Carolina, lottery officials said Monday. (Above video is the Monday morning headlines for 5/6/24.) The ticket worth $200,000 was purchased for the Nov. 11 drawing and will expire on Friday, May...
Convicted murderer gets new trial due to NC stand-your-ground law, court rules
A man who shot and killed his roommate with a sawed-off shotgun is getting a new trial. An appeals court just ruled the jury in the original trial was not briefed on the stand-your-ground provision.
Two People Face Drug Charges in Rutherfordton County
Rutherfordton County -- May 6, 2024: On Wednesday, a joint investigation between both Rutherford and Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office. led to the execution of a search warrant in Ellenboro. During the execution of the search warrant the A.C.E. TEAM assisted by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Road Patrol, and...
Jurors should have considered stand-your-ground defense in sawed-off shotgun killing, judges rule
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A man convicted of killing his landlord’s adult son with a sawed-off shotgun is entitled to a new trial because the presiding judge failed to instruct jurors about a possible self-defense argument, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. A three-judge panel vacated the first-degree murder conviction of Ronald Wayne Vaughn […]
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