BREAKING THURS. P.M.: Jury finds Ross guilty of one second degree murder charge, hung...
BREAKING THURS. P.M. – Jurors find Issiah Ross guilty of second degree murder of Devin Clark, but were hung on whether he killed Lyric...
Wed: Jury ready with verdict on one victim, divided on another
Jurors concluded their second full day of deliberations on Wednesday afternoon without reaching, or at least revealing, a final verdict in both of the...
Double-murder case in Hillsborough now with jury; deliberations to resume Tuesday
Orange County jury began deliberations on Thursday in the double-murder trial of Issiah Mekhi Ross, who is now standing trial for the murders of...
Sheriff’s daughter loses appeal in 2024 drug conviction
Emily Jean Robinson, 45, formerly of Snow Camp has lost her appeal in her 2024 drug conviction, based on a unanimous opinion issued Wednesday...
Jurors in double-murder case begin deliberations, which will resume Tuesday
Twenty-four hours after they began their deliberations (which is about four to five hours of actual deliberation), jurors were still considering the fate of...
Defendant takes stand in double-murder case
The double-murder trial of Issiah Mekhi Ross resumed Tuesday morning in Orange County superior court after recessing early Friday morning due to a family...
Former friend & male lover testifies that defendant confessed double murders to him days...
Jurors in the double-murder trial of Issiah Ross, 21, black, male, formerly of Mebane, heard testimony from a man who said Ross had confessed...
Mebane man sentenced to three years in federal prison for sexually assaulting man while...
A Mebane resident and former Durham police officer will spend three years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a man during a welfare check...
Murder case prompts legislators to change “wanted” law
The double-homicide for which Issiah Ross is now standing trial in Orange County superior court led to the passage of “Lyric and Devin’s Law,”...
Double-murder trial testimony Day 1: Grieving parents relay growing concerns when they couldn’t reach...
The trial of Issiah Mekki Ross, a 21-year-old black male formerly of Mebane who is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the...














