Fugitive shoots himself in standoff at Springwood Park
The hunt for an armed fugitive from Stokes County came to a grisly conclusion in Burlington where the suspect shot himself after police officers...
Man allegedly answers noise complaint by setting fire to neighbor’s fence
A man whose sound system riled a neighbor is accused of turning up the heat on her even more by setting her fence ablaze...
Deputies nab trio with apparent knack for concealing coke
A traffic stop in Burlington has led to the arrests of three people who were allegedly secreting cocaine and drug paraphernalia in more than...
Convicted sex offenders charged with registry violations
The office of Alamance County’s sheriff has arrested three men and is in pursuit of a fourth for their alleged failure to share up-to-date...
Alleged fentanyl trafficker nabbed in joint investigation
A 63-year-old man from Burlington has been arrested for trafficking fentanyl after a three-month investigation by two local law enforcement agencies.
Arthur Lecose Burton was...
Trial begins for defendant charged in September 2022 double-homicide in Mebane
Preliminary motions were heard Monday in Orange County superior court for the trial of Issiah Mekki Ross, 21, black male, who is charged with...
Internet can be dangerous place for children, but local Invictus unit aims to keep...
The World Wide Web is a place full of possibility and wonder. But like any freshly-settled frontier, it is also teeming with dangers –...
Area man faces multiple charges for armed robbery after car crash
A Mebane resident faces numerous criminal charges after he allegedly forced a man to give up his car keys at gunpoint following a “minor”...
Octogenarian arrested for shooting his son
An 82-year-old man from Burlington has been arrested after he allegedly shot his son in a domestic dispute that occurred over the holidays.
According to...
Sheriff touts 23 arrests in sex crimes bust
Alamance County’s sheriff has announced that a multi-jurisdictional task force apprehended nearly two dozen people for sex crimes and other offenses following a 12-day...
