Top Story Spotlight Iredell County man gets 80 years in prison for 2021 murder of parents, brother Sarah C. Johnson Sep 9, 2026 7 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Iredell County man will spend at least 80 years in prison for killing his parents and brother, then setting their family home on fire in 2021.kAmr@C6J p=6I2?56C sF?42? r@@< A=62565 8F:=EJ E@ E9C66 4@F?ED @7 D64@?5\568C66 >FC56C :? E96 562E9D @7 9:D A2C6?ED[ y@9??J qCJ2? r@@< 2?5 p?86=2 s2H? r@@<[ 2?5 9:D 3C@E96C[ y]%] “y2J” r@@<]k^Am Corey Cook, at left on the screen, and defense attorney Mark Davis appear in Iredell County Superior Court via a video call in 2024. Sarah C. 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Stabbed husband saves wife by driving car into knife-wielding man, NC sheriff says A man stabbed outside a Food Lion went on the offensive to protect his wife, using his vehicle to run down a knife-wielding man, according to …
Charlotte bank VP from Concord alleges racial discrimination, retaliation by old company A former leader for artificial intelligence at U.S. Bank is suing the financial institution for racial discrimination while working in Charlot…
NC woman accused of throwing 4-year-old into wall at daycare The child had bruising on their side, according to court documents.
A Winston-Salem teen was charged with murder in mosque deaths thousands of miles away. Here's why “A person may be guilty of a crime, although he or she personally does not do any of the acts necessary to constitute the crime.”
