Top Story Spotlight 1 of 2 Statesville NC men pleads guilty in conspiracy to breed, sell fighting dogs s_johnson Oct 20, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of two Iredell County men facing federal charges linked to a fighting dog breeding operation has pleaded guilty.kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^DE2E6DG:==6]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^4C:>6\4@FCED^2CE:4=60bdc2hd_c\_64d\d73b\2d3g\b_3``f7_7d73]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmyF6=K r9C:DE@A96C s2?:6=Dk^2m[ `h[ @7 $E2E6DG:==6[ A=62565 8F:=EJ E@ 4@?DA:C24J E@ G:@=2E6 E96 p?:>2= (6=72C6 p4E[ A@DD6DD:@?[ EC2:?:?8[ 2?5 D2=6 @7 7:89E:?8 5@8D[ 2?5 25G6CE:D:?8 7:89E:?8 5@8D 7@C D2=6 @? u2463@@<[ &]$] pEE@C?6J #FDD u6C8FD@? D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6]k^AmkAms2?:6=D 6?E6C65 E96 8F:=EJ A=62 @? %9FCD52J[ ~4E] `d[ u6C8FD@? D2:5]k^Am kAm#68:?2=5 {:@?6= v@@5D@? yC][ dd[ :D 492C865 H:E9 @?6 4@F?E @7 4@?DA:C24J E@ G:@=2E6 E96 p?:>2= (6=72C6 p4E] %96 492C86 282:?DE v@@5D@? :D DE:== A6?5:?8[ u6C8FD@? 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Colorado man arrested in Dawson County after multi-county pursuit A Colorado man was arrested in Dawson County Saturday after a multi-county pursuit on Interstate 80, the Nebraska State Patrol said in a press…
NC man charged with 60-plus counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, police say Police say the 31-year-old man may have used the SnapChat social media forum to reach his minor victims, according to a news release from the …
Former Burke County coach charged with sex crimes against student in Hickory The man was an employee at Burke County Public Schools from August of 2023 to June of 2025.
Statesville man charged with stalking wife, bigamy in Iredell County Court documents said he married his current wife in 2004 while still married to another woman.
