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Jan92022 by Acme News WireNo Comments

Shooting At Randleman Party Leaves 1 Dead

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ASHEBORO N.C. (ACME NEWS) – One person is dead today after shots rang out at a party late last night in Randleman. What we have learned today is that on January 8th 2022, a private party was being held at a residence on Leonae Drive in Randleman. At around 10:30 p.m. approximately 20 people who weren't invited showed up and just an hour and fifteen minutes later at 11:45 p.m., a fight broke out in the front yard. During that fight multiple gunshots were fired by an unknown subject. The shooter fled the scene along with most of the guests immediately following the shooting. A flood of 911 calls came in and at 11:58 p.m. the Randolph County Sheriff’s office along with fire and EMS responded to the scene. They were notified that the victim had been taken to Randolph Hospital in the back...

Jan32022 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Snow Brings Downed Trees, Power Outages, Closed Schools, And More

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Snow falls in Asheboro on the morning of Monday January 3rd 2022. (Scott Pelkey / Acme News) ASHEBORO N.C. — Conservative estimates from forecasters went out the window overnight as residents of Randolph County woke up to more than just flurries and a wintery mix. Overnight heavy rains and high winds downed trees and knocked out power. While the snow continues to fall, rain and high winds are the primary concern today. A Wind Advisory remains in effect for Randolph County until 4 p.m. Monday. Strong winds will with gusts up to 45 miles per hour are expected to knock down trees and create hazardous driving conditions. Officials are urging people to stay home when possible and drivers are urged to use caution due to trees and power-lines are down across all of Randolph County. The N...

Dec172021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Burglars Assault Victim And Steal Dog

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ASHEBORO N.C. — A victim woke up to find two burglars in their home before being assaulted and having their dog stolen. According to a press release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on November 29th, 2021, their deputies responded to Joe Branson Road in Bennett after getting a call about a breaking and entering and assault. The victim told police they woke up to two subjects entering their bedroom. One of the suspects assaulting the victim before the suspects took a dog from the residence as they left. The press release identified the suspects were identified as Cosette Laurie Michelle Wilkie and Sierra Denise Headen The Sheriffs Office went before the magistrate who found probable cause to issue Warrants for the arrest on Headen for Felony Breaking and/or Entering, Felony Larc...

Dec172021 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Threat To AHS Attributed To TikTok Challenge

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Asheboro High School- By cynannered - https://www.flickr.com/photos/lotp/265558935/, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14734597 ASHEBORO N.C. — Police are attributing a perceived threat to Asheboro High School to a TikTok Challenge. Overnight a post on social media with a photo of three guns and a large knife in the background urged students not to go to school today at AHS, Acme News was able to determine that the text was added to another post, that was added to yet another post which said "Bro. Do not go to school tomorrow. This is not a joke anymore the everyone in the district has been threatened". Several school districts both nation wide and locally have had to respond to threats that have gone viral on social media and appear to have started on Ti...

Dec72021 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

[UPDATED] One Shot, Car Stolen In Trinity, Police Issue BOLO

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A man was shot and his car stolen this morning in Trinity, and now police are asking the public to be on the look out for a suspect vehicle. According to a press release from the Randolph County Sheriff's Office at around 9 a.m. this morning they responded to a call about an assault at the Dollar General on Hwy 62 in Trinity. A 911 caller had reported that the victim had come into the store asking for help stating he had been shot and his car stolen. Randolph County EMS transported the victim to an area hospital. Police located the victims vehicle abandoned on Sabine St in Trinity. The victim was able to provide a description of the suspect vehicle as a green in color Jeep Cherokee occupied by two suspects. Police say they suspects and motives are unknown at this ti...

Dec22021 by Acme News WireNo Comments

Fiery Crash During Police Chase Shuts Down 64 Bypass

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ASHEBORO N.C. (ACME NEWS) - A suspect trying to flee from police was involved in a fiery head on crash that shut down the westbound lanes of the 64 Bypass this afternoon. In an email the Randolph County Sheriff's Office says that the Criminal Apprehension Team was conducting surveillance on a wanted subject and attempted to pull them over on the Hwy 64 Bypass in Asheboro. That's when police say the suspect refused to stop and a chase ensued. In the area of the ramp for the Zoo Connector, police say the suspect left the roadway and made a U-turn and began driving the wrong direction in the west bound lane. Shortly after that the suspect crashed head on with another vehicle. That crash trapped the passenger of the suspect vehicle. Fire, EMS and Carolina Air Care all responded to the inc...

Nov212021 by Acme News WireNo Comments

Businesses Evacuated After Suspected Fire At Coach’s Restaurant

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ASHEBORO N.C. (ACME NEWS) - Several businesses were evacuated just before Noon today after black smoke was spotted in the Kitchen of Coach's restaurant on Hwy 49 in Asheboro. Firefighters from Asheboro's Station 1 & 2 responded to the scene along with Asheboro PD and Randolph County EMS. According to officials on scene they believe that grease that had built up in or near the HVAC system began to smoke after the heat was turned on in the kitchen. The fire put its self out after the system was turned off. No one was injured and the all other businesses have re-opened. UPDATE: Acme News verified that Coach's has re-opened as of 1:20 P.M. Credit: Scott Pelkey / Acme News

Oct42021 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Yes, Facebook Is Down, Other Sites Also Having Issues

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artinspiring / Adobe Stock ASHEBORO NC - Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and Whatsapp are all down this morning as of 9AM. Staff at Acme News confirmed the outage by trying to access the sites from multiple devices on different internet connections. Down Detector is showing multiple sites down as of 1PM and many other websites are reporting issues as well. UPDATE (10/4/21 12PM) - At 12:22 PM Facebook release a statement on Twitter saying that they are aware that some people are having trouble accessing their apps and products and they are working to get things back to normal. https://twitter.com/Facebook/status/1445061804636479493 UPDATE (10/5/21 2PM) - Yesterday Facebook (and all its associated apps like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp) disappeared from the internet fo...

Sep292021 by Acme News WireNo Comments

Manhunt Underway After Vehicle Accident / Shooting on I-74 [UPDATED]

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RANDLEMAN NC (ACME NEWS) - One person was transported from the scene of a single vehicle accident with a gunshot wound on I-74 near Cedar Square Rd, and police are still in the area looking for two suspects that fled the scene. At this hour, deputies with the Randolph County Sheriffs officer are conducting an manhunt in the area of I-74, Cedar Square Rd, and Banner Whitehead Rd. No further information is available at this time but we will post updates as they become available. UPDATE (9/29/21 - 6PM) - This evening we are finally learning more about the accident and shooting that took place in I-74 near Cedar Square Rd back on July 31st, 2021. According to a press release by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office their deputies were responding to a single vehicle accident, but while enrou...

Sep232021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Armed Altercation Triggers School Lockdown

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ASHEBORO - An altercation on Albemarle Road involving a gun triggered a lock down at two Asheboro schools. According to a press release from the Asheboro Police Department, on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at approximately 2:25 PM, officers with the Asheboro Police Department responded to the 500 block of Albemarle Road after receiving a call about an armed person. The callers reported an altercation between multiple people, with at least one who was armed with a handgun. Asheboro High School, South Asheboro Middle School were placed on lockdown and an officer was posted at the nearby child care facility. Officers have located and detained individuals they believe to be involved in the original incident and the lockdown has been lifted. The investigation on scene is on-going. ...