Mike Howard

Ashley Moore, an EMT, died in a high-speed car crash at the intersection of Shady Grove Road and Highway 74 near Kings Mountain. Community members, including retired medic Mike Howard, have long raised safety concerns about the intersection, citing dangerous traffic patterns and speeds. No official requests for a traffic light have been submitted to the Department of Transportation in the past five years.

A Texas teenager was convicted of murder for stabbing a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a high school track meet. The incident occurred after a heated exchange over a tent belonging to the victim's team, with the jury rejecting self-defense claims.

A Texas jury convicted Karmelo Anthony of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a track meet. Anthony's defense claimed self-defense after being told to leave and shoved in a tent, while prosecutors argued the force used was unjustified. The case involved conflicting accounts from student witnesses and legal debates over self-defense laws.

Jurors in the Karmelo Anthony murder trial heard a 911 call, viewed surveillance footage, and listened to testimonies from witnesses during the first day of proceedings. Anthony, 19, claims self-defense in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet, while prosecutors argue the act was an 'unjustified murder.' Legal experts emphasized the jury's focus on determining whether Anthony's actions were criminal or legally justified.