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A shooting in Roxboro on the 200 block of West Morehead Street Friday afternoon has led to two deaths and one other serious injury.
Jelia Hepner, WRAL multiplatform producer
Work on the crumbling building that we previously covered has finished, and Main St in Roxboro has reopened.
Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter
Like several other businesses getting new life, Green's Jewelers on Main Street in Roxboro is undergoing a significant renovation that will restore the building to its original look from the early 1900s.
Uptown Roxboro businesses will be open as normal on Saturday, but spectators are encouraged to arrive earlier this year for the annual Christmas parade.
Uptown Roxboro businesses will be open as normal on Saturday, but spectators are encouraged to arrive earlier this year to ensure time to find parking and walk to their preferred viewing area along the route.
A woman was shot and killed early Friday morning in Roxboro when her home was hit by gunfire. The police chief told WRAL News this is the city's first murder of the year.
A mother was shot and killed early Friday morning in Roxboro when her home was hit by gunfire. The police chief told WRAL News this is the city's first murder of the year.
Roxboro, the snow capital of central North Carolina, was one of the first areas to get hit by snow Thursday evening.
Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter
Some Roxboro residents went a week without power last year during an ice storm. They spoke with WRAL's Bryan Mims about how to prepare in case it happens again this weekend.
With this weekend's ice storm, powerlines are sure to go down and the lights are expected to go out for many people.
Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter
Roxboro was seeing snow showers on Monday morning as heavy rain turned into snow.
Miss Mollie operated a guest house in Roxboro, primarily for single women. But she would often invite young gentlemen over for Sunday dinners. Miss Mollie became a matchmaker!
It's been a slow and steady race for Person County trying to get frontline workers and people 65-and-older vaccinated, but county health director Janet Clayton says things are starting to speed up.
Lora Lavigne, WRAL Durham reporter
The past few days have been filled with cleanup, whether it's regular citizens or pros working together to restore power and internet for people who had gone long days without.
Power is slowly coming back on for thousands of people north of the Triangle after this weekend's ice storm.
Kasey Cunningham and Bryan Mims, WRAL reporters
Many Roxboro residents find the statues inappropriate and racist.
The Person County community is mourning the death of its emergency chaplain, who died Wednesday afternoon after an extended battle with COVID-19
Lora Lavigne, WRAL reporter
COVID-19 isn't stopping Santa Claus from visiting Roxboro this holiday season!
The Person County Department of Social Services Director says his office got about 20 calls from concerned citizens, who saw a video showing someone hitting a child.
Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter
A video of a child being struck sparked outrage. The child is now safe, and the person responsible is in custody.
The Woodsdale Volunteer Fire Department in rural Person County is being de-certified - essentially shutdown - in part because they didn't have enough firefighters.
Richard Adkins, photojournalist
The father of 45-year-old David Earl Brooks, Jr., who was shot and killed by a Roxboro police officer last Friday, shared his emotional response to watching footage of the incident recorded by a dash-cam.
Roxboro citizens have been protesting ever since the fatal shooting of 45-year-old David Brooks Jr.. Roxboro Police said Brooks was holding a gun when he was shot by an officer. Newly-released dash cam video shows the moments surrounding the shooting.
Dash cam footage close-up of Brooks' hands and gun a moment before being shot by a Roxboro officer.
