Mount Airy News

Authorities say the suspect in the killing of four men outside a North Carolina store was in the U.S. illegally and had been deported before.

A man accused of murdering four people in Mount Airy Sunday was in the U.S. illegally and had been deported previously, an official with a federal agency confirmed Friday.

Henry Co., VA - A man wanted for a quadruple murder in Mount Airy, North Carolina is behind bars in Henry County.

Authorities in Mount Airy are searching for a 76-year-old man who went missing Wednesday from his Willow Street home.

Mount Airy Police officers respond to the report of an armed robbery of a customer outside the Neighbors store on North Main Street Wednesday morning.

An unidentified Patrick County, Va., man is believed to have aided a murder suspect in his attempt to escape authorities after allegedly gunning down four people in Mount Airy on Sunday.

Results are in from the Surry County Board of Elections on todaya s political races.

Catalina Tempering, a glass tempering company, announced yesterday that it will open a 67,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mount Airy, employing 20 people.

Marcos Gonzalez, the man accused of shooting and killing four people in Mount Airy, appeared before a Surry County judge on Tuesday.

A manhunt is under way in North Carolina for a suspect who shot and killed four men, apparently with an assault rifle.

Four men gathered in a parking lot were shot and killed Sunday in Mount Airy, North Carolina, and a warrant was issued for a suspect, police said.

A man suspected in the fatal shootings of four men at a Mount Airy television shop has been captured in Virginia.

Jonathan Snow was born and raised in Dobson. He is a graduate of Surry Central High School and attended N.C. State University and Guilford College.

By now, everyone in Mount Airy should know there is a city election on Tuesday - with the possible exception of those who have been in a cave for the last six months, or in outer space.

A section of state highway just north of Mount Airy was renamed Donna Fargo Highway, in honor of the Grammy Award-winning singer who hailed from Mayberry.

An employee of a Mount Airy restaurant has been charged with stealing money from the business.

Eleanor Powell/The News This fall display at Lowry Park, which is seen in this photo from earlier in the season, was the target of an alleged pumpkin theft during which Mount Airy's police chief was assaulted.

The annual Give A Kid A Coat campaign kicks off today beginning at 5 a.m. at local A Cleaner World stores.

The British Broadcasting Corp. has begun presenting radio programs on old-time music that include performances recorded at the Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention in June.

The Dobson Fall Fest will be held this Saturday in historic downtown Dobson from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to raise money for the Foothills Food Pantry.