Randolph County News

A 2-year-old boy is recovering after Randolph County deputies say he found a handgun inside his home, put it in his mouth, and the weapon fired.

Investigators said a 2-year-old North Carolina boy had his father's gun in his mouth when it accidentally went off.

A 2-year-old boy is recovering after Randolph County deputies say he found a handgun inside his home and put it in his mouth, and the weapon fired.

The Asheboro Police Department released two incident and two arrest reports this morning.

A Lexington man faces charges following the investigation of a breaking and entering on May 2 at 2566 Regan Road.

As of 6:00 a.m. on May 14, 2013, the Randolph County jail housed 208 inmates . This is eight less than the number of inmates that the jail is rated for.

A Frost Advisory has been issued for parts of the Piedmont Triad from 4am until 8am Tuesday.

An elderly Rockingham man, with special medical needs, has been missing for several days, according to the Rockingham Police Department.

Photo courtesy of Ricky Ingold/The Courier-Tribune The suspect in the Fidelity Bank robbery in Ramseur on April 29 was captured Thursday morning by members of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office after receiving a tip as to a location of the suspect.

Matthew Steven Jones, the man wanted in connection with the disappearance of Desia Rae George of Fries, has been arrested on charges of bank robbery in Asheboro, N.C., according to The Courier-Tribune of Asheboro.

The Asheboro Police Department released 17 incident and seven arrest reports this morning.

Randolph County commissioners voted Monday to apply for permission from the state to build a regional landfill, the Asheboro Courier-Tribune reports .

As of midnight on May 7, 2013, the Randolph County jail housed 201 inmates . This is 15 less than the number of inmates that the jail is rated for.

The Randolph County Sheriff's Office has released the name of a man who died in a house fire last week.

A teen mother is upset with the Randolph County School system because they won't allow her senior yearbook photo to be published.

As of midnight on May 2, 2013, the Randolph County jail housed 189 inmates . This is 27 less than the number of inmates that the jail is rated for.

The Archdale Police Department, working on an April 29 complaint, seized 21 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of $2.1 million dollars.

The Asheboro Police Department released 11 incident and two arrest reports this morning.

The board of the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center approved $2.2 million in grant funding to Triad counties.

Two large-scale sites in Randolph and Montgomery counties are among those that will be studied for industrial use under Duke Energy's site readiness program.