On September 22, 2024, Martinsville Police Officers responded to an apartment in the 1000 block of Mountain Road. At the apartment, they found James Carmichael, 69, to be suffering from an apparent knife wound to the chest. Carmichael lost consciousness and died at the scene.
Investigators processed the scene, collected evidence, and interviewed witnesses. The investigation resulted in First Degree Murder charges being placed against Sherri McGregor, 56-year-old female, of Jacksonville, North Carolina.
McGregor was arrested on January 16, 2025, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, by agents of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office, and the Martinsville Police Department. McGregor was held without bond pending extradition.
The incident continues to be under investigation. If you have any information about this incident, please contact Lieutenant Richard Barrow at 276-403-5458 or Crime Stoppers at 276-63CRIME (276-632-7463). Crime Stoppers is an anonymous tip line and you could receive an award up to $2,500.
An ABC News graphic shows weather in the United States on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Via ABC News
(NEW YORK) — The eastern half of the United States is enduring the latest arctic blast from Minnesota down to northern Florida and up to New England.
Lake-effect snow brought 3.5 feet of snow to western NY and up to 20 inches to northern Lower Michigan. Winds gusted to near 40 mph, creating whiteout conditions in heaviest lake-effect snow bands.
A Lake-Effect Snow Warning continued Friday morning for Ohio, Pennsylvania and western New York, where some areas could get additional 6 inches to 12 inches of snow.
The wind chills early Friday are below zero in Minneapolis, near zero in Chicago and in the teens and single digits above zero in the Northeast.
The temperature is near freezing in northern Florida and southern Georgia, where a Frost Advisory is posted.
Ice storm warning for Midwest
A new storm system is moving into the Plains and the Midwest on Friday evening into Saturday morning, with an Ice Storm Warning issued for Iowa and Icy Alerts issued from Kansas to Minnesota.
Freezing rain could glaze roads to more than a half an inch creating treacherous driving conditions.
Des Moines, Iowa, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Omaha, Nebraska, are all under alerts later today and into Saturday morning. It will be raining with temperatures below freezing, and travel is strongly discouraged in the region through early Saturday.
West Coast flooding and heavy snow threat
A serious of storms will move into the West Coast through this weekend into next week, producing feet of snow in the mountains and several inches of rain along the coast.
Already, first storm brought up to half a foot of snow to I-80 in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, creating a mess, with lots of accidents and major backups.
A new storm, even stronger, will move into the West Coast later today into Saturday from Washington to California, with heavy rain and mountain snow.
Locally 4 feet of snow is possible for California mountains, where Winter Storm Warning has been issued.
Heavy rain with up to 5 inches possible for northern California, where Flood Watch has been issued.
Areas north of the San Francisco Bay Area could see 2 inches to 3 inches of rain.
