Jay Wallace

One of two men charged in an April 2012 murder on North Main Street has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in the case. Meanwhile, another suspect has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges and is awaiting trial. The two men were charged following the shooting death of 20-year-old Wilfred Arnold. Read the full story

A man was seriously injured Thursday night in a one-car crash on Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road in Huntersville.  Meanwhile, Concord Police are seeking a suspect in a robbery of a BB&T bank branch Thursday afternoon. Plus other items from Cornelius police files this week. Read the full story

By DAVID BORAKS
CorneliusNews.net

Wednesday brought more confusion and concern at W.A. Hough High School, where police were on patrol, and fresh rumors circulated among students about supposed threats. As with bomb hoaxes and other incidents over the past week, no real threats were found Wednesday. But the latest rumors continued to feed what principal Terri Cockerham is calling “turmoil” at the school. She is blaming students’ use of social media for the uneasy atmosphere and has called a meeting Wednesday night to address the situation with parents. Read the full story

The atmosphere at W.A. Hough High School in Cornelius remained unsettled Tuesday, after recent bomb hoaxes and the arrest of two students. On Tuesday morning, rumors of another threat led to another lockdown at the school, though no danger was found. Read the full story

Traffic was backed up on NC 115 and on Bailey Road (in this photo) as parents arrived to pick up their kids at Hough after 1:30pm Monday. (Melinda DuBois Greene/Via Facebook)

Updated 4:48pm
Police on Monday arrested two more students Monday in connection with a series of bomb scares at W.A. Hough High School in Cornelius over the past two weeks. The arrests came Monday afternoon after another bomb scare at the school on Bailey Road that brought a Charlotte police bomb squad to check on a suspicious item.

The item did not turn out to be a bomb, and police said at around 1pm Monday they were questioning two people about the incident and a similar scare last week.

4:18pm: See the Cornelius police statement about the latest arrest below. Read the full story

Riley Bowlin

Cornelius police have arrested a 16-year-old W.A. Hough High School student in connection with a bomb threat that disrupted classes at his school Tuesday. Read the full story

Cornelius Police Chief Bence Hoyle speaks during a press conference at Hough High Tuesday. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
CorneliusNews.net

Cornelius police say they’re treating Tuesday’s bomb scare at W.A. Hough High School as a hoax, and they’re focused on finding – and making an example – of the person who did it. In a press conference outside the school around 5:30pm, Police Chief Bence Hoyle said searches turned up no bomb and nobody was hurt in the incident, which led officials to evacuate the school twice, and to dismiss students early.

“At this point in time, we’re investigating this as a hoax,” Hoyle told reporters. “As you know, it was a very disruptive hoax, and our focus right now is to find who did this.” Read the full story

Authorities were back on the scene at W.A. Hough High School this afternoon after a second report of a suspicious package before 1pm. After students and staff were evacuated a second time, CMS officials decided to dismiss school early. Read the full story