Asha Degree, by all accounts, was a timid 9-year-old who had a knack for basketball and never opened the front door without permission. Few people outside of friends and family knew more than that.

Three sheriffs have tried to solve the mystery of what happened to Asha Degree. Two died before anyone found the answer. Questions — and rumors — still swirl 25 years after the pigtailed 9 ...

SHELBY, N.C. (WBTV) - February 2025 marks 25 years since Asha Degree, known as Shelby’s Sweetheart, disappeared on Valentine’s Day. The search for Degree -- who was just 9 years old at the ...

Asha Degree’s family, loved ones and supporters gathered on Saturday afternoon to walk the same path the missing girl did 25 years ago. Nine-year-old Asha Degree disappeared on Valentine’s Day ...

SHELBY, N.C. — Friday marks 25 years since Asha Degree disappeared from her home in Cleveland County. Ahead of the anniversary of the disappearance of 9-year-old Degree, investigators have ...