Sixth suspect charged in deadly shooting of 4-year-old Caleb Flax
Police say over 80 shots were fired into four homes and three cars on Grassy Patch Lane on Sept. 20.
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Former Brunswick County deputy charged with misusing Flock camera system
Former deputy indicted after allegedly using Flock system without law enforcement purpose.
WFMY News 2
Police: Winston-Salem man arrested for biting off part of his girlfriend's finger
A Winston-Salem man is charged with biting off part of his girlfriend's finger during a fight, according to court documents.
WFMY News 2
Appeals Court rejects lawsuit over move of Edenton Confederate statue
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling against groups challenging the move of Edenton’s Confederate memorial. The post Appeals Court rejects lawsuit over move of Edenton Confederate statue appeared first on Carolina Journal.
Carolina Journal
Appeals Court rules for Highway Patrol in dog shooting video dispute
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld a trial judge’s ruling in a dispute over law enforcement recordings of the fatal shooting of two dogs in 2024. The post Appeals Court rules for Highway Patrol in dog shooting video dispute appeared first on Carolina Journal.
Carolina Journal
Man charged after teen fires shot into Hudson apartment, narrowly missing infant
A bullet had entered an apartment and struck near a couch where an infant had been sleeping. No one was injured.
WCNC Charlotte
Former CIA official accused of stealing $40M in gold bars pleads guilty
A former senior CIA official has pleaded guilty to abusing his position and government funds for personal gain. Court records reveal that David J. Rush fabricated a classified government program to acquire Florida real estate and gold bars worth millions.
WCCB Charlotte
Lawsuit: ICE Action in N.C. Hasn’t Cooled
A federal lawsuit alleges that ICE agents are routinely stopping people to ask them about immigration status, without any reasonable suspicion of illegal activity.
The Assembly NC
Hearing on Kilmar Ábrego Garcia’s deportation case abruptly canceled
Kilmar Ábrego Garcia on Tuesday will be back in federal court, where the federal government will continue its attempt to deport him in an 18-month saga.
WFMY News 2
Texas mom charged with capital murder in the deaths of her two sons; father seeks answers
Scott Pitre of Texas just recently spent a weekend at the lake with his sons. Now, he's planning their funerals. Their mother has been charged with capital murder.
WCNC Charlotte
Winston-Salem mom charged after 1-month-old tests positive for meth after death
A Winston-Salem woman faces child abuse charges after her son tested positive for meth after he died.
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Kilmar Ábrego Garcia due back in court as he battles deportation to Liberia
Kilmar Ábrego Garcia on Tuesday will be back in federal court, where the federal government will continue its attempt to deport him in an 18-month saga.
WCNC Charlotte
Judge orders Holly Christina wedding photographers accused of scamming couples to pay nearly $1.7M
A Forsyth County based wedding photography company accused of scamming couples has been ordered by a judge to pay nearly $1.7 million.
WFMY News 2
President Trump approves firing squad for 2009 Fort Hood shooter
The approval comes days after Tennessee failed to execute convicted killer Christa Pike with a lethal injection, igniting public debate over the death penalty.
WFMY News 2
Where’s Sarah Stevens?
The Republican candidate for the state Supreme Court hasn't run TV ads or raised much money.
The Assembly NC
An assault on freedom and the Constitution in southeastern North Carolina
One of the most important distinguishing characteristics of a free society is what former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis described simply and eloquently nearly a century ago as “the right to be let alone.” Like a lot of Americans who came of age in the latter part of the 20th century, I remember absorbing this […]
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Michigan police investigate whether deaths of 5 men along river trail are connected
A man was charged on suspicion of murder in one of the cases. It's unclear if he was involved in the other deaths.
WCNC Charlotte
Defense for man charged in wife's death says case is 'more complicated' than records show
Judge sets Cody Porter's bond at $100,000 secured
WCNC Charlotte
WATCH LIVE: Former ‘American Idol’ singer Caleb Flynn to be sentenced for wife's murder
A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on “American Idol” will be sentenced after a jury convicted him of murdering his wife while he was having an affair.
WFMY News 2
NC police chief sues state leaders for alleged retaliation in Dee Dee Dawkins cold case
The lawsuit mostly concerns a decision to leave Armstrong on a law enforcement "blacklist" following a dismissed charge filed against him.
WCNC Charlotte