Several businesses locally and around the state are accepting donations for victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and Tennessee.
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North Carolina approves party seeking to put RFK Jr. on the ballot
A panel rejected a similar petition effort by a group backing progressive activist Cornel West.
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Dixfield man admits to civil violation in Canton fatal crash
Crash reconstruction experts concluded the car driven by Sebastiano Policastro was in the oncoming lane at the time of the crash, prosecutors say.
Posted inNation / World, News
Four law officers killed, 4 wounded while serving warrant in North Carolina, police say
Officers killed a suspect after shots were fired, police said, but then a second person opened fire. After a 3-hour standoff, a woman and a 17-year-old boy were found in the home; both are being questioned.
Posted inNation / World, News
Teen kills 5 in Raleigh neighborhood, along trail, police say
Raleigh police said the 15-year-old boy was captured hours after the victims were gunned down Thursday evening.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Rescuers carry injured AT hiker from Spaulding Mountain to Sugarloaf
More than 35 responders and volunteers participate in the rescue of Richard Sullivan, 65, of North Carolina. He injured an ankle after falling on the trail.
Posted inNation / World
Lion kills worker in North Carolina wildlife center
BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A lion killed a young worker at a wildlife center Sunday after it got loose from a locked space, the center said. Alexandra Black, 22, of New Palestine, Indiana, was killed Sunday after being attacked by the lion in an enclosure that was being cleaned at the Conservators Center, news outlets […]
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Wintry storm ices roads across much of US Southeast
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A lingering storm kept dumping immobilizing snow, sleet or freezing rain across five southern states, leaving dangerously icy roads and hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. Authorities urged people to stay home Monday in areas where driving was dangerous. Accidents on snow-covered interstates caused major delays Sunday, hundreds of flights […]
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Frustration builds as Carolina residents wait to go home
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Exhaustion and frustration are building in the Carolinas as thousands of people wait to go home days after Hurricane Florence unleashed epic floods blamed for at least 37 deaths, including those of two women who drowned when a sheriff’s van taking them to a mental health facility was swept off a […]
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North Carolina’s wild horses expected to survive hurricane
For many vacationers on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a trip there is not complete without at least catching a glimpse of the majestic wild horses that roam the islands. As Hurricane Florence approaches, many are expressing concern about how the horses will fare during the powerful Category 4 storm. The Facebook page of the Corolla […]