3 hours agoNorth Carolina man accused of setting homeless man on fire is arrestedA North Carolina man accused of setting a homeless man on fire over the weekend, critically injuring him, was arrested Wednesday, officials said.
4 hours agoHungry North Carolina woman in stolen car calls sheriff after running out of gas, police sayHunger may have gotten the better of a North Carolina woman who authorities say called police for help after running out of gas in a stolen car.
11 hours agoNorth Carolina man used Honduran woman as sex slave, held her and her baby against will for months, cops sayA North Carolina man was arrested after allegedly using the woman as a sex slave and holding her — and her 8-month-old baby — against her will for months, police said.
11 hours agoInvestigation into KFC explosion in North Carolina has determined official cause of blast, police say“After a thorough investigation… it has been determined the explosion was accidental, caused by a gas leak,” police said.
2 days agoNorth Carolina man charged with strangling 15-year-old daughter, slitting her throatThe accusations a 15-year-old girl was strangled and had her throat slit after she was attacked by her father reportedly elicited gasps inside a North Carolina courtroom Monday as prosecutors detailed the case.
3 days agoNC man found wrapped in Christmas lights with dead cat in freezer died of natural causes, investigators sayA North Carolina man whose body was found wrapped in Christmas lights at the bottom of a staircase -- with a dead cat in a freezer -- earlier this month died of a stroke, investigators have determined.
3 days agoNorth Carolina smashup of 40-50 vehicles blamed on heavy rain: reportsAs many as 50 vehicles were involved, but early reports indicated that only one serious injury resulted after chain-reaction crashes in heavy rain in North Carolina on Saturday night.
4 days agoICE arrests illegal immigrant accused of rape 2 months after he was released on bondA North Carolina sheriff has been accused by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials of ignoring an ICE detainer in the case of an illegal immigrant who was captured this month--two months after he was released on bond in a rape case
August 13Beware the toxic algae that can kill your dogLetting your dog take a dip in a lake or pond on a hot day is one of the joys of summer. A number of dogs, however, have died recently after becoming exposed to toxic algae, highlighting the deadly threat posed by microscopic bacteria lurking in these waters.
August 11Toxic algae kills 3 dogs hours after they played in North Carolina pond, owner saysToxic algae killed three dogs in a matter of hours after they played in a North Carolina pond, their owner wrote on Facebook.
