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February 9, 2022

Driver of a tractor-trailer in North Carolina dead after crash on a highway

The driver of a tractor-trailer in North Carolina has passed after striking another trailer. He failed to slow down and hit the rear of the tractor. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

February 8, 2022

Escaped inmates robbed store, tied up clerk, stole his car, then died in crash after high-speed chase: police

About 24 hours after Tobias Carr and Timothy Sarver escaped from Tennessee's Sullivan County jail on Friday morning, the two fugitives allegedly robbed a convenience store on the coast of North Carolina then led police on a high-speed chase through five counties that only ended when authorities disabled their car and it crashed, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation confirmed.

February 8, 2022

6-foot-shark found washed up on North Carolina beach

Dana Rose found the animal while visiting Cape Hatteras National Seashore with her boyfriend.

February 7, 2022

6 people in a North Carolina hotel taken to nearby hospital for signs of overdoses

Six people were taken to an Asheville hospital after reports of an overdose at a historic North Carolina hotel. Police found narcotics and are investigating the incident.

February 7, 2022

Two inmates who escaped Tennessee jail are dead after allegedly robbing store, leading police on chase

Two fugitives who escaped from a Tennessee jail last week are now dead after allegedly robbing a convenience store on Monday and leading police on a chase in Wilmington, North Carolina.

February 5, 2022

Western Carolina Univ. students speak out against racially-segregated RA support meetings

Students at Western Carolina University say the school is holding racially segregated support meetings for Resident Assistants despite pledging to be more inclusive following backlash from gender and racial diversity training given to RAs.

February 5, 2022

Midterm elections: GOP redistricting setbacks prompt lawsuits, gerrymandering accusations

Several states continued to scuffle over newly drawn redistricting maps this week as the fall midterm elections loom on the horizon. 

February 3, 2022

Fire at fertilizer plant in NC suppressed, but explosion risk remains

Rain helped put out the massive North Carolina fertilizer plant fire, however, it also pushed the smoke closer to the ground, creating a health hazard for residents in the Winston-Salem area.

February 1, 2022

Massive fire rips through North Carolina fertilizer plant, thousands asked to evacuate over explosion fears

North Carolina officials are asking thousands living within a one-mile radius of a raging fire at a fertilizer plant in the city of Winston-Salem to evacuate Tuesday.

January 31, 2022

Bomb plot: North Carolina man accused of teaching others how to make IEDs meant for killing law enforcement

A North Carolina man is facing federal charges for allegedly writing and distributing instruction manuals on how to make bombs – as well as how to booby-trap one’s home to fight off the FBI or other law enforcement.