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July 24, 2016

Former Marine pleads guilty to sex offense with 13-year-old

A former Marine gunnery sergeant has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison on sex offense charges as part of plea deal reached just minutes before the victim was supposed to testify.

July 23, 2016

Prosecutor: No charges in North Carolina traffic stop death

A North Carolina prosecutor says no charges will be filed against two sheriff's deputies in the death of a man killed in front of his family.

July 20, 2016

2 North Carolina teens struck by lightning on Florida beach

Two North Carolina teens were struck by lightning as they walked on a Florida beach.

July 19, 2016

Police say Pokemon Go player stabbed in North Carolina town

Police in North Carolina say a person playing "Pokemon Go" was stabbed and a second player assaulted, but investigators say they don't think the attacks were related to the game.

July 19, 2016

Mom charged with drowning infant; family says she loved boy

Authorities say a North Carolina woman drowned her 6-week-old baby in a pond at an outlet mall in Myrtle Beach.

July 19, 2016

Homeless man gets at least 28 years in beating death

A homeless man will serve at least 28 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in a beating death at a homeless camp in Wilmington, North Carolina.

July 18, 2016

Thank You Officer: Notes of thanks posted on police cruiser

A North Carolina police officer got some unexpected notes of thanks at a time when police officers have been shot and killed around the country.

July 18, 2016

North Carolina man dies saving children from drowning in river

Friends and relatives on Monday were remembering the heroic actions of a young man who drowned in a North Carolina river after saving two boys who had fallen into the water.

July 15, 2016

Sheriff: North Carolina deputy fatally shoots man

Authorities say a North Carolina sheriff's deputy responding to a 911 call fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at him.

July 15, 2016

Whitewater Center: Algae weakened defense against illnesses

The U.S. National Whitewater Center acknowledges that algae in its artificial whitewater course weakened the effectiveness of its filters to disinfect waterborne illnesses, such as a brain-eating amoeba that was fatal to one visitor.