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June 6, 2016

The Latest: Reputed gang head says lawyers lack gang insight

The Latest on the trial of a reputed high-ranking member of the Bloods street gang accused of orchestrating the abduction of a prosecutor's father (all times local): 12:45 p.m.

June 6, 2016

Reputed gangster on trial in plot to kidnap prosecutor's dad

A violent criminal described as a high-ranking member of the Bloods street gang goes on trial in North Carolina after authorities say he helped orchestrate the abduction of a prosecutor's father from his prison cell.

June 6, 2016

Former AP photographer Charles Kelly dies at ag 84

A former Associated Press photographer who captured iconic images of the Civil Rights movement as well as of sports and political legends has died.

June 6, 2016

Ride operator connected to State Fair injuries sentenced

The operator of a ride on which five people were injured during the North Carolina State fair has been sentenced to probation.

June 4, 2016

Former Marine fired from job for lowering flag on Memorial Day

A former U.S. Marine said Friday he was fired from his contract job with Time Warner Cable in Charlotte after he lowered the American flag to half-staff on Memorial Day.

June 4, 2016

North Carolina high school prank upsets Latino students

A group of students at a western North Carolina high school built a wall made of boxes and blocked access to a common area, and their Latino classmates are upset.

June 3, 2016

Woman found guilty of wrapping dog's mouth with duct tape

A Wake County judge has found a woman guilty of animal cruelty after she posted a picture to her Facebook page showing her chocolate lab-mix dog with duct tape wrapped around its mouth.

June 3, 2016

Woman charged after body found in freezer sold at yard sale

Police in North Carolina are looking for a North Carolina woman after authorities say her mother's body was found in a freezer that she sold in a yard sale.

June 2, 2016

Skinny jeans could evade proposed school dress code policy

A North Carolina county's education committee is suggesting a proposed ban on tight pants should be altered to no longer mention skinny jeans following opposition from students and parents.

May 31, 2016

More than a dozen students reported hurt in Charlotte school bus wreck

Emergency workers in North Carolina say 14 students and their driver were hurt, none seriously, when a school bus ran down an embankment and hit a house in Charlotte.