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June 12, 2022

North Carolina company offers to pay homeowners to release 100 cockroaches into their homes

A North Carolina-based company is offering homeowners $2,000 to allow them to release 100 cockroaches into their homes and then test a treatment.

June 10, 2022

North Carolina mall shooting: 3 injured in Gastonia, police say

A shooting Friday at the Eastridge Mall in Gastonia, North Carolina, just outside of Charlotte, has left three people with non-life-threatening injuries, police say.

June 9, 2022

Police in North Carolina fatally shoot man carrying rifle during mental health episode

Johnsonville county police shot and killed a man walking down the street with a rifle. Prior to the incident the mans family called police reporting a mental health episode.

June 9, 2022

North Carolina man sentenced to 12 years in prison on illegal firearm charges

North Carolina man is convicted to 12 years in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. A .45 caliber firearm and other guns were found in his home after police obtained a warrant.

June 9, 2022

NC police capture repeat theft suspect using Apple AirTag

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has arrested serial theft suspect Javiere Green, 22, after an Apple AirTag device led police to his residence.

June 7, 2022

Family of North Carolina man Andrew Brown Jr. reaches $3M settlement over police shooting

A North Carolina sheriff's office announced Monday that it agreed to a $3 million settlement for the family of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed in a deputy-involved shooting.

June 7, 2022

North Carolina community college lifts lockdown after police chase felon with body armor near campus

Southwestern Community College in Sylva, North Carolina, advised faculty to secure students and lock doors due to police activity near its Jackson campus.

June 6, 2022

NC Black student group points to Uvalde massacre in advocating against school resource officers

A Black student group in North Carolina is arguing that school resource officers are harmful for students of color in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting.

June 6, 2022

Civil War era warship sunk off North Carolina coast in amazing shape, experts say

The USS Monitor, a warship which sank in 1862 and was rediscovered in 1973 in North Carolina, was explored for the first time since 2002. The ship is in "astounding" condition.

June 5, 2022

North Carolina hospital shooting: 1 injured, suspect fled scene

A North Carolina hospital was temporarily placed on lockdown during what police called an "active shooter incident" that left one person injured in Goldsboro.