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December 13, 2019

North Carolina woman used kidnapping story to steal truck, police say after 26-mile pursuit

These two wrongs definitely didn't make a right.

December 12, 2019

North Carolina school district apologizes over math assignment comparing value of slaves to white people

A school district in North Carolina apologized this week after a parent posted a photo on Facebook of a middle school homework assignment that appeared to mix a lesson about the Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787 with a math word problem.

December 11, 2019

North Carolina deputies find $3M in pork barrels possibly bound for Mexico

Authorities in North Carolina discovered $3 million in suspected drug money possibly being hauled to Mexico in containers filled with raw pork shoulders over the weekend.

December 11, 2019

Dad punches 6-year-old son's birthday piñata in viral video

That’s not how you say “Happy Birthday” to a little kid.

December 10, 2019

‘Pantsless prowler’ lurking in North Carolina neighborhood sought by police after being caught on video

North Carolina police were searching Monday for a man dubbed the “pantsless prowler” after several home security cameras spotted him lurking in a neighborhood after dark – at least once without wearing any shorts, investigators said.

December 8, 2019

North Carolina boy's deadly airport escalator fall seen on video

Video from three different cameras at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina showed a 3-year-old boy's deadly fall from an escalator this past September, reports said.

December 4, 2019

North Carolina man arrested after woman's body discovered in church on Thanksgiving: report

Police in North Carolina have charged a man in connection with the death of a woman whose body was mysteriously found inside a Bostic church and later identified by her tattoos. 

December 4, 2019

North Carolina woman dies after her cigarette ignites oxygen tank, causing explosion

A North Carolina woman died Tuesday after her oxygen tank exploded — caused by an ignition from the cigarette she was smoking, investigators said.

December 3, 2019

DNA clears North Carolina woman in sister's cold case murder--after she told Dr. Phil she didn't do it

North Carolina police announced Tuesday that DNA evidence has cleared a North Carolina woman of involvement in her sister’s 1984 cold case murder--a year after the woman went on "Dr. Phil" to take a polygraph and proclaim her innocence.

December 3, 2019

US Marine, who enlisted after surviving Haiti earthquake, charged with smuggling guns

Authorities in Haiti seized weapons three weeks ago from a U.S. Marine who is now facing gun smuggling charges in North Carolina.