August 21, 2019 Investigation into KFC explosion in North Carolina has determined official cause of blast, police say “After a thorough investigation… it has been determined the explosion was accidental, caused by a gas leak,” police said.
August 19, 2019 North Carolina man charged with strangling 15-year-old daughter, slitting her throat The accusations a 15-year-old girl was strangled and had her throat slit after she was attacked by her father reportedly elicited gasps inside a North Carolina courtroom Monday as prosecutors detailed the case.
August 18, 2019 NC man found wrapped in Christmas lights with dead cat in freezer died of natural causes, investigators say A North Carolina man whose body was found wrapped in Christmas lights at the bottom of a staircase -- with a dead cat in a freezer -- earlier this month died of a stroke, investigators have determined.
August 18, 2019 North Carolina smashup of 40-50 vehicles blamed on heavy rain: reports As many as 50 vehicles were involved, but early reports indicated that only one serious injury resulted after chain-reaction crashes in heavy rain in North Carolina on Saturday night.
August 17, 2019 ICE arrests illegal immigrant accused of rape 2 months after he was released on bond A North Carolina sheriff has been accused by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials of ignoring an ICE detainer in the case of an illegal immigrant who was captured this month--two months after he was released on bond in a rape case
August 13, 2019 Beware the toxic algae that can kill your dog Letting your dog take a dip in a lake or pond on a hot day is one of the joys of summer. A number of dogs, however, have died recently after becoming exposed to toxic algae, highlighting the deadly threat posed by microscopic bacteria lurking in these waters.
August 11, 2019 Toxic algae kills 3 dogs hours after they played in North Carolina pond, owner says Toxic algae killed three dogs in a matter of hours after they played in a North Carolina pond, their owner wrote on Facebook.
August 6, 2019 North Carolina store robbed by armed man in Halloween mask holding balloons A man wearing a vampire Halloween mask and clutching balloons in one hand and a gun in the other reportedly held up a North Carolina discount store during the weekend.
August 3, 2019 Descendants of 2 African slaves to spend night inside reconstructed North Carolina slave cabin The descendants of two Africans who were enslaved at a North Carolina plantation will spend the night in a reconstructed slave cabin near the same sites where they once lived.
August 3, 2019 NC toddler rescued in Texas human-trafficking bust after mom handed child 'off to a pimp': police A North Carolina girl who had been missing since early July was found alive in Texas on Friday in the hands alleged human traffickers, police said.
