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December 8, 2018

Killer of North Carolina girl, 13, found in jail on unrelated charge, authorities say

A Guatemalan man whose 13-year-old daughter was kidnapped outside her North Carolina home last month and murdered will not be allowed to enter the United States to attend her funeral on Saturday, his lawyer said.

December 7, 2018

Fraud allegations loom over North Carolina congressional race

More than four weeks after Democrat Dan McCready conceded to Republican Mark Harris, allegations of voter fraud are preventing North Carolina elections officials from certifying results for the state’s 9th Congressional District.

December 7, 2018

North Carolina man who beat up woman -- then called her 223 times from jail -- sentenced to prison

A North Carolina man locked up after brutally beating a woman decided to continue his abuse from behind bars -- using a jail phone to call her more than 200 times in four months, police said.

December 6, 2018

North Carolina Dem McCready retracts concession as GOP signals possible support for new House election

North Carolina Republican Party officials are signaling that they might support a new election in the House race between Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Dan McCready, amid reports of possible illegal ballot harvesting and fraud by a GOP-linked operative.

December 6, 2018

Over 1,000 ballots may have been destroyed in NC congressional race, DA says

More than 1,000 absentee ballots likely cast by Democratic voters in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District may have been destroyed amid voter harvesting allegations in favor of Republican Mark Harris in a closely contested race.

December 5, 2018

Search continues for killer of North Carolina girl, 13; FBI offers $25G reward

The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward in its continued search for a suspect the disappearance and death of a North Carolina teenage girl, who was missing for nearly a month when her body was found, according to a news release from the agency.

December 5, 2018

Dean at North Carolina university refers to freshmen as 'freshmores': report

In an effort to make campus life at one North Carolina university more gender inclusive, some students are ditching the term freshman in favor of “freshmore” to describe first-year student

December 3, 2018

UNC proposal to keep 'Silent Sam' on campus at new location triggers protest

A plan to move a Confederate statue presented by the United of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday sparked protests hours after campus trustees overwhelming approved the proposal.

November 30, 2018

Possible voter fraud probed in tight North Carolina House race

It’s been nearly a month since North Carolina voters cast their ballots for the 9th Congressional District, but officials are still holding off on certifying the winner amid an investigation of possible voter fraud pertaining to absentee ballots.

November 29, 2018

Immigrant who sought refuge in North Carolina church is deported

Samuel Oliver-Bruno, a Mexican immigrant who sought refuge in a North Carolina church for nearly a year was deported Thursday, federal authorities said.