July 12, 2018 NC town battles opioid epidemic by using robots to test people’s poop In 2016 more than 33,000 opioid related deaths occurred across the U.S., but the town of Cary, located on the outskirts of North Carolina’s capital, is the first to use a special device to test sewer water in an attempt to combat the opioid crisis.
July 8, 2018 Tropical Storm Chris forms off North Carolina; man drowns in rough surf The third named storm of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season formed off the coast of North Carolina on Sunday, as forecasters warned beachgoers of potentially dangerous surf in the days ahead.
July 6, 2018 North Carolina mom 'moved to tears' by police officers' act of kindness toward daughter with autism A North Carolina mom is praising a group of police officers who she said went above and beyond to show her family, especially her daughter with autism, compassion and kindness.
July 6, 2018 Girl, 16, sacrifices her own life to save sister on waterfall A teenage girl fell to her death after atop a North Carolina waterfall during the July 4 holiday, The Charlotte Observer reported.
July 5, 2018 Semi-truck gets stranded on North Carolina beach after GPS gives wrong directions A truck driver took a ride on the wild side after his GPS apparently led him onto a North Carolina beach.
July 5, 2018 American Airlines employee arrested with alleged stolen gun at airport An American Airlines employee was arrested at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport earlier this week after she was allegedly caught traveling with a stolen gun.
July 5, 2018 North Carolina's wild horses face existential threat from junk food, group says The wild horses roaming North Carolina’s internationally known “Outer Banks” are encountering a potential threat to their existence: junk food.
July 3, 2018 North Carolina fire department warns fireworks inside children's toys are being sold in town North Carolina fire officials are warning parents of the dangers surrounding fireworks modeled like children's toys.
June 30, 2018 Mystery good Samaritan buys $1M of toys from Toys R Us to donate to kids An anonymous person spent $1 million dollars on the remaining toys at a North Carolina Toys R Us to donate to local children.
June 27, 2018 North Carolina man charged after allegedly breaking into senior living community, groping resident's chest A Greensboro, North Carolina man was charged with breaking and entering and sexual battery after he entered a senior living community on Saturday, allegedly asking one woman how long it had been since she had seen a man’s genitals, and, in a separate incident at the community, he allegedly groped a woman’s chest.
