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October 18, 2017

Aspiring pastor stabs wife 123 times, says cough syrup made him do it, police say

Matthew James Phelps, 28, of Raleigh, NC, claimed he killed his wife in a cough syrup-induced stupor, and an autopsy report determined the woman had 123 stab and cut wounds on her body.

October 18, 2017

Monument company agrees to return grave marker of boy who died of cancer

A gravestone maker in North Carolina has agreed to replace the marker of a 5-year-old boy who died of cancer after it removed the stone in a payment dispute.

October 17, 2017

Pastor removes 5-year-old boy's grave marker after payment dispute

A North Carolina couple is experiencing a second heartbreak after their 5-year-old son's grave marker was repossessed by the manufacturer over payment dispute.

October 15, 2017

Philadelphia Eagles' Marcus Johnson baptized in hotel pool with teammates by his side

Marcus Johnson, a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles, was baptized in a swimming pool Thursday with the support of several of his teammates.

October 12, 2017

Attempted prison break in NC leaves 2 dead, 10 hospitalized

An attempted prison break in North Carolina left two people dead and 10 people injured as fires broke out inside the facility.

October 11, 2017

Illegal immigrant accused of beheading mother to have charges dropped, report says

An illegal immigrant accused of beheading his mother in March may have the charges against him dropped.

October 11, 2017

Ku Klux Klan leaves recruitment fliers outside North Carolina high school football game

A Ku Klux Klan group in North Carolina tried recruiting new members at a high school football game by plastering parked cars with fliers that decried the removal of Confederate monuments.

October 5, 2017

Bloody sheets, boxes of cold medicine discovered at home of aspiring preacher who claims he killed wife

North Carolina investigators discovered bloody sheets and empty boxes of medicine at the home of Matthew James Phelps who claimed he killed his wife last month in a cough syrup-induced stupor.

October 5, 2017

North Carolina man killed after jumping out of cab to avoid paying for ride

A 41-year-old North Carolina man was killed early Tuesday morning after he jumped out of a moving cab's passenger window in an attempt to avoid paying for his ride.

September 27, 2017

Woman's scathing obituary that went viral plagiarized

A great-grandma’s scathing death notice that went viral after running in a small weekly North Carolina newspaper includes passages that were lifted from another mean obit.