March 17, 2017 Probe sought after AP report on church abuse allegations A district attorney in North Carolina is asking for a state investigation of two of his assistant prosecutors who are members of a North Carolina church where former congregants say officials beat members and derailed criminal investigations.
March 17, 2017 Officer answering suicide threat kills man in Charlotte, NC Police in Charlotte say one of their officers has shot and killed a man on the city's north side.
March 17, 2017 The Latest: Prosecutors will keep working during state probe The Latest on a North Carolina district attorney calling for investigation into his prosecutors after an AP story (all times local): 3:30 p.m.
March 17, 2017 Decapitation case: Teen suspect's mental state to be probed Authorities in North Carolina are evaluating the mental state of a man accused of decapitating his mother and who's been described as "profoundly disturbed" by his attorney.
March 17, 2017 The Latest: Court documents give new details in decapitation The Latest on an 18-year-old man accused of decapitating his mother in North Carolina (all times local): Noon Newly released court documents say a man accused of decapitating his mother told authorities he killed her because he "felt like it." Attachments to a search warrant filed Tuesday afternoon give a detailed timeline of the grisly crime's aftermath after the suspect called 911.
March 17, 2017 Massive fire engulfs Raleigh apartment building under construction Firefighters battled a massive late-night fire that engulfed an apartment building under construction in North Carolina's capital city, authorities said early Friday.
March 17, 2017 The Latest: Man accused of mom's decapitation gets lawyer The Latest on a man accused of decapitating his mother (all times local): 3:15 p.m.
March 17, 2017 Authorities accuse teen of decapitating his mother at home Authorities in North Carolina have accused a teenager of decapitating his mother in what a sheriff called a "gruesome scene." Franklin County Sheriff Kent Winstead said 18-year-old Oliver Funez is charged with first-degree murder.
March 17, 2017 No criminal charges for NC officer in student slamming video A North Carolina police officer captured on video slamming a female high school student to the floor will not face any criminal charges.
March 17, 2017 Ex-sect members tell AP: Prosecutors obstructed abuse cases At least a half-dozen times over two decades, authorities investigated reports that members of a secretive evangelical church were being beaten.
