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January 3, 2017

FAA, airline investigating how worker got left in cargo hold

Federal authorities and airline officials are investigating the odd flight of baggage handler who wound up in the cargo hold of a plane for more than 300 miles.

January 3, 2017

Twitter video shows North Carolina officer slamming student

School and police authorities are reviewing a video posted on Twitter that shows a male police officer slamming a female high school student to the floor in North Carolina.

December 30, 2016

Hunter survives terrifying bear attack on NC hill

A large bear attacked and injured a North Carolina hunter who says he’s lucky to be alive.

December 29, 2016

Teen's text message helps unravel grisly N. Carolina crime

A text message to a friend guided rescuers to a teenager held captive in the North Carolina home where her mother was slain.

December 29, 2016

Murdered woman's sister supports executing ex-soldier in potentially historic move

The sister of a woman murdered more than 30 years ago in North Carolina says she and her family fully support the military's planned execution of the woman's killer, a former soldier.

December 28, 2016

Search underway for woman, girl who vanished on road trip

Officers scoured hotels, businesses, rest areas and trucks stops across a large swath of Virginia in the search for a 71-year-old New Jersey woman and her great-granddaughter, who vanished during a holiday road trip to see family.

December 28, 2016

Desperate text leads deputies to kidnapped teen; mother found dead

A kidnapped 14-year-old girl managed to text her friend for help, leading deputies to discover she was held captive and her mother was killed in their North Carolina home -- and on Tuesday, the suspect was charged with murder.

December 28, 2016

Authorities: Trooper shoots driver reversing into him

Authorities say a North Carolina trooper shot into a car, hitting the driver who was reversing into the officer.

December 27, 2016

Reports say 4 people found shot dead in eastern NC home

Local media reports say authorities in North Carolina are investigating the shooting deaths of four people inside a home about 50 miles east of Raleigh.

December 26, 2016

Police: Truck rolls away from construction site, kills boy

Authorities say a young boy has been killed by an unmanned truck that rolled down a hill after it wasn't properly secured at a construction site.