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August 13, 2016

Report: Ferris wheel that dropped girls had worn out rivets

A fair ride operator has received permission to renew running its rides at Tennessee fairs — other than a Ferris wheel that dropped three girls to the ground.

August 12, 2016

Man accused of being IS recruiter says he was FBI informant

A North Carolina man accused of trying to recruit people to join the Islamic State group says he had been paid by the FBI since 2009 to help identify potential terrorists.

August 12, 2016

Man freed 28 years after being imprisoned for murder as teen

A man convicted of murder as a teenager and imprisoned 28 years ago is luxuriating by sleeping on his cousin's living room sofa after a North Carolina judge ruled he did not get a fair trial.

August 12, 2016

Judge says man jailed as a teenager for murder 28 years ago

A judge says a North Carolina man who was jailed as a teenager for murder 28 years ago can be released from prison once he posts bond.

August 11, 2016

Trial to begin for flight attendant accused of attacks

Trial will soon be underway for an American Airlines flight attendant accused of attacking fellow crew members and two U.S. air marshals.

August 11, 2016

Ride operator had other incident before Ferris wheel spill

The organizers of the eastern Tennessee fair where three girls fell from a Ferris wheel kept their ride operator despite an incident across the state line that injured five and caused the owners' son to be jailed.

August 10, 2016

Ferris wheel company had troubled history before fair spill

The organizers of the eastern Tennessee fair where three girls fell from a Ferris wheel kept their ride operator despite an incident across the state line that injured five and caused the owners' son to be jailed.

August 10, 2016

3 shot in Charlotte robbery, police chase over 2 counties

Police in North Carolina say two people were shot during a robbery and a suspect was later shot by officers after a two-county chase that ended when the suspects crashed their getaway vehicle into a utility pole.

August 10, 2016

Channels at Charlotte whitewater center scheduled to reopen

The whitewater channels at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in North Carolina are scheduled to reopen six weeks after a visitor died from a brain-eating amoeba.

August 10, 2016

Fugitive who hid for decades booked into Florida jail

The suspect in a deadly shooting who was captured in North Carolina after evading authorities for decades is now in a north Florida jail.