May 5, 2016 US government: North Carolina LGBT law violates civil rights A North Carolina law limiting protections to LGBT people violates federal civil rights laws and can't be enforced, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday, putting the state on notice that it is in danger of being sued and losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.
May 5, 2016 Woman battling breast cancer wins second big lottery prize Officials with the North Carolina Education Lottery say a woman battling breast cancer is celebrating her second big lottery win this year.
May 4, 2016 NC man convicted for sex trafficking enterprise gets life sentence Federal prosecutors say a man convicted of running a sex trafficking operation that recruited women and girls as young as 16 years old into prostitution has been sentenced to life in prison.
May 3, 2016 Winston-Salem police say man training to become officer accident shoots, wounds his own wife Authorities say a man training to become a police officer in North Carolina has accidentally shot and wounded his wife.
May 3, 2016 Afghan businessman charged with bribing soldiers to obtain transportation contracts Court documents say an Afghan trucking company owner has been charged with bribing soldiers with bundles of cash to get U.S. supply contracts.
May 3, 2016 Police: North Carolina prison escapee on the lam since 1986 caught in South Carolina Authorities say a fugitive from North Carolina who had been on the run for nearly 30 years has arrested in Surfside Beach, South Carolina.
May 3, 2016 More suspects arrested in death of 1-year-old girl shot on Christmas Day in North Carolina More arrests have been made in the death of a 1-year-old girl wounded in a Christmas Day shooting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
May 3, 2016 Family says 1-year-old girl wounded in a Christmas Day shooting in Chapel Hill has died Family members say a 1-year-old girl wounded in a Christmas Day shooting in Chapel Hill has died.
May 3, 2016 North Carolina mother charged after infant son found dead on Christmas Eve A North Carolina woman has been charged with child neglect and child abuse after her infant son was found dead on Christmas Eve while authorities say she was apparently on prescription drugs.
May 3, 2016 Authorities make arrest in Christmas Day shooting that critically wounded 1-year-old girl Authorities have made an arrest in a Christmas Day shooting that left a 1-year-old in critical condition.
