January 27, 2016 Operators of animal shelter arrested on abuse, drug charges Authorities in North Carolina have arrested the operators of a no-kill animal shelter after at least 600 animals were found in conditions that the sheriff called "awful and very sad." Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin said in a statement that Stephen Joseph Spear and Linden Spear are charged with four counts of animal cruelty and one count of drug possession.
January 27, 2016 Dead humpback whale washes up on NC coast A dead humpback whale has washed up in the surf at Kure Beach south of Wilmington, North Carolina.
January 27, 2016 Court to weigh practice of Christian prayers at meetings A federal appeals court is poised to examine whether county commissioners in North Carolina should be allowed to open their meetings with Christian prayers.
January 26, 2016 More charges added for man accused in Good Samaritan's death Additional charges have been filed against the man accused in the shooting death of a Good Samaritan who tried to help the suspect after his car spun off a North Carolina road during last week's winter storm.
January 26, 2016 Pastor who was imprisoned in Iran expected home Tuesday An American pastor who was imprisoned for nearly four years in Iran is expected to return home to Boise on Tuesday, the Idaho Statesman (http://bit.ly/2027xQm) reported.
January 26, 2016 Public prayer reviewed; 1st case since Supreme Court ruling A federal appeals court will consider whether county commissioners in North Carolina violated the Constitution by delivering Christian prayers at their meetings and inviting audience members to join.
January 26, 2016 Man drives 1,700 miles to get cat missing for 4 years A cat named Hemi is back with his owner, who drove 1,700 miles from North Dakota to retrieve his lost-and-found pet.
January 26, 2016 North Carolina college on lockdown after person displays gun A spokesman for a central North Carolina university says the campus is on lockdown while police search for a person who displayed a gun inside a student activities center.
January 25, 2016 Good Samaritan killed in NC trying to help motorist stuck in snowstorm A Good Samaritan was shot and killed in North Carolina when he tried to help a motorist stranded as a massive snowstorm pummeled the East Coast, it was reported Saturday.
January 25, 2016 Helping drivers was family tradition for man slain in storm A man who police say was killed by a stranded driver he was trying to help during heavy snow went out each winter storm to rescue motorists stuck in ditches, his sister said Monday.
