North Carolina police seize Glock pistol disguised as Nerf gun during drug raid
Police in North Carolina seized drugs and weapons during a drug raid, including a Glock pistol disguised as a toy Nerf gun.
Pistol disguised to look like toy Nerf gun, North Carolina sheriff's officials say
Law enforcement officials in North Carolina say they came across a pistol that was modified to look like a toy gun as investigators executed a search warrant at a home.
Woman’s DNA test reveals her biological father is wanted by the FBI for murder of wife, children
Kathy Gillcrist, who was adopted as a baby, learned after a DNA test that her biological father is accused of brutally murdering his wife and three children in 1976.
At least 3 killed, 10 injured in North Carolina tornado
A tornado ripped through North Carolina's Brunswick County, killing at least three people and injuring 10 others in its trail of destruction.
12-year-old boy shoots, kills home intruder to protect 73-year-old grandmother shot during robbery
Police in North Carolina say a 12-year-old boy shot and killed an intruder in order to protect his grandmother, after two men broke into their home and shot the 73-year-old woman in the leg as they demanded money.
12-year-old shoots intruder, killing him during armed robbery at N.C. apartment, police say
Police say a 12-year-old pulled out a gun and shot at two masked intruders who broke into an apartment this weekend. One of the suspects was hit and died later at the hospital.
North Carolina stops issuing specialty Confederate license plates, DMV says
The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles says it will no longer issue specialty license plates featuring the Confederate battle flag.
NC nurse who works in COVID-19 unit wins $1 million in state lottery
A North Carolina nurse who works in the COVID unit won a $1 million prize in the state’s lottery.
Couple dies from COVID-19 holding hands after 61 years of marriage
A North Carolina couple married for more than six decades held hands in their final moments before passing away from COVID-19.
Man accused of over 100 counts of child rape, incest arrested in Bastrop
According to court paperwork, Cruz sexually engaged with a child under the age of 13 when he was 32.
Fort Bragg soldier killed on Outer Banks had been decapitated: reports
Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez was a 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper.
North Carolina pastor accused of urinating on woman, steps down from job: Report
The minister who was accused of urinating on a female passenger during a flight last month has stepped down from his role at a North Carolina church.
North Carolina voter rally ends with pepper spray, 8 arrests
A rally to promote voting that ended with North Carolina police pepper spraying and arresting attendants was the result of participants blocking the roadway without authorization.
Man arrested in NC with van full of guns, explosives, reportedly planned to assassinate Joe Biden
A man allegedly plotting to assassinate Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was arrested in North Carolina and is being held in jail on child pornography charges.
College student dies of COVID-19 complications affecting his brain
While COVID-19 most notably affects the lungs, scientists are now finding that neurological disorders are being more frequently reported.
CDC reports COVID-19 clusters at UNC campus during first weeks of reopening
Colleges across the country are struggling to salvage the fall semester as campus coronavirus cases skyrocket.
‘They’re walking in heaven hand-to-hand’: NC couple dies from COVID-19 minutes apart, holding hands
A North Carolina couple died just minutes apart from one another while holding hands after both contracted COVID-19 at the beginning of August.
Tesla on autopilot hits police car as driver watches movie on cellphone
A North Carolina doctor’s Tesla operating on Autopilot crashed into a police car early Wednesday morning as he was watching a movie on his cellphone.
UNC-Chapel Hill to move to remote learning for undergrad courses after jump in COVID-19 cases
“Courses in our graduate, professional and health affairs schools will continue to be taught as they are, or as directed by the schools,” the university said in an announcement.
Over $700,000 raised for slain boy's funeral in North Carolina
More than $700,000 has been raised for the funeral service expenses of a slain 5-year-old boy in North Carolina whose death has captured national attention.