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Tuesday wreck causes traffic delays in Carthage
On Monday, there were quite a few traffic delays in the Carthage area. Tuesday hasn’t been much different for our growing area and busy highways. Shortly after 1 p.m., emergency responders were notified of a single-vehicle wreck on Highway 15/501, just past Jannie Lane. Carthage Fire and Rescue Department arrived to find a Chevrolet truck had left the road and struck a tree.
‘Something just told me to buy it’: North Carolina teen wins $2 million after buying lottery ticket at convenience store
SCOTLAND COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Donnie Leviner, of Laurinburg, had a gut feeling he should buy a lottery ticket, and his intuition paid off with a $2 million win, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. “Something just told me to buy it,” he said. Leviner, 18, said he had only bought a few […]
Dog missing after T-bone collision in Cameron
After an already extremely busy day with several vehicle collisions in Moore County, another occurred Monday evening in Cameron. A deputy with the Moore County Sheriff’s Office was traveling along N.C. 24-27 just after 6:30 p.m. when he approached a collision at the Grady Road and Bryant Road intersection.
How many in ENC? NC counties with lowest cost of living
GREENVILLE, N.C. (Stacker.com) — While inflation has fallen from 2022 peaks, high prices are still eating into household budgets. Many Americans are paying keen attention to their finances and finding ways to reduce spending. Home prices, rent, and food inflation, as well as higher prices for gas in the last couple of years, are making […]
Recent charges against suspect dismissed prior to lethal law enforcement shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The man accused of shooting and killing four law enforcement officers during a gunfight Monday has an extensive criminal history in North Carolina. Court records show Terry Clark Hughes Jr. Has been arrested dozens of times, has been in and out of jail since the mid-2000s, and has spent nearly two years incarcerated in the state prison system.
Shooting kills 4 North Carolina officers after task force tried to serve a warrant
A shootout that killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others in North Carolina began as officers approached a home to serve a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm, police said.
Families of victims of fentanyl overdoses rally for education, Naloxone in schools
Families of victims of fentanyl overdoses rally for education, access to Naloxone. Families who have lost loved ones to fentanyl are meeting with state lawmakers Wednesday morning to talk about the dangers of the drug, what can be done to save lives – and ask lawmakers to do something about this.
‘Everyone deserves a second chance’: Hundreds lobby for criminal legal reform, policy changes in NC
"So many people fail because there’s not a second chance for them," he explained. "All we want to do is win. We want to come home, provide for our families, take care of our families and be great members of our community.”
Ratepayers plead with NC Utilities Commission to reject Duke Energy’s carbon plan
Bobby Jones, a founder of the Down East Coal Ash Environmental and Social Justice Coalition in Goldsboro, had been seated for less than five minutes when he bolted from his bench. “This hearing is a farce!” Jones said, as a Durham County Sheriff’s deputy led him from the seventh-floor courtroom. “You’re in cahoots with Duke […] The post Ratepayers plead with NC Utilities Commission to reject Duke Energy’s carbon plan appeared first on NC Newsline.
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