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Suspect arrested in Hamlet shooting; accomplice remains unidentified
HAMLET — One man suspected of shooting into a home earlier this month is in custody. Kamarie Javon Morrison, 18, is one of two men caught on camera firing shots into a home on Seaboard Street around 10 p.m. April 7, according to investigators with the Hamlet Police Department.
FBI issues warning about North Carolina toll scam
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Turnpike Authority and the FBI are warning about a new scam going around involving toll roads. Scammers are sending text messages telling North Carolinians they have unpaid toll fees, but it’s just a ploy to get your money. Viewers said they knew the text was a scam when they received it thanks to a WRAL-TV report.
Judge strikes down North Carolina felon voting law
A federal judge has struck down a North Carolina law criminalizing voting for people with felony convictions. The law, originally passed in 1877, made it a Class I felony for people who vote in North Carolina without having their rights restored. But on Monday, U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs wrote that the law “was enacted with discriminatory […]
Is medical marijuana legal in North Carolina? What to know about NC's first dispensary
North Carolina's first cannabis dispensary opened last week. The April 20 opening of the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. was attended by hundreds. Here's your guide to medical marijuana in N.C. "This project will change the trajectory of their lives forever. It will be a conduit to generations of social, economic, and spiritual growth,...
PHOTOS: SpringFest Fun Run and 5K
ROCKINGHAM — More than 120 runners bolted down the hill of Lawrence Street Saturday morning in the inaugural SpringFest Fun Run and 5K. The event, held in conjunction with SpringFest at the Rock, was organized by and benefits FirstHealth’s Richmond Memorial Foundation and Discovery Place Kids-Rockingham, much like its predecessor, the Run for the Ribbons.
Duplin Co. man chooses lump sum over chance for $25,000 a year for life
RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - A Beulaville man tried his luck $2 ticket, won, but chose a lump sum over the lifetime prize. The North Carolina Education Lottery says Harold Eubanks won the first prize in a Lucky for Life drawing last Thursday afternoon. The grand prize is getting $25,000 a year for the rest of your life, which has an odds of 1 in 1.8 million.
Woman crashes into patrol vehicle after leading deputies on chase, Moore County sheriff’s office says
PINEHURST, N.C. (WNCN) — A woman is facing charges after she led deputies on a chase and crashed into one of their patrol vehicles, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. On Monday, deputies said they were assisting with traffic control on U.S. 15-501 near Page Road in...
North Carolina driver tries traffic checkpoint getaway, 3 officers injured, deputies say
A traffic checkpoint became the start of a North Carolina man's getaway attempt that left three law enforcement officers with injuries, deputies said Monday. According to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Road, the series of incidents started with the checkpoint set up by the Forest City Police Department in the area of Forest Hunt Drive.
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