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• Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, family says

  May 23, 2026 12:10 PM

  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications, according to a statement released by his family. Dakota Hunter, vice president of Kyle Busch Companies, said in a news release that the family received the medical evaluation... more »

• Man killed in Friday night crash in Denham Springs Play Video

  January 31, 2026 12:23 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS — A North Carolina man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday night in Livingston Parish, according to the Louisiana State Police. Troopers said the crash occurred just before midnight at the intersection of La. 1032 and Hunter's Way, killing 18-year-old Cayden Callihan of Whiteville, North Carolina.... more »

• FBI says it prevented planned New Year's Eve attack in North Carolina allegedly inspired by ISIS Play Video

  January 2, 2026 12:59 PM

  CHARLOTTE - The FBI announced on Friday that it prevented a planned New Year's Eve attack in support of ISIS in Mint Hill, North Carolina. Officials said that 18-year-old Christian Sturdivant, a U.S. citizen, allegedly reached out to someone he believed to be a member of ISIS, an undercover... more »

• REPORT: At least 200 Immigration Agents expected to be deployed in New Orleans Play Video

  November 17, 2025 6:37 PM

  NEW ORLEANS — At least 200 Immigration Agents are expected to be deployed in New Orleans by the end of the week, according to ABC News. Those agents are currently conducting an immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, N.C., called "Operation Charlotte's Web." Agents have reportedly made 130 arrests... more »

• WATCH: Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf, winds along North Carolinas Outer Banks Play Video

  August 18, 2025 12:33 PM

  MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Erin began pelting part of the Caribbean with rain and wind Monday before it’s expected to churn up dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. Evacuations were being ordered on a few islands along North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though... more »

• Trump proposes 'getting rid of FEMA' while visiting hurricane-battered North Carolina Play Video

  January 24, 2025 12:48 PM

  FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he was considering "getting rid of FEMA” as he visited hurricane-battered North Carolina on Friday during the first trip of his second term. The comment, made during a briefing on the monthslong recovery from Hurricane Helene, was the latest signal of... more »

• Supplies rushed to communities isolated by Helene as death toll rises to at least 107

  September 30, 2024 10:43 AM

  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A crisis unfolded in western North Carolina as officials rushed to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, three days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.S. Southeast. The death toll from the storm reached the triple... more »

• Stingray that got pregnant despite no male companion has died from reproductive disease, aquarium says

  July 1, 2024 3:55 PM

  HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A stingray that got pregnant at a North Carolina aquarium this winter despite not having shared a tank with a male of her species for many years has died. The Aquarium and Shark Lab in Hendersonville said on Facebook late Sunday that the stingray, Charlotte... more »

• North Carolina tornado leaves three dead, ten injured

  February 16, 2021 6:49 AM

  BOLIVIA, N.C. - As states in the deep south struggle through unusually cold temperatures, their neighbors to the north are also contending with deadly weather conditions. According to WTVD, ABC 11 , a local North Carolina ABC affiliate station, a tornado killed three people and left at least ten... more »

• North Carolina battered by fires, floods even as Isaias is downgraded to tropical storm

  August 4, 2020 6:27 AM

  Isaias pummeled North Carolina after making landfall Monday night, bringing coastal and inland flooding and reaching sustained winds of 85 mph for a time. Isaias became a Category 1 hurricane shortly before reaching land near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, around 11:10 p.m., according to the National Hurricane Center... more »

• Mother found 'not guilty' after fatally stabbing her 5-year-old son

  February 24, 2020 10:44 PM

  HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.- A woman charged with fatally stabbing her 5-year-old son was declared 'not guilty' but legally insane on Monday. A judge committed Ebony Olowu, 37, to a state forensic hospital after she was found not guilty by reason of insanity. In August of 2017, Victor Olowu called... more »

• North Carolina man's Christmas shopping excursion leaves him over $100,000 richer

  December 26, 2019 2:44 PM

  MINT HILL, NC - A man went to the grocery store, expecting to shell out a good bit of cash on Christmas groceries, and by the time he left the store, he was well on his way to becoming $176,876 wealthier. Michael Rosenbrock of Mint Hill, North Carolina, went... more »

• VIDEO: North Carolina officers respond to call, end up enjoying Slip 'N Slide Play Video

  July 5, 2017 1:25 PM

  ASHEVILLE – North Carolina officers responded to a call for a noise complaint and ended up having some summertime fun. Senior police officers Joe Jones and Carrie Lee joined in on a massive neighborhood Slip 'N Slide for an Independence Day block party that was being held... more »

• Denham Springs man charged with animal cruelty in N.C.

  April 11, 2017 11:55 AM

  ALEXANDER COUNTY – A Denham Springs man who owned a dog training business in North Carolina is accused of animal cruelty and abandonment after deputies found several dead animals inside a building he rented. According to a report from WCNC, the Alexander County Sheriff's Office received a call to... more »

• Man confesses to deputies that he killed man in North Carolina

  April 6, 2017 1:41 PM

  LIVINGSTON PARISH – The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office says that a man confessed to deputies that he murdered someone in 1993 in North Carolina. Allen Deaver told deputies that he killed his son-in-law, Sidney Maurice Gregory, by beating him and then setting his mobile home on fire with him... more »

• North Carolina man accused of raping woman at BR area hotel

  January 5, 2017 5:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Deputies say a North Carolina man was arrested after they say he raped a woman twice at a Baton Rouge area hotel in November. Arrest records say Millard Purvis Anderson was charged with second-degree rape Thursday for an incident that happened on Nov. 4, 2016. ... more »

• Two abducted teens rescued by State Police on I-10

  March 22, 2016 1:20 PM

  CONVENT - Two abducted teenagers from North Carolina were rescued and will be reunited with their family later today after Louisiana State Police arrested their uncle on I-10. State Police released the details of the case around lunchtime Tuesday. Troopers said Jose Melchor, 40, of Clemmons, NC, was attempting... more »