North Carolina

A North Carolina man took home a total of $780,000 after buying two identical lottery tickets.

The teacher confiscated the gun from the elementary school student after being alerted about it by another classmate.

Florida officials announced a new task force dedicated to combating retail theft, while in North Carolina thieves stole handbags from a retailer this week.

Envelopes postmarked by the day of the primary or general election are counted if received within a three-day grace period, according to current law.

Virginia Marie "Jenny" Spencer has pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

"It was a rant. He berated her, and he yelled as loudly as he could," a witness to the incident stated.

"Those borders just slammed shut and it has wreaked a lot of havoc clearly and a lot of confusion," one traveler said.

North Carolina's Brian Davis will spend the holiday with a group of strangers who responded to his invitation on the Nextdoor app.

Ocean trackers have shown at least seven of the enormous predators off the coasts of the two states in recent weeks.

She will compete with Representative James Gailliard and Senator Don Davis to replace current Representative G.K. Butterfield, who will not seek reelection.

The family of Blake Alexander Wade Elom, who died in a car crash last year have been left distraught.

The Moore County School District said it reported the threatening voicemail to law enforcement in September.

The girl's mother told WRAL that she had been in a relationship with the man for four years prior to the incident, but was not aware that her daughter was being abused.

"The map that was recently enacted by the legislature is a partisan map. It is racially gerrymandered," Butterfield said in the video announcing his retirement.

"'Oh, he's gonna fix the flag, that's a really kind act,' and then he salutes it, and my heart melts," the homeowner said while watching her security footage.

After the female cub was rescued, there was a divide online over who was actually responsible for the rescue.

The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday by three law firms. It says the three plaintiffs, an adult and two minors, are wrongly identified on their birth certificates.

Despite opposition to some parts of the budget bill, Governor Roy Cooper is expected to sign it into effect.

Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr. faces 13 criminal counts that include charges of obstruction of justice, possessing absentee ballots and perjury.

Dontae Sharp was given a life sentence at 19 for first-degree murder after he was convicted of killing George Radcliffe in a 1994 drug deal.

The new North Carolina congressional map has been accused of gerrymandering and is currently facing lawsuits.

Newton was the Panthers' number one overall pick in the 2011 draft and went on to play nine seasons with the team, which included a 2015 Super Bowl appearance.

Fred Hermann said in a 911 call: "I need the police here, I have just shot the two dogs that were attacking me in my yard. One of them is in my driveway dead."

North Carolina officials who rescued the black bear cub determined that she was unsuitable for release back into the wild.

The emergency funding could be ordered through the state's Leandro rulings.

The two accidents remain under investigation. Police do not believe alcohol was a factor in the fatal collision.

The two identified through DNA analysis as the infant's father and mother were arrested in North Carolina last month.

Investigators in Laurel County, Kentucky, rescued a missing 16-year-old girl during a traffic stop in which they arrested a 61-year-old man.

The two children, ages 2 and 11, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were not suspected to be the target of the shooting, according to authorities.

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