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After a year of triumphs, we shouldn’t call NC schools and students failures | Opinion
Stop letting a broken formula define our schools’ successes in North Carolina | Opinion
DWI charge dismissed against NC mom who vanished 24 years ago
The DWI charge against Michele Hundley Smith was dismissed in Rockingham, NC, court after a prosecutor cited lack of a file, and a retired officer as reasons.
Eleven ‘violent gun crimes’ in two North Carolina counties are related, ATF says
Investigation reveals 11 “violent gun crimes” in southeastern North Carolina are related, federal officials say. ATF is offering reward for tips.
Kayaker’s body found near where he vanished 3 weeks ago, NC sheriff says
Body of a kayaker who vanished May 14 in Roanoke Rapids Lake is found more than three weeks later, in spot where the search began, North Carolina sheriff says.
5-year-old left dying in road after hit-and-run, NC police say. ‘Heartbreaking’
A search launched for the driver accused of running over a 5-year-old and leaving him to die in residential neighborhood, North Carolina police chief says.
‘Iryna’s Law’ puts more people in NC’s biggest jails, adds to overcrowding
Sheriffs across North Carolina report that more people are in their county jails after the passage of “Iryna’s Law,” and say some jails are overcrowded.
Charlotte Catholic’s Marguerite McPhillips headline NC girls’ soccer all-state team
Charlotte Catholic’s Marguerite McPhillips named NC Soccer Coaches state player of the year NC all-state girls soccer team announced
EOG proctor: Students deserved better than what I saw this year | Opinion
Our readers comment on Donald Trump, the 250th anniversary celebration in DC, NC’s ticketing bill, distracted driving, and Kyle Busch and grief | Letters to the Editor
Multiple people struck by car at farmer’s market in North Carolina, police say
Witnesses report seeing car “plow through” the center of the Wilmington Farmer’s Market in eastern North Carolina. Several people taken to hospital, police say.
21-year-old man dies while being held at Mecklenburg County jail, officials say
Investigation launched into death of 21-year-old inmate being held at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina officials say.