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A 23-year-old Asheville man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting a teenager who asked for a ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway, prosecutors said.

A former Newton police lieutenant pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting of an unarmed motorcyclist, the District Attorney’s Office said.

A man wanted in South Carolina on multiple extradition warrants tried to elude N.C. deputies by catching a Lyft ride after crashing his car, investigators said.

A person had life-threatening injuries after being extracted from a crash that injured five people in an industrial area near Interstate 85, Medic reported.

A worker at DyStar Carolina Chemical on Wilkinson Boulevard in Charlotte was hospitalized after an accident; MEDIC confirmed one person treated for injuries.

49-year-old man arrested as suspect in vandalism at the Guilford County Veterans Memorial in Country Park in Greensboro, North Carolina, police say.

Duke Howell, whose son Sam played at Sun Valley, UNC and NFL, is new head football coach at Myers Park High School

Catch up quick on Charlotte restaurant openings: Dank Bowls launches in uptown and Wake Up & Eat opens a second location with classic breakfast favorites.

Wife of deceased Kyle Busch, Samantha, opened up publicly for first time since the death of the NASCAR legend in May. What she said on behalf of the family.

Deleting the post sends a more political message than the initial post ever did. | Opinion