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Jacob Blake shooting: How much do the facts matter?

By now, it’s become all too familiar: The disturbing footage of a Black man being brutalized by a white police officer. The public outcry. The rush to judgment. The twists

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How Black attorneys in North Carolina have overcome hurdles throughout history

Black attorneys have made enormous contributions to the legal profession in North Carolina. Their stories involve overcoming countless challenges in the pursuit of justice. From a pioneering group of 14

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What will appointment of new federal judge mean for criminal caseload?

The Eastern District of North Carolina finally has a new federal judge on the bench after a record-breaking 14-year vacancy. Richard E. Myers II, a former law professor at UNC,

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George Floyd: Unpacking the criminal charges against the former police officers

Last week, George Floyd joined dozens of others on the grim roll call of black men needlessly killed by white police officers. Pinned to the ground on his belly for

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Charlotte man charged with sex trafficking of a minor and child pornography

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has arrested and charged a 43-year-old man with sex trafficking of a minor and child pornography. A grand jury sitting in federal court unsealed the

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Charlotte limo driver charged for alleged rape and assault of passenger

CHARLOTTE N.C. – Officers of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have arrested a limo driver for allegedly raping and strangling a female passenger. CMPD said that 37-year-old limo driver, Albeno Maywal, allegedly

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Northern Guilford Middle School teacher charged for the alleged rape of a student under 15

GREENSBORO N.C. – A former teacher at Northern Guilford Middle School was arrested by police for allegedly committing statutory rape against a 15-year-old student while she was a teacher at the school. Deputies

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Wilmington man charged for alleged distribution of child pornography

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Police have charged a 43-year-old man with sexual exploitation of a minor for the alleged possession and distribution of explicit material that involved children. The suspect, Ala Areef Abukhalaf, was

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High school teacher from Greensboro charged with alleged rape of 17-year-old student

GREENSBORO, N.C. – A 57-year-old teacher at Smith High School has been arrested by police for allegedly raping a 17-year-old female student. The victim claimed that she was forced to have

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Wilmington man charged for the alleged killing of 57-year-old

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Police responded to a shooting on Pinecrest Parkway hours before midnight on March 4, 2020. At the scene, they found a man with a gunshot wound — 57-year-old

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