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Wilmington man charged for allegedly shooting a woman to death

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Police have arrested 36-year-old resident of Wilmington, Ray Anthony Southers, who is now facing the charge of First Degree Murder after a deadly shooting near Greenfield Lake. Police said that

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Accusations of sexual misconduct mar yet another political campaign

“A good man is hard to find,” sang Bessie Smith nearly a century ago. Her sentiment holds sway today when it comes to political candidates. Presidential hopeful Joe Biden is

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34-year-old man charged with drug trafficking in East Raleigh

RALEIGH, N.C. – Christopher Smith, 34, was arrested by Raleigh police and charged with trafficking cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy, and hash. He will also face related charges in federal court. According to

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Charlotte man charged for allegedly raping a woman at gunpoint

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. – 25-year-old Terraries Leon Thomas was arrested by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police on December 14, 2019 for allegedly raping a woman at gunpoint. He is facing several charges including rape, sex

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Man charged with murder in West Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, NC – On the morning of Wednesday, April 8, 2020, Mecklenburg Police Department officers responded to a shooting incident in a West Charlotte neighborhood. The call came in at around

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IRS indicts alleged operator of DarkScandals websites

A computer popup box screen warning of a system being hacked, compromised software enviroment. 3D illustration.Hundreds of people could be under investigation for allegedly viewing videos of violent rape or

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Give me liberty or give me disease: The showdown between public health and freedom

The United States is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 750,000 cases (and counting). Ninety-five percent of the country remains under lockdown orders. Yet that hasn’t

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Young Greensboro mother charged with three counts of first degree murder

GREENSBORO, N.C. – 29-year-old Brittany McKinney was charged with three counts of First Degree Murder for allegedly shooting a man and two children. The victims were 61-year-old Jerry Griffin, McKinney’s 10-year-old daughter McKenzie,

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Tiger King’s unanswered question: Who killed Carole Baskin’s husband?

*Warning: Spoilers ahead.* If you’ve been binge-watching Netflix’s new docuseries Tiger King to pass the long hours in quarantine, you’re not alone. More than 35 million Americans watched the show within the

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Should prison inmates be released to stem the tide of COVID?

Few places are more vulnerable to pandemics than prisons. With hundreds of inmates jammed into cramped quarters, they’re breeding grounds for infectious disease. And given that the coronavirus can spread

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