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SATURDAY: Horse Shootings in Corolla

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:39:00 -0400

CURRITUCK COUNTY: The Wild Horses of Corolla embody the spirit of the Outer Banks. Beauty, serenity, tranquility. "There's something very romantic about the thought of these horses, being able to roam wherever they want," says Karen McCalpin, Executive Director of the Corolla Wild Horse Fund. "They're part of the heritage and culture of the Outer Banks. They're also a treasure trove of genetic history."

Man stabbed to death at Asheville movie theater

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:16:49 -0400

Authorities say a 32-year-old man has died after he was stabbed in the parking lot of a movie theater.

Shooting at July Fourth party injures four

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:28:32 -0400

A domestic dispute during a party at a Selma home escalated into a shooting that injured four members of one family.

Former Robeson County teacher shot and killed

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:54:38 -0400

Authorities say a retired Robeson County teacher has been shot and killed as he dropped off his garbage at a trash bin behind a Lumberton convenience store.

Henderson man stabbed; sister arrested

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:47:33 -0400

Henderson police investigators believe a sibling quarrel turned deadly early Friday.

1 shot dead, 1 arrested in Sampson County

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:42:02 -0400

One man was shot to death and another was arrested Friday in Sampson County.

Man arrested in church parking lot stabbing case

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:06:36 -0400

Police have arrested a Raleigh man in connection with a double stabbing in a parking lot at Hillyer Memorial Christian Church.

Police search for Durham shooting suspects

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:06:13 -0400

Ronald Girard Ransom, 20, of South Elm Street, and Desmond Deloach, 16, of South Alston Avenue, have been charged in a series of shootings that occurred in the South Elm Street area between June 27 and June 29, police said Thursday.

'Interstate bandits' hit Raleigh bank, FBI says

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:55:44 -0400

Two men who robbed a Raleigh bank Thursday are wanted in a string of eight bank robberies in four states since early May, FBI agents say.

Bank robber claimed to have bomb, Cary police say

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:33:19 -0400

A bank robber told staff that he had a bomb and demanded money on Thursday afternoon, police said.

Suspect wanted in Rocky Mount woman's death

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:07:00 -0400

Police were called to The Guiding Light Church, at 204 Ivy St., at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday to check on an unresponsive woman behind the church.

Garner police seek man accused of shooting 18-year-old

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:34:23 -0400

Jonathan Antonio Williams is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury in connection with the shooting that occurred in the 400 block of Weston Ridge Run.

N.C. teen says he didn't mean to shoot store clerk

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:04:04 -0400

An Allegheny County judge must decide what degree of murder a North Carolina teen committed when he fatally shot clerk in a suburban Pittsburgh convenience store.

Police: Woman pulled knife, gun from baby stroller

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:01:13 -0400

Police say a woman out for a walk with her baby and another child in Utica, N.Y., was packing more than diapers in her stroller.

Attorney: NC rape case could be misunderstanding

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:07:12 -0400

The lawyer for one of three people charged in a North Carolina rape and kidnapping case that prosecutors have said included satanic ritual said it appears to involve "consensual activity that maybe went too far."

Driver has had 10 DWI charges in 17 years

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:28:06 -0400

A Louisburg man charged earlier this week with DWI had been arrested nine other times for the same offense in the past 17 years, according to court records.

Police chase yields stolen-goods, DWI charges

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:07:59 -0400

State troopers charged two Cary men with alcohol and theft offenses after a chase that exceeded 90 mph on Interstate 40 early Thursday.

Silver Alert canceled for Forsyth County woman

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:35:52 -0400

The N.C. Center for Missing Persons canceled a Silver Alert early Friday for a missing Forsyth County woman.

Thefts prompt UNC police to patrol parking lots

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:32:00 -0400

The University of North Carolina has posted campus police officers in the Chatham County park-and-ride and Friday Center parking lots after a rash of catalytic converter thefts from those locations.

Vance sheriff's daughter charged with DWI

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:13:15 -0400

The daughter of Vance County Sheriff Peter White was arrested and charged Thursday with DWI in connection with an Easter Sunday traffic stop.

More charges filed against couple accused of operating meth lab

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:25:24 -0400

Authorities in Cumberland County filed charges Wednesday against a couple charged in connection with a methamphetamine lab bust.

Attorney denies suspect's knowledge of alleged cult crimes

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:59:53 -0400

An arrest warrant states Diana Palmer removed evidence of crimes authorities say were carried out by a satanic cult, a charge, her attorney says, she denies.

Man convicted, sent to prison in NC beach rapes

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:51:13 -0400

A man has been sentenced to at least 124 years in prison for the 2001 rape and kidnapping of two teenage girls vacationing at a North Carolina beach.

2 stabbed during fight in church parking lot

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:24:39 -0400

The stabbing happened in the parking lot of Hillyer Memorial Christian Church at 618 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, police said.

3 charged in Durham rape, kidnapping investigation

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:29:13 -0400

Prosecutors have charged three people, including two ranking members of the Durham County Democratic Party, as part of an investigation into allegations of rape and kidnapping that prosecutors said involved satanic worship.

BBQ exec's camp quashes claims of rape

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:09:53 -0400

Smithfield's Chicken 'n Bar-B-Q's founder Gregory Moore's son and colleague says Moore and the accuser were in a consensual committed relationship.

Army: No standard procedure for absent soldiers

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:02:00 -0400

Spc. Megan Lynn Touma, 23, was found dead June 21 in a room at the Fairfield Inn near Cross Creek Mall. She was seven months pregnant, police said.

DA files murder charges in newborn twins' deaths

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:39:10 -0400

A man charged in the shooting of a pregnant woman now faces two counts of murder in connection with her twins' deaths.

Third arrest made in alleged cult abuse case

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:47:42 -0400

Diana Palmer, the second Durham County Democratic Party official implicated in the case, surrendered to police Wednesday afternoon.

15 pounds of pot seized in Holly Springs

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:26:51 -0400

The seizure, at 401 Raleigh Street, was the largest in memory for the small town.

Schoolyard bully bill headed to special committee

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:31:04 -0400

A statewide policy aimed at stopping schoolyard bullies is headed to a special joint panel, after House lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a Senate version that removed a list of potential victim characteristics from the plan.

Police: Someone else sat in driver seat of slain UNCC student's car

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:11:34 -0400

Information released Wednesday by the Mount Holly Police Department shows what was happening with and possible in the car of a slain University of North Carolina at Charlotte at the time of her death.

Hearing delayed in death of teen tied to tree

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:43:19 -0400

A hearing in the death of Tyler McMillan, 13, was postponed Wednesday. His father and stepmother have separate court dates later in the year.

Warrant: Dentist traded drugs for sexual favors

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:26:13 -0400

A Salisbury dentist found bound and strangled in his bed had been prescribing drugs to young women in exchange for sexual favors, according to search warrants.

Ask Anything: 10 questions with Cary police K-9 Handler Jeremy Burgin

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:30:00 -0400

Cary police K-9 Handler Jeremy Burgin answers your questions about training his dog Max, bullet-proof vests for dogs and much more. Plus, WRAL Anchor Debra Morgan is now taking your questions.

Victims identified in weekend shooting

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:31:02 -0400

The residence where two people were killed over the weekend was operating as a brothel, Raleigh police said Tuesday. But they could comment if it was connected to a motive behind the slayings.

Town commissioner accused of beating tenant's boyfriend

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:50:48 -0400

Wilson's Mills police officers charged town Commissioner Clifton Cooley with simple assault and breaking-and-entering.

No charges in death of Wilson teen

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:59:00 -0400

Wilson police have decided not to file charges in the death of Devonta Maykell Carpenter , 13, Saturday.

Raleigh man sentenced on child porn charges

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:49:45 -0400

Robert Johnson, 57, pleaded guilty in 2005 to sending, receiving and possessing child pornography. He was caught in a sting by a federal agent posing as a child pornographer.

SC teen facing charges in girl's death, assault

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:00:12 -0400

A 14-year-old boy was charged Wednesday in the death and sexual assault of an 8-year-old Greenville County girl whose body was found in an abandoned mobile home, authorities said.

FBI chief: Gun ruling makes campuses less secure

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:17:13 -0400

FBI Director Robert Mueller on Monday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, saying it may harm efforts to deter violent crime.

Gas station owner charged with embezzlement

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:38:14 -0400

Shakeel Sanullah Khan, 30, was arrested Tuesday on charges of embezzlement and injury to property.

Fla. holds 1st execution since botched method

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:16:15 -0400

Florida on Tuesday carried out its first execution since a botched lethal injection procedure prompted the state to revamp the way it conducts capital punishment.

SC gov mulls bigger DNA role in crime-solving

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:41:13 -0400

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is deciding whether the state should expand its use of DNA to solve crimes and free people wrongly convicted.

DMV to mail driver’s licenses

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:56:46 -0400

Due to a new law, the days of an over-the-counter driver's license are coming to an end. Folks will be getting a temporary driving permit instead that will be good for 20 days.

Father arrested in Haiti for 1994 NC killing

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:53:08 -0400

A man charged with killing his 2-year-old son in 1994 has been arrested in Haiti, more than a decade after leaving Raleigh and assuming a different name, investigators said Wednesday.

Missing Clayton teen found safe

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:05:00 -0400

A missing Clayton girl was found safe Tuesday, police said.

3 charged with murder in Raleigh brothel shooting

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:44:15 -0400

Raleigh police arrested three men and charged them with murder in connection with a shooting last weekend at a house operating as a brothel.

Tips Needed in Murder of A&T Student

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:13:10 -0400

GUILFORD COUNTY: Eva Hodge couldn’t fall asleep the night before her birthday. Something was gnawing at her. She got out of bed, walked to the back room of the house and watched television until morning.

Letter writer boasts of killing pregnant soldier

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:59:12 -0400

A pregnant soldier lay dead in the bathtub. Reportedly scrawled on the motel-room mirror in lipstick was a crosshair design - the same symbol contained in a letter that arrived at the local newspaper four days later.

Fayetteville police search for bank robbery suspect

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:47:03 -0400

The suspect is described as a black male, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 tall and 170 to 180 pounds.

Ex-correctional officer gets 10 years on federal drug charges

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:33:20 -0400

Phillip Strickland, 41, of Bailey pleaded guilty last November to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine.

More charges filed in alleged cult abuse case

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:26:06 -0400

Joseph Craig, 25, was charged with two counts of second-degree kidnapping and one count of second-degree forcible sexual offense. His wife, Joy Johnson, 30, was charged with felony aiding and abetting.

Rocky Mount man gets 33 years in neighbor's grisly death

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:35:35 -0400

Andre Demetrius Vines pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder and first-degree arson in connection with the April 2007 death of Ellen Sharpe.

Witnesses recount alleged details of Wendell woman's death

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:01:38 -0400

A co-defendant testified Tuesday that Jakiem Wilson told him before Nneka Wilson's death that she was getting on his nerves and that he was thinking about killing her.

Man, 59, killed in Fayetteville shooting

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:08:58 -0400

Fayetteville police were investigating a fatal shooting Monday night.