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US House members hear pleas for tougher justice policies after stabbing death of refugee

US House members hear pleas for tougher justice policies after stabbing death of refugee

By ERIK VERDUZCO and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — U.S. House members visited North Carolina’s largest city on Monday to hear from family members of violent-crime victims who pleaded for tougher…

Veteran charged with opening fire on North Carolina bar, killing 3, is scheduled to appear in court

Veteran charged with opening fire on North Carolina bar, killing 3, is scheduled to appear in court

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press A man charged with firing an assault rifle from a boat at patrons of a North Carolina waterfront bar, killing three people and wounding five others,…

Suspected stowaway is found dead in plane’s landing gear at a North Carolina airport

Suspected stowaway is found dead in plane’s landing gear at a North Carolina airport

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Airplane maintenance workers at a North Carolina airport found the body of a suspected stowaway in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines flight that had recently arrived from Europe, police said.…

Police: Deadly shooting in North Carolina was ‘highly premeditated’ and location was ‘targeted’

Police: Deadly shooting in North Carolina was ‘highly premeditated’ and location was ‘targeted’

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) — A mass shooting that shattered the evening tranquility of a picturesque, seaside town in North Carolina was a “highly premeditated” attack that left three people dead and five injured, police said…

3 killed and 8 injured in North Carolina waterfront bar shooting

3 killed and 8 injured in North Carolina waterfront bar shooting

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) — Three people were killed and at least eight others wounded late Saturday when someone opened fire from a boat into a crowd gathered at a waterfront bar in a coastal town…

Hurricane Helene hit the reset button on one town’s goal of becoming an outdoor tourism mecca

Hurricane Helene hit the reset button on one town’s goal of becoming an outdoor tourism mecca

By ALLEN G. BREED and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press OLD FORT, N.C. (AP) — Morning mist is still burning off the surrounding mountains when they appear: Small groups of helmeted riders on one-wheeled, skateboard-like contraptions,…