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FBI: SUV Stolen In 13-Year-Old Girl's Kidnapping Found
Authorities say they have found the SUV stolen during the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl at a North Carolina mobile home park, and now hope to identify a person seen in a surveillance video.
The FBI said in a statement that the green Ford Expedition was found Thursday in the Lumberton area, about eight miles from the mobile home park where Hania Noelia Aguilar was abducted Monday.
Investigators are also seeking help in identifying a person seen on surveillance video walking near the kidnapping scene.
Greensboro Gets Scooters Off Streets To Review Laws
Officials in Greensboro have ordered a fleet of scooters off of its streets for now so they can revise ordinances to accommodate them.
The News & Record reports city officials last week asked Bird Rides Inc. to remove the scooters after they were found lying on sidewalks, impeding foot traffic or being used in bike lanes, where motorized vehicles are prohibited.
The scooters have become popular around the state since they were introduced in the summer. City staff members told the Greensboro City Council in October that Bird dropped off 100 scooters around town in August and eventually distributed at least 450 scooters.
DMV Attributes Long Lines To Staffing, Tech Issues, Real ID
North Carolina's DMV chief attributes recent extremely long lines at driver's license offices to staffing and technical issues on top of high customer demand, especially for upcoming "Real ID" requirements.
Division of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Torre Jessup told a legislative oversight committee Thursday about challenges facing the state's 113 license offices and how they've being addressed.
Jessup says retaining license examiners remains difficult, adding up to 28 percent of them could be absent on any given day because they're receiving worker's compensation, using short-term disability or taking federally-authorized leave to care for family members.
Conference Touts 5 Female Officials As Part Of Game Crew
A collegiate athletic conference has achieved a first by playing a football game featuring five female officials.
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association says its Oct. 27 game between Winston-Salem State and Shaw had five female referees. The same group had also worked together in a game on Sept. 29.
A news release said head line judge Sharlanda Demingo, line judge Christina Thurman, field judge Bobbie Torain, side judge Ruth Onyekwelu and back judge Joysha Gay joined two men for the seven-person crew.
Demingo and Onyekwelu will help call Saturday's CIAA championship game.
Officials: 'Backcountry Style' Advised For Visitors To Coast
The National Park Service says visitors to an uninhabited barrier island in North Carolina should plan on a trip without toilets after recent storms damaged the restrooms there.
Cape Lookout National Seashore says on its Facebook page that visitors needing a restroom will have to go "backcountry style" on Shackleford Banks and adopt "Leave No Trace" guidelines. Visitors must bring their own toilet paper and bury solid human waste at least 200 feet from water, camp and trails.
The island's restrooms were closed after recent hurricanes.
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