North Carolina

Kinsley White, 6, shows reporters her wound on Thursday in Gastonia, N.C.

National

The N.C. man accused of shooting a 6-year-old and her parents was arrested in Florida

8:15am April 21, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Authorities say Robert Singletary turned himself in to the sheriff's office in Tampa on Thursday, two days and some 600 miles away from the shooting. One victim is still in the hospital.

Robert Louis Singletary, 24, is facing four counts of attempted first-degree murder and other charges after Tuesday night's shooting.

National

A suspect is wanted for shooting a 6-year-old after a basketball rolled into his yard

12:48pm April 20, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Authorities are looking for the North Carolina man they say shot a kindergartner and three others. It's the fourth high-profile incident this week in which apparent mistakes were met with gunshots.

Here's a few of our favorite photos from the 2023 Dreamville Music Festival

11:17am April 04, 2023

by Alanté Serene Millow

This year's performers included J. Cole, Drake, Usher, Burna Boy, City Girls, Ari Lennox, Summer Walker, JID and many more.

Workers work on equipment Monday at a power substation in West End, N.C., where an attack on critical infrastructure caused a power outage.

National

Duke Energy says it has completed repairs on N.C. power equipment damaged by shootings

12:41pm December 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

The damage to two substations on Saturday cut power to thousands of central North Carolina homes. The utility says it expects power to be fully restored by midnight.

Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields announced a nighttime curfew for the county after gunfire damaged power substations.

National

Someone shot at substations in North Carolina, knocking out power for thousands

6:09pm December 04, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

The authorities are investigating the mass power outage across Moore County as a criminal act after power substations were damaged by gunfire. The county implemented a nighttime curfew.

Attendees march during a rally encouraging voters to vote yes on Amendment 2, which would add a permanent abortion ban to Kentucky's state constitution at the state Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on October 1, 2022.

Here are the places where abortion is on the ballot (in one way or another) this week

5:05am November 07, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

Abortion is on the ballot in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont, but it's also playing a major role in races for governor, attorney general and state supreme courts nationwide.

Election signs in Cary, N.C., a suburb of Raleigh that is part of a new congressional district in the state — an open seat that's a competitive race.

This North Carolina congressional district has a rare competitive midterm race

6:40am October 26, 2022

by Tamara Keith

A Trump-endorsed Republican and a Democratic state senator are facing off in a congressional race that could help decide control of the House of Representatives

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Law enforcement stand at the entrance to Neuse River Greenway Trail parking at Abington Lane following a shooting in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.

National

5 have been killed in a North Carolina shooting, including a police officer

11:41pm October 13, 2022

by The Associated Press

Five people were killed by a shooter who opened fire along a walking trail in North Carolina's capital city on Thursday and eluded police for hours before he was arrested, police said.

Environment

Biden administration launches environmental justice office

11:53am September 26, 2022

by Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

President Joe Biden’s top environment official visited what is widely considered the birthplace of the environmental justice movement Saturday to unveil a national office that will distribute $3 bi

Guilford County farmers adapt to extreme weather due to climate change

4:05pm September 13, 2022

by Keri Brown

Researchers across North Carolina are looking at ways to mitigate the impacts of climate change on the state’s number one industry: agriculture. Farmers in Guilford County are simultaneously finding ways to adapt.

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