Higher Penalties for Rioting Advance in North Carolina House
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON Punishments for rioting in North Carolina would be increased and new...
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Crime
Wurst Case: Burglar Caught Over Bite From German’s Sausage
German police say they have solved a nine-year-old burglary after DNA found on a half-eaten piece of sausage matched that of a man detained in France over an unrelated crime. Police in the western town of Schwelm said Thursday...
Read MoreAmtrak Worker Accused of Stealing, Selling 77 Chain Saws
A longtime Amtrak employee in New Jersey stole several dozen chain saws and hundreds of parts from the railroad and sold them online, according to a federal criminal complaint released Tuesday. Jose Rodriguez sold the items for...
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Hillsborough Man Apprehended After Vehicle Theft, High Speed Chase
UPDATE: The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said Monday, February 8, deputies took Horne...
Read MoreHot Spring Chicken: 3 Cited for Yellowstone Culinary Caper
Cooking chickens in a Yellowstone hot spring landed three people in hot water. A park ranger heard that a group with cooking pots were hiking toward the park’s Shoshone Geyser Basin. The ranger found two whole chickens in a...
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Community Members Report Political Signs Being Damaged, Stolen
Around Orange County, and across North Carolina, people have recently reported instances of...
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Court Sentences Man Who Shot at State Trooper in Orange County to 30 Years in Prison
A federal court recently sentenced a man who shot at a state trooper while driving in Orange...
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NC Political Donor Who’s Going to Prison Defiant in Letter
An insurance company founder and big political donor heading to prison after being convicted of...
Read MoreN.C. General Assembly Passes Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform
Legislation allowing North Carolina judges to sentence non-violent drug traffickers below mandatory minimum sentence lengths and fines in some situations received final General Assembly approval on Wednesday. The House voted...
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Chapel Hill Man Wanted in Alamance County Murder Case
The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a Chapel Hill man wanted in relation...
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