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  • Police Lincolnton man shot wife in head

    A Lincolnton man is in jail on a murder charge for allegedly shooting his wife in the head. Police were alerted to the homicide Saturday at 12:30 p.m. when the man called 911 and threatened to commit suicide. He told dispatchers that he had just killed his wife, according to a news release from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the man’s home at 1243 ...

  • Marijuana found in bathroom at York County jail

    YORK Detention officers found marijuana in a bathroom of the booking area of the York County jail early Thursday morning, according to a sheriff’s office report. The pot was in the bathroom where inmates go through intake, the report states. The drugs were turned into evidence then destroyed. The incident is the second time in a month that marijuana was found inside the ...

  • Duke gets funds to develop diverse scientists

    DURHAM, N.C. Duke University is using a federal grant to launch a program to promote diversity and develop scientific talent in undergraduates and graduate students. The Biosciences Collaborative for Research Engagement is supported by a $1.8 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Sherilynn Black, director of Duke's office of biomedical graduate ...

  • 3 motorcyclists die in Myrtle Beach wrecks

    MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Authorities say the second biker weekend in May along the Grand Strand is off to a deadly start with three deaths in wrecks in two days. Investigators say a man and his female passenger have been killed after he lost control of his motorcycle in Myrtle Beach and crashed into a car. The wreck happened around 6:30 p.m. Friday on U.S. 17 Business. The identities of the victims ...

  • Hilton Head balks at $1 million sailing center

    HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. Hilton Head Island Town Council no longer supports building a sailing and rowing center on the island after the cost of the facility increased by about 30 percent to nearly $1 million. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports ( http://bit.ly/10Slsns) that council members approved $700,000 for the center that would have a floating dock that could be used for fishing, ...


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  • Holly Hill officer hurt during chase down I-26

    http://bit.ly/10rBSYq ) that officer Tony Muir lost control of his cruiser around 1 a.m. Friday after the car he was chasing blew its engine, spraying the patrolman's windshield with oil and making the pavement ...

  • Deputies find moonshine still in Thomasville home

    THOMASVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Davidson County deputies say they found a still and 88 quarts of moonshine along with drugs and guns when they raided a Thomasville ...

  • Bear struck and killed on I-40 near Winston-Salem

    Police said the bear was found around 6 a.m. Saturday near exit 188 in Clemmons. The vehicle that struck the animal did not stop. Wildlife officials took the bear's ...

  • Woman charged with stealing $5M from employer

    BEAUFORT, N.C. (AP) -- A Newport woman stole more than $5 million from her employer over five years, spending the money on travel, merchandise from the Internet and gambling sites, authorities ...

  • Automaker Tesla takes fight to North Carolina mulls what could be tough national battle

    RALEIGH, N.C. - Tesla Motors is fighting a bill in North Carolina that would effectively ban the company from selling its electric cars in the state, pitting it against auto dealers who say the car maker has an unfair advantage selling directly to consumers online. It's the latest such battle for California-based Tesla, which like other car manufacturers must navigate a patchwork of state ...

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