A State Highway Patrol trooper was involved in a shooting with a man on Saturday morning. The suspect was injured and is currently at the hospital.

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More than a dozen former employees say understaffing at Brynn Marr Hospital contributes to what they describe as a dangerous place for patients and employees. Hospital officials say allegations of violence, sexual assaults, overmedication and lack of mental health therapy are unfounded.

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Grant Rockett, a former teacher at a Durham charter school, was convicted of molesting a 9-year-old male student.

<b>DURHAM, N.C.</b> — Grant Rockett, a former teacher at a Durham charter school, was convicted of molesting a 9-year-old male student.

Rockett, 49, of 2500 A-Englewood Ave., was convicted of sexual battery and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A felony charge of taking indecent liberties with a minor was dismissed.

Superior Court Judge Steve A. Balog gave Rockett a suspended sentence, along with 18-months' supervised probation.

He was also ordered to register as a sex offender with the N.C. Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry.

Rockett taught second grade for years at Central Park School for Children, a year-round charter school located on Foster Street in Durham. He was fired at the outset of the criminal investigation.<br />

Both alleged incidents involved a 9-year-old former student. According to warrants, Rockett provided the youth with alcohol in March 2006 and inappropriately touched the student over the summer.

Charges were first brought against him in October 2006.<br />

According to the school, the alleged incidents happened off-campus.

Former Durham Teacher Convicted on Sex Charges

Some locals lost sleep overnight Friday, staying awake to take in the rare sight of the Northern Lights filling the North Carolina sky - a sight very rarely visible this far south.

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Durham police were investigating in a Home Depot parking lot, where there appeared to be blood on the pavement, on Saturday morning.

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Pro-Palestinian activists rallied on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) campus on Saturday to raise awareness about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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The Carolina Hurricanes hope to keep their season alive in Game 4 of the second-round playoff series against the New York Rangers on Saturday night at PNC Arena.

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A State Highway Patrol trooper was involved in a shooting with a fleeing suspect Saturday morning. 

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Wake County and Raleigh approved a financing plan to pay for upgrades at PNC Arena. The renovation project won't begin until next summer.

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