NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former student shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school Monday and killed three children and three adults after elaborately planning the massacre by drawing out a detailed map and conducting surveillance of the building, police said.

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Deputies found Bernard Williams on Sunday morning in a ditch on Landfill Road.

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Republican lawmakers hope to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto and scrap a system that lets sheriffs block handgun purchases. Former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory says they shouldn't.

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One witness said they heard what sounded like fireworks as people inside a Food Lion ran towards the back of the store as a bullet came through the window

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Durham city council member Monique Holsey-Hyman has been accused of supporting developers in exchange for campaign donations.

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A funeral for Lewis M. Fetterman Jr. will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Graves Memorial Presbyterian Church in Clinton.

<b>CLINTON, N.C.</b> — The Campbell University professor killed in a car crash over the weekend will be laid to rest Thursday.

Visitation is Wednesday night at at the Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home in Clinton. The funeral for Lewis M. Fetterman Jr.  will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Graves Memorial Presbyterian Church in Clinton.

Police say Alejandro Antonio Rivas crossed the median Saturday night on U.S. Highway 701 in Sampson County and crashed into a car driven by the pharmacy professor. Rivas also died in the crash.

Joni-Fay Watts Fetterman, 56, the professor's wife and passenger, was treated for non-life threatening injuries and released.

Troopers said Rivas, of 264 Preston Lane, is thought to have had alcohol in his system. Toxicology reports have not been released yet. The 46-year-old was not a licensed driver, troopers said.

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Medicaid expansion was agreed upon earlier this month, and Governor Roy Cooper signed the legislation Monday.

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WSMV in Nashville is covering reports of a shooting at Covenant School.

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North Carolina guard Caleb Love will continue his college career at another school, he announced Monday.

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Three different girls found the back of the net as Apex girls soccer won its fifth straight match with a 3-0 victory on the road at Green Level on Monday Mar. 27, 2023

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As North Carolina lawmakers prepare to vote to legalize mobile sports betting, critics point to a raft of problems they say the state is inviting with legalization.