Richmond Public Schools said in a message on its website that the shooting took place in Monroe Park, which is near the college campus, after a graduation ceremony for Huguenot High School.

Authorities: 7 hurt, 2 in custody after shooting at high school graduation near VCU in Richmond

John Rumpel, who runs Encore Motors of Melbourne, a Florida-based company that owns the aircraft, said in a telephone interview Monday that his daughter, Adina Azarian, his 2-year old granddaughter, her nanny and the pilot were on the plane and did not survive.

Mom, toddler killed in plane crash spent time in NC mountains beforehand

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Greenville police were seeking a man wanted for beating a woman with a hammer during a domestic assault early Sunday.

<b>GREENVILLE, N.C.</b> — Greenville police were seeking a man wanted for beating a woman with a hammer during a domestic assault early Sunday.

Durand McCollum Jr., 35, of 2710 S. Memorial Drive Room 316, was wanted on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.

Police said that McCollum struck the 46-year-old victim in the head several times with a hammer. She was concious and alert when officers arrived and was transported to Pitt County Memorial Hospital.

McCollum was described as a black man, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 135 pounds.

He was last seen driving a blue Dodge Intrepid.

Anyone with information on McCollum's whereabouts should call Greenville police at 252-329-4315 or Pitt-Greenville Crime Stoppers at 252-758-7777. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases, and callers never have to identify themselves.

McCollum was serving probation after being convicted last December in a 2000 case of a vehicle theft and property damage, according to state Department of Correction records.

He served more than five years in prison in the 1990s on a slew of charges, including common-law robbery, larceny, safecracking and drug possession.

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Man wanted for beating woman with hammer

Interstate 795 is expected to be closed for about four hours near the Wilson County and Wayne County line.

I-795 closed near Wilson, Wayne counties after massive pile up

Massive traffic pile up on I-795 southbound in Wilson County

The Triangle will be under a Code Red air quality alert that starts at midnight and lasts through all of Wednesday, a WRAL Weather Alert Day. Everyone should try to limit their time outside if possible.

Code Red air quality alert issued for Triangle at midnight, Wednesday is a WRAL Weather Alert Day

Code Red Air Quality Alert for Wednesday, June 7

ATVs and dirt bikes doing stunts and weaving in and out of traffic on busy roads has become a common problem in Durham and one that drivers are tired of dealing with.

Years-long problem of reckless ATV riders in Durham comes to a head as frustration mounts for drivers, police

Durham, Chapel Hill police address ATVs, dirt bikes on busy roads

More than 30 people are set to speak Tuesday night before the Raleigh City Council even as city leaders consider a 5% raise for public safety workers.

Dozens expected to advocate for pay increases for Raleigh police officers

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Seven people were shot, and three of them were left with life-threatening wounds, when gunfire rang out near Virginia Commonwealth University in downtown Richmond following a high school graduation ceremony Tuesday, according to police and school district officials.

7 wounded in shooting after high school graduation ceremony in Virginia capital

Shooting reported on VCU campus

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In addition to the bus driver bonus bonuses, the Wake County School Board will vote on the name of a new high school, which will open in Morrisville in 2027

Wake School board meets to vote on bus driver bonuses 

The road is backed up for at least three miles. DriveNC is expecting the road to be closed for hours.

Traffic accident shuts down I-795 southbound near border of Wilson and Wayne counties

Massive crash backup on I-795 in Wilson County

A shooting was reported Tuesday afternoon on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University where Richmond, Va., public schools were holding graduation ceremonies at the Altria Theater. 

Report: Shots fired at Va. high school graduation

A crash involving several vehicles on Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh near I-540 has closed part of the road. Raleigh police and emergency crews have responded. 

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Mike McCauley, the athletic director at Orange High in Hillsborough since 2016, died Monday after a brief battle with illness, Orange County Schools announced Tuesday.

Orange AD Mike McCauley dies after brief battle with illness

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The North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association released its girls' soccer all-state teams on Wednesday after the conclusion of the season over the weekend.