The former student who shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school in Nashville and killed three children and three adults had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance of the building before carrying out the massacre.

Nashville shooter was ex-student with detailed plan to kill

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

Wilson County deputies find 14-year-old boy dead in ditch, man arrested for murder

First responders begin their investigation after a teenager's body was found Sunday on Landfill Road outside Wilson. Drew C. Wilson   Times

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.

'A disaster': Opponents push to stop North Carolina's sports betting bill

Some fear legalizing sports betting at Cherokee casinos will spread it across NC

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will travel to Durham as part of his Investing in America tour. 



President Joe Biden will speak in Durham during Tuesday's Wolfspeed visit

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Classical Charter Schools of America alerted families in its four schools in eastern North Carolina that school rules on grooming won't be enforced through the remainder of the academic year.

Charter schools reverse course, allow students to keep long hairstyles through end of school year

Mia Chavis, the mother of 7-year-old Edward Chavis, told WRAL News her son's long hair is part of their Lumbee Tribe and Native American heritage, and she refuses to cut it.

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<b>CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.C.</b> — Parents won a court battle after a teacher used her religious views in public school.

The case stemmed from an incident at Sunnyside Elementary School in Cumberland County.

A student says her fifth-grade teacher said certain animals can camouflage themselves because of God not evolution.

The student's parents believe the teacher violated the separation between church and state.

School officials agree with the judge, saying that the teacher ignored the curriculum.

Court Rules Teacher's Comments Violated Church-State Separation

More than 100 guns and 11 kilos of fentanyl were seized in an Aryan prison gang drug trafficking bust.

Aryan prison gang drug bust, fentanyl seized

Colorado authorities are investigating an alleged casino heist.

$500K casino heist by cashier

Lt. Benjamin Wootson with Orlando Fire was able to pull Deputy Luxon out of the car just seconds before it was engulfed in flames.

Off-duty firefighter saves deputy from car fire

Missouri women are making history as the first all-female firefighter crew in 150 years.

All-female firefighter crew makes history

Drag Queen Story Time goes on despite threats of violence.

Drag queen story time goes on despite threats

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

UNC guard Caleb Love to enter the transfer portal

UNC takes down GA tech, 75-59

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

Three men injured in shooting outside Food Lion in Raleigh 

Large police presence at Food Lion near Glasscock Road

The 2023 HighSchoolOT girls indoor track & field all-state team and final top 25 rankings were spearheaded by a Cuthbertson team that led the way in the final rankings and placed six athletes on the all-state team.

HSOT All-State team, final statewide top 25 rankings for girls indoor track & field

Track & Field: 4A State Championship (Feb. 9, 2019)

Honda is recalling more than 330,000 vehicles because heating pads behind both side-view mirrors may not be bonded properly, which could lead to the mirror glass falling out and increase the risk of a crash.