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<b>KNIGHTDALE, N.C.</b> — Knightdale police believe a New York teenager's crime spree ended in their town.

Police say 19-year-old Levon Williams stole a car in Maryland and then broke into four cars in the Knightdale area.

Authorities say Williams grabbed clothes and cell phones from the cars.

Court officials say he was on his way to Florida.

Police: Teen's Crime Spree Ends In Knightdale

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Eric Williams and Latavia Washington McGee were in Mexico to help McGee get a medical procedure done. They were violently kidnapped by cartels in the area, which killed two others that traveled with them.

Survivor of kidnapping in Mexico returns to North Carolina

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Tillman Mitchell, 17, was hit by a car in Halifax County while getting off the bus from school.

Student hit by car getting off the bus in Halifax County back at home

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A new 911 call was released Tuesday as Cary police investigate two crime scenes at a Cary home where a body was found in a pile of burning debris.

Police identify burned body, man shot at Cary home

Identity of the body burned, man shot at Cary home

Administrators at a charter school in Columbus County are demanding a first-grade boy's hair be cut before students return from spring break.

Family sees discrimination in school's demand that boy cut his long hair

"Pet leasing" has become controversial with some owners having their pets repossessed.

Bill to ban 'pet leasing' would make repossessing animals illegal in NC

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Sky 5 flies over a crash on I-440 near New Bern Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. Multiple lanes are closed.

Sky 5 over I-440 crash

The House Commerce Committee considers bills that would legalize online betting on sports and would ban 'predatory' charges and repossession of pets paid for over time.

Lawmakers consider mobile sports betting, predatory pet leases

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NEW YORK (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, Frederik Andersen stopped 29 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Teravainen scores late, Hurricanes rally to beat Rangers 3-2

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NC State is ending its varsity rifle program. State's athletic department made the announcement on Tuesday.

NC State ending rifle program after 65 years of varsity status

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"You can't wrap your kid up in a bubble, and kids need to learn to play. But there are ways to maximize safety," says Daniel Park, MD, a UNC Health pediatric emergency medicine doctor and father of three.