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The North Carolina Museum of History on Wednesday announced the museum and its exhibits are getting a major makeover. 



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Police say a man who was arrested Tuesday for a double shooting in Scotland Neck is the son of a man involved in a similar crime in July.

<b>SCOTLAND NECK, N.C.</b> — Police say a man who was arrested Tuesday for a double shooting in Scotland Neck is the son of a man involved in a similar crime in July.

Authorities arrested 19-year-old Thaddeus Williams at around 12:30 p.m. in the shooting of two teenage men on Monday.<br />

According to investigators, the shooting occurred at around 7:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Chestnut Street. Police said a fight occurred before the shooting.

The victims, whose names have not yet been released, were airlifted to Pitt Memorial Hospital. Their conditions are not yet known.

Williams is the son of 36-year-old Waddell Christopher Johnson, who was involved in a July 30 shooting. In that shooting, Mack Moody was killed and three others were wounded outside a Scotland Neck gas station.

According to police, it is not yet known whether the two crimes are related. Police are also investigating if there is a connection between the incidents and a July 8 altercation outside Joe's Day Cafe.

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WRAL News was told that 22 students were on board, ages 5 to 11. Two students were taken to WakeMed for femur fractures and facial lacerations. Six other students were taken to a hospital in Smithfield.

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Deputies said they commanded the man to drop the weapon and raise his hands. However, they said the man refused to comply and instead fired two rounds. A deputy fired his gun, hitting the man.

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The USGS website shows the earthquake happened just south of Charlotte Douglas International Airport.


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Loved ones are gathering for a memorial service for Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Weeks on Monday morning.

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Loved ones are gathering for a memorial service for Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas M. "Tommy" Weeks Jr.

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Mika Zibanejad helped the New York Rangers get off to a strong start in their first game in a week, and they held on to get a big win in their second-round series opener against the Carolina Hurricanes.

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McKINNEY, Texas (AP) -- Taylor Pendrith tried his best to ignore Ben Kohles' final-hole meltdown, focusing on the eagle putt that the Canadian thought he might have to make even to force a playoff as he walked toward the 18th green.