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A Fayetteville woman was struck and killed by a pickup truck while walking a road a few blocks from her home, police said.

<b>FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.</b> — A Fayetteville woman was struck and killed by a pickup truck while walking a road a few blocks from her home, police said.

Police said that Matthew Nobles, 30, was driving southeast on Stoney Point Road, near Dundle Road, around 7:40 a.m. Thursday when his 2002 Ford drifted off the right side of the road and struck Shirley Ann Schultz, 53, who was walking in the same direction.

The Ford hit a utility pole, chain link fence and vehicle parked at 7351 Stoney Point Road before stopping.

Schultz died of her injuries. Nobles was treated for minor injuries at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Police haven't said what caused Nobles to drift off the road, and no charges have been filed.

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A judge ruled that Austin Thompson - who was 15 when, investigators say, he killed his brother and four others in Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood - should be tried as an adult.

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Former Detective Omar Abdullah was sentenced to 38 days in jail and two years of supervised probation. 

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Raleigh folklore: Taylor Swift has played in Raleigh, but it's her little-known performance at Athens Drive High School that symbolizes how far she's come.

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U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry will serve as speaker pro tempore until the House votes to select a permanent speaker following the removal of U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the chamber's top leadership position.

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Multiple students and staff have been taken to the hospital Wednesday after a gas leak at a Smithfield school.

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The N.C. High School Athletic Association is holding a press conference to discuss the impact of the new state law that will strip the association of much of its authority to govern high school sports in North Carolina and the next steps for the association.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — LGPA Tour trailblazer Lexi Thompson will compete against men at the PGA Tour's upcoming event in Las Vegas.

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Raleigh police said a deer is to blame for a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday night on Interstate 540 West.