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A police cruiser and pickup truck wrecked around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hunter Hill Road and Winstead Avenue, authorities said.

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Rocky Mount police are investigating a wreck involving a fellow officers.

A police cruiser and pickup truck wrecked around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hunter Hill Road and Winstead Avenue, authorities said.

There was no word on whether anyone was injured or how the crash happened.

The intersection is the same place where Rocky Mount Police Officer Alan Christopher Silver was involved in a wreck on April 29, 2007. He was responding to a robbery call when his patrol car collided with another vehicle. He died days later.

Rocky Mount police officer involved in wreck

Former North Carolina political strategist Conen Morgan died over the weekend.

NC political strategist and noted NC State alum dies in boating accident

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A crash has closed U.S. Highway 70 from Pleasant Drive to Lynn Road in east Durham.

Crash closes both directions of US 70 in Durham from Pleasant Drive to Lynn Road

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First-time cruise passenger William B. Blackburn was on deck 6 of Carnival Sunshine during rough weather that started late Friday.

Cruise ship passengers left terrified after ship sails through rough seas on return to Charleston

Carnival cruise evacuated after violent storm floods ship

The state House is taking up a medical marijuana bill that it has previously ignored. It passed the state Senate twice in the last two years, with bipartisan support.

Medical marijuana has a new spark of life in NC legislature

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A child died from being hit by a vehicle while riding a scooter in an Apex neighborhood on Monday.


Child dies after being hit by vehicle while riding scooter in Apex neighborhood

Child dies after being hit by car on scooter in Apex neighborhood

A crash has closed both directions of U.S. Highway 70 in east Durham from Pleasant Drive to Lynn Road. Use N.C. Highway 98 and Sherron Road as an alternate route.

Crash closes both directions of US 70 from Pleasant Drive to Lynn Road in east Durham

Iran executed three tortured protesters after a four-month pause, sparking new anti-government protests across the country.

Iran resumes executions of protestors

A 1-year-old child died after being left in a car outside a hospital while the foster mother went into work.

1-year-old left in hot car dies outside hospital

An annual Memorial Day tradition in Kansas City welcomed a very special guest of honor. Ralph Yarl and his family joined the event to thank the traumatic brain injury community for their support after Yarl was shot in the head last month when he knocked on the wrong door.

Teen shot knocking on wrong door thanks community at Memorial Day event

We begin with breaking news out of Davenport, Iowa, at this partially collapsed apartment building. It came down last night, and already the search for survivors has ended. But now there's new outrage and agony from a family who said their loved one is still missing. It all comes as we're finding out that the safety of the building has been an on-going concern. 

Search for survivors ends less than one day after apartment building collapses in Iowa

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Wake Forest (47-10) claimed the top overall seed Monday when the NCAA announced the field of 64 teams to vie for the College World Series.

Wake Forest lands top overall seed; NC State will face Campbell in NCAA baseball tournament that begins this week

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Charlotte Catholic High School 5-star forward Blanca Thomas has announced her commitment to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. According to ESPN's HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings, Thomas is the country's No. 10 overall prospect in the class of 2024.