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14-year-old reported missing from WadesboroWSOC Charlotte1 day ago
New details revealed on 4 SC inmates’ escape, suspected female accomplice arrested: DocsQueen City News1 day ago
2 teens believed to be traveling together after meeting online found safeWIS-TV12 hours ago
Two-month investigation leads to charges against area pastorThe Avery Journal-Times2 days ago
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New details revealed on 4 SC inmates’ escape, suspected female accomplice arrested: Docs
the Chesterfield County resident is accused of aiding the inmates with transportation after they escaped from the Chesterfield County Detention Center Monday night through a ventilation system and communicating with the four through text messaging.
Devastation from Hurricane compelled musician with ties to High Country to spring into action
HIGH COUNTRY — The connection to the mountains of Western North Carolina came roaring back for some, when the early reports of the damage done by Hurricane Helene began to come in from the storm zone. For people that have gone to college in the High Country, skied or worked these slopes, hiked or rock climbed in these mountains, hunted or fished in these creeks, rivers or lakes, or played music in this area, the news of the high winds and historic flooding tugged at...
North Carolina man linked to growing concerns of extremism among US military, veterans
The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics. Now the Iraq War veteran and enlisted National Guard member was calling for taking up arms against police and government officials in his own country.Standing in the North Carolina woods, Chris Arthur warned about a coming civil war. Videos he posted publicly on YouTube bore titles such as "The End of America or the Next Revolutionary War." In his telling, the U.S. was falling into chaos and there would be only one way to survive: kill or be killed.Arthur was posting during a surge of far-right extremism in the years...
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