GOP primary race for Alabama Senate seat turns bitter
May 21, 2022 GMTAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby has become a bitter high-dollar contest with the three strongest contenders jockeying for the nomination.
Man charged in hit-and-run that killed woman, injured man
May 9, 2022 GMTKINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — A woman was killed and a man was injured after they were struck by a car in a North Carolina town, police said.
Kings Mountain police said officers went to an intersection around 8:05 p.m.
Man charged in crash that killed former medical examiner
March 30, 2022 GMTMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been charged with being drunk while driving a truck involved in a traffic crash that resulted in the death of a former medical examiner in Memphis, prosecutors said.
Man arrested in Young Dolph’s death; 2nd man charged
January 12, 2022 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Tennessee man wanted in the fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph in his hometown of Memphis was captured Tuesday in Indiana, while another man was indicted on murder charges, authorities said.
Official: Young Dolph slaying suspects have criminal history
January 12, 2022 GMTMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two of the men arrested in connection with the killing of rapper Young Dolph had a history of violent crime, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Authorities also said that they have not yet identified a motive for the shooting.
Good Samaritan fatally struck at interstate crash scene
December 29, 2021 GMTJACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — A North Carolina man who stopped to help at an accident scene on an interstate highway in Ohio was killed when he was struck by a vehicle that was trying to avoid the crash scene, authorities said.
Patrol charges N. Carolina school bus driver with DWI
December 9, 2021 GMTSHELBY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina school bus driver was charged on Thursday with driving while impaired after she took students to elementary school, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
The patrol said troopers responding to a call from the school resource officer at Union Elementary School in Cleveland County were told that the bus driver, who had recently transported students to the school, was possibly impaired, news outlets reported.
Missing North Carolina man found dead; woman charged
November 22, 2021 GMTSHELBY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man reported missing more than two weeks ago has been found dead, and the woman he lived with is charged in his death, police said.
Kings Mountain police reported finding Keith Adams, 60, on Thursday off a road in Cleveland County.
Clemson S Zanders out for season with shoulder injury
September 7, 2021 GMTCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson starting safety Landen Zanders will need shoulder surgery and miss the rest of the season.
Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said Zanders hurt himself in the 10-3 loss to No.
California, North Dakota manufacturers bring jobs to state
August 3, 2021 GMTManufacturers from California and North Dakota have announced plans to locate facilities in separate locations in North Carolina, bringing nearly 500 jobs, officials said Tuesday.
California pharmaceutical giant Amgen says it plans to build a manufacturing facility in Holly Springs and create more than 350 jobs after it landed an incentive package from the state and local governments, news outlets reported.
Oink oink, cha-ching: $3 million found in barrels of pork
December 11, 2019 GMTSHELBY, N.C. (AP) — Barrels of raw pork shoulder were riding fat in a tractor trailer pulled over by North Carolina deputies...
Detainee tries to flee, but his orange jumpsuit betrays him
March 7, 2019 GMTSHELBY, N.C. (AP) — A detainee briefly escaped after a court hearing and ran through a North Carolina town, but his orange jumpsuit gave him away...
Fugitive wanted in Shelby police slaying waives extradition to NC
September 22, 2016 GMTRhode Island authorities say a fugitive wanted in connection with the slaying of a North Carolina police officer has agreed to be returned to the state to face charges.
The office of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin says 23-year-old Irving Fenner signed extradition waiver papers on Thursday and may be picked up by North Carolina authorities.