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Federal grand jury looks into Duke Energy spill
A federal grand jury was set to convene Tuesday as part of a widening criminal investigation triggered by the massive Duke Energy coal ash spill that coated 70 miles of the Dan River with toxic sludge.
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Charlotte mayor faces corruption charges, resigns
Mayor Patrick Cannon was getting ready to close the deal with the big-time developer, but was reluctant to take a briefcase containing $20,000 while sitting in his city office.
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9th suspect in NC kidnapping turns self in to FBI
As the kidnappers pulled into a quiet, upscale golf course community, they thought they were about to abduct an assistant district attorney who sent a high-ranking gang member to prison for life,...
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Medal of Honor nominee urges help for others with PTSD signs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle White, the firefight began without warning. White’s platoon left a meeting with village elders in Afghanistan after an interpreter heard suspicious chatter on...
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Lawsuit an unusual challenge to gay marriage ban
A coalition of clergy members is challenging North Carolina's constitutional ban on gay marriage with an unusual approach in a federal lawsuit: They say it violates their religious freedom.
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AP Exclusive: Mystery of sex predator’s many victims
Matthew Coniglio's Georgia home held a trove of child pornography, more than 50,000 images and videos stored on laptops, external hard drives and thumb drives.
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Ebola survivors call for protective gear for workers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The hospital in Liberia where three U.S. aid workers got sick with Ebola has been overwhelmed by a surge in patients and doesn’t have enough hazard suits and other supplies to keep...
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Ebola survivors: Hospital staff exposed in Africa
The hospital in Liberia where three American aid workers got sick with Ebola has been overwhelmed by a surge in patients and doesn't have enough hazard suits and other supplies to keep doctors and...
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Couples rush to wed as NC gay marriage ban dumped
Minutes after a federal judge in Asheville struck down North Carolina's ban on same-sex marriages, Amy Cantrell and Lauren White rushed out of a county office with their newly printed marriage license...
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Couples rush to wed as NC gay marriage ban dumped
Minutes after a federal judge in Asheville struck down North Carolina's ban on same-sex marriages, Amy Cantrell and Lauren White rushed out of a county office with their newly printed marriage license...
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Multistate crime spree leaves 2 dead, 3 wounded
A father and son killed a North Carolina couple and set their home on fire, and then drove to West Virginia, where they wounded two police officers in a New Year's Day shootout during a traffic stop,...
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In South Carolina, a Republican scramble to stand out
Republicans making their pitch to be the party’s 2016 presidential nominee aimed to outdo each other Saturday in arguing that President Barack Obama is a failed leader.
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Man accused of church killings spoke of attacking college
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A black drinking buddy of the white man accused of killing nine people at a Charleston church says the suspect told him a week earlier that he planned to shoot up a college campus...
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Man accused of church killings spoke of attacking college
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A black drinking buddy of the white man accused of killing nine people at a Charleston church says the suspect told him a week earlier that he planned to shoot up a college campus...
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Charleston suspect’s life a troubled road to radicalization
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — The people who know Dylann Storm Roof — the people who watched his progression from a sweet child to a disturbed man — are struggling with guilt. How could they have missed the...
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Details emerge about nightclub shooter’s wife
RODEO, California (AP) — She was a sweet, pretty California girl with Palestinian roots who left an arranged marriage only to find love with a man who committed the worst mass shooting in modern U.S...
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Orlando shooter claimed police academy rejection was over religion
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Omar Mateen graduated from community college with a criminal justice degree, worked as a security guard and wanted to be a police officer. But a police academy rejected his...
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Records: Orlando gunman talked about violence in 3rd grade
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — As early as third grade, the Florida nightclub shooter talked frequently about sex and violence and before finishing high school was suspended for a total of 48 days, including...
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Dallas police killer was loner, followed black militants
MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — The man who killed five Dallas police officers and wounded seven others was described as a loner, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and a follower of black militant...
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Dallas sniper was loner; Army sent him home from Afghanistan
MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — The Dallas sniper had been sent home from Afghanistan after being accused of sexually harassing a female, and was described as a loner who followed black militant groups on...
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