Attempted murder suspect flees on lawn mower after shooting incident

Deputies in Lee County, North Carolina, responded to a domestic disturbance on April 17 at a home in Sanford where a man was reportedly firing a shotgun inside the residence.

North Carolina shooting: 2 dead after planned fight escalates

Two people are dead after a planned fight near a North Carolina middle school escalated “significantly" and led to multiple people exchanging gunfire, local police said.

Uber heads to 2nd driver sexual assault trial after $8.5M verdict

Uber is set to face a second federal jury trial in North Carolina over allegations that a driver sexually assaulted a passenger.

North Carolina woman arrested nearly 50 years after baby found dead in landfill

Nearly five decades after a newborn baby girl was found dead in a trash bag at a Columbus County, North Carolina, landfill, authorities have arrested 69-year-old Cathy McKee.

Buddhist monks braving arctic conditions near end of 2,300-mile ‘Walk for Peace’

Defying a major winter storm, Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile "Walk for Peace" are braving freezing rain, sleet, and sub-20-degree temperatures across North Carolina.

Daniel Naroditsky, chess grandmaster, cause of death revealed

American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, 29, was found dead at his North Carolina home on Oct. 19, and a toxicology report was recently released.

Greg Biffle’s wife, kids among those killed in plane crash: ‘We are devastated’

A business jet crashed at a regional airport in North Carolina, erupting in a large fire and killing multiple people, including NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family. Here’s what we know.

Greg Biffle and family killed in North Carolina plane crash

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, their son Ryder, and Greg's daughter Emma were killed when their jet crashed Thursday while landing at the Statesville Regional Airport. Others on the plane were also killed.

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A sheriff said there were deaths Thursday in the crash of a business jet that was trying to land at a regional airport in Statesville, North Carolina. "I can confirm there were fatalities," Iredell County Sheriff Grant Campbell said, though he declined to say how many. The Federal Aviation Administration said a Cessna C550 crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport around 10:20 a.m. Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating. Video from WSOC-TV showed first responders rushing onto the runway as flames burned near scattered wreckage from the plane. The airport's website states that Statesville Regional Airport offers corporate aviation facilities for Fortune 500 companies and several NASCAR teams. Statesville is about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Charlotte. Officials have not said whether there were injuries.

Unattended candle sparks $325,000 house fire in North Carolina

An unattended candle sparked a December 5 house fire in Charlotte, North Carolina, causing an estimated $325,000 in damage, according to the Charlotte Fire Department.