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Charlotte officials under fire after man with long criminal history kills Ukrainian refugee on train
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Officials in Charlotte, North Carolina, faced sharp criticism for failing to keep a man with a history of mental illness, arrests and erratic behavior off the streets before he fatally stabbed a young Ukrainian refugee on a commuter train last month, a killing that critics say could have been prevented. Police say 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, who fled the war in Ukraine only to be killed in an apparently random attack on Aug.
Helene’s death toll hits 200 and may keep rising as crews enter most remote areas hit by storm
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Helene’s death toll reached 200 on Thursday and could rise higher still, as searchers made their way toward the hardest to reach places in the mountains of western North Carolina, where the storm washed out roads and knocked out electricity, water and cellular service.
North Carolina residents support each other in old-fashioned ways after Helene cuts power, phones
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Isolated and without electricity or phone service since Hurricane Helene inflicted devastation across the Southeast nearly a week ago, residents in the mountains of western North Carolina are relying on old-fashioned ways of communicating. At the town square in Black Mountain, local leaders stood atop a picnic table shouting updates about when power might be restored. Alongside a fencerow, a makeshift message board listed the names of people still missing.
Residents in the Carolinas and Georgia still facing long water and power outages from Helene test patience in t
SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Many residents of the Carolinas still lacked running water, cellphone service and electricity Wednesday as rescuers searched for people unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast and killed at least 166 people. President Joe Biden will survey the devastation in the two states as floodwaters receded and revealed more of the death and destruction left in Helene’s path.
WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at rally in North Carolina in a return to battleground state
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump returns to North Carolina on Saturday, stumping in the southern battleground state that both Democrats and Republicans are treating as increasingly critical to victory in November. Trump is expected to speak at 2 p.m. ET. Watch his remarks in the player above. But Trump will be campaigning in Wilmington, along the state’s southern coast, without Lt. Gov.
3 law officers killed, 5 others wounded trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, authorities say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Three officers on a U.S. Marshals Task Force serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday at a North Carolina home, police said. Shots were fired at the officers by the wanted suspect as they approached the suburban home in Charlotte and they killed him in the front yard, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said at a news conference.
3 law officers killed, 5 others wounded trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, authorities say
Raleigh Voters Could Opt to Add Three More District Seats to the City Council; Some Say the Proposal Needs More Study At its meeting on March 19, the Raleigh City Council adopted two resolutions that could go before voters in a referendum this fall for implementation …
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