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Joshua Lynn Whitmire won't start his Catawba County meth trafficking sentence until 2028 — after he finishes time for an earlier offense.
Venkata Vasamsetty lost five pounds in four days after ICE detained her despite a judge dismissing her case months earlier.
Eliezer Sanchez, 19, struggled swimming to shore near Pebble Beach, a lifeguard-free stretch of High Rock Lake in Denton.
Two suspects sit in California custody awaiting extradition while a Kannapolis man faces charges at home in the 2024 killing of Angelo Markantonakis.
An electrical malfunction sparked a Wednesday morning blaze on 7th Avenue Southwest, and firefighters battled a roof collapse to reach trapped animals.
Police found one person dead and another hurt at a Cascades subdivision townhome; detectives call it isolated but won't say more.
The litter was left with no water and just a cut-open bag of food as Gaston County baked under a heat advisory.
Ronald Dale Lynn ran a hidden Wilkinson Boulevard drop-off site, moving stolen beauty products to buyers worldwide via eBay and Amazon.
No hospital transports were needed after the trio was reunited with family onshore, per MEDIC officials.
Jianfei Lu helped move over $92 million in cartel drug cash before his Charlotte sentencing this week.
Morgan Taylor is held without bond in Union County after detectives traced a CyberTip to his Wingate address.
Desmond Marquise Jones is accused of assuming a substitute-parent role over the alleged victim, court records show.
Malcom Smith will serve up to nearly 17 years for killing Deeaudrey Copeland, a security guard shot near West Sugar Creek Road.
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