Police warn of ‘untrustworthy drug dealers,’ offer to weigh drugs to make sure buyers received correct amount

Police in North Carolina posted a tongue-in-cheek PSA on their Facebook page, urging residents to be wary of a common scam involving “untrustworthy drug dealers,” urging any victims of the ruse to contact authorities immediately.  

Teacher accused of placing students with handicaps into trash cans

An Iredell County woman is accused of assaulting a number of students with handicaps in her classroom, picking them up and putting them into trash cans and recycling bins. 

NC mom sold child to couple in exchange for car, police say

A mother sold her child to a couple in exchange for a car, according to the Thomasville Police Department. 

Viral video of unidentified lights off NC’s Outer Banks has people questioning — aliens or military?

Video of a mysterious group of lights in the sky captured off North Carolina’s Outer Banks by a man visiting the area has gone viral on Youtube, sparking the classic debate: Was it aliens, or the military?

NC 12-year-old dragged, hit by school bus; driver charged

Zion Baker, 12, was dragged and hit by his school bus after his backpack got caught in its doors and dropped him in the path of an oncoming tire, multiple news outlets report.

Top meteorologist drowns in rough surf amid warning from National Weather Service

Lifeguards on patrol responded within minutes upon receiving the call and pulled an unresponsive 58-year-old male from the water, who was later identified as Dr. William Lapenta.