Local search for North Carolina

2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (238+ words) WASHINGTON " Dunkin" is ending the holiday slowdown on a sweet note. As part of its "Week of Produnktivity," Dunkin" is offering customers a free classic donut with the purchase of any beverage today, Jan. 2. The deal is valid at participating…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (206+ words) Officials announced Zachary Smith as the new chief of the Rural Hall Fire Department. He will be formally introduced at the Jan. 12 Rural Hall Town Council meeting and will assume his position on Jan. 13. The Town of Rural Hall has…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (482+ words) MINT HILL, N.C. " The "FBI announced Friday that authorities disrupted an "potential terrorist attack" planned for New Year's Eve in North Carolina." A Mint Hill man allegedly planned on using knives and hammers to attack people at a local grocery store…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago  (123+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " A Charlotte man said the timing couldn't have been better when a $50 scratch-off ticket won him $100,000 prize. Carlos Watson bought his lucky $8 Million Money Maker ticket from Joe's Kwik Marts on University City Boulevard. Watson said he plans to…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (555+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. " David Newton and Babette Reynolds met six years ago. "I didn't know who he was, and I found out later, of course, that he's a well-known reporter for ESPN," Reynolds said. "He took me to brunch." They knew early…...

3+ hour, 50+ min ago  (445+ words) WASHINGTON " A woman has died in what officials believe was a rare mountain lion attack in northern Colorado, marking the state's first suspected fatal encounter with the animal in more than two decades. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, hikers…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago  (506+ words) WASHINGTON " Sheinelle Jones is officially counting down to her next chapter on "Today," and her co-hosts made sure she felt the love before she goes. On the Jan. 2 episode of the 3rd Hour of "Today," Craig Melvin, Al Roker and Dylan…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (365+ words) MINT HILL, N.C. " Newly released 911 calls reveal the moments leading up to a deadly shooting at a Mint Hill Edible Arrangements store that left two officers wounded and a man dead. The recordings, obtained by WCNC Charlotte, show a family member…...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago  (332+ words) WASHINGTON " The IRS is increasing the standard mileage rate for commuters driving on business, meaning some employees could see an increase in their reimbursement checks this year or a lower tax bill." The IRS announced at the beginning of the…...

6+ hour, 37+ min ago  (282+ words) A woman was found dead Thursday on a hiking trail in northern Colorado, in what authorities believe to be a rare fatal mountain lion attack. Hikers on the Crosier Mountain trail in Larimer County spotted a mountain lion near a…...