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19+ min ago (140+ words) One person has died after a house fire on Person Street in Eden, according to the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office. Rockingham County EMS said it responded to the scene around 11 p.m. Wednesday. Neighbors told responding deputies they believed someone was still inside the home. The sheriff's office said deputies attempted to enter the house but were unable to because of the flames. Crews from Eden City Fire Department, Draper Fire Department, Leakesville Fire Department and Shiloh Fire Department helped extinguish the fire. Deputies said they found a dead person inside the home shortly after. Their identity is not being released at this time. According to the sheriff's office, the fire is believed to have been accidental and the cause is under investigation. The Rockingham County fire marshal's office has requested the Arson Task Force to investigate this incident....

38+ min ago (337+ words) As the holiday season approaches, scammers are increasingly targeting consumers, prompting agencies and lawmakers to take action to protect the public. Ed Bartholme, chief of the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, said scammers "adapt their messaging and their pitches to what is out there in the news to make it seem more real." The Federal Communications Commission proposed new rules in October to provide consumers with more information about incoming calls. Bartholme explained, "I think we're all familiar with caller ID on our phone. We know that sometimes those numbers are spoofed. We, for the past couple of years, we've been working to make sure spoofing doesn't happen." Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire is investigating the rising rate of scams, especially during the holidays. "I've talked to lots of people in New Hampshire who have been victims of…...

42+ min ago (286+ words) Oscar Solarzano is now charged with committing a terrorist attack or violence against a mass transportation system. Suspect in December 2025 stabbing on CATS Blue Line facing federal charges To stream WCNC on your phone, you need the WCNC app. Download the WCNC app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video CHARLOTTE, N.C. " WCNC Charlotte has chosen to use this mugshot because of the nature of the alleged crime. The man accused of stabbing another man on a CATS light railcar in December 2025 is now facing federal charges. Court records reviewed by WCNC Charlotte on Dec. 11, 2025, show that 33-year-old Oscar Solarzano is now charged with committing a terrorist attack or violence against a mass transportation system. He is also charged with re-entry of a removed alien. Federal immigration officials had previously lodged an arrest detainer for Solarzano,…...

51+ min ago (165+ words) The trailer for the new "Supergirl" movie adaptation was released on Thursday. Milly Alcock stars as Kara Zor-El, otherwise known as Supergirl, as she travels through the galaxy with her dog, Krypto, and an alien girl who is searching for the man who killed her father. This Kara, however, is not the Kara audiences are familiar with if they are fans of previous "Supergirl" movies. In this film, Kara has her own personal issues. Seeing her planet decimated and her parents die, she has resorted to a life of drinking and partying. Alcock as Kara Zor-El was first introduced in the 2025 "Superman" movie, where she walks in drunk and thanks her cousin, Superman, for watching her dog. Krypto had a big role in the "Superman" filming, helping the heroes save the day. In the trailer, Kara explains the difference between…...

1+ hour ago (149+ words) WAXHAW, N.C. " Waxhaw Police arrested a 54-year-old man Thursday morning in connection with a child sexual abuse material investigation. Carl Valentin IV was taken into custody near his home on Tory Path Road around 6 a.m., according to the Waxhaw Police Department. The investigation began after police received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Detectives, working with Homeland Security Investigations, determined that Valentin possessed and was exchanging images and videos depicting minors engaging in sexual activity online, police said. After arresting Valentin, officials obtained a search warrant and searched his home, where they found more sexual abuse material, according to police. Valentin is charged with four felony counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Police said more charges are expected as the investigation continues. He is being held at the Union County Jail under a $500,000 secured bond....

1+ hour ago (293+ words) The "Architects of AI" were named Time magazine's person of the year for 2025 on Thursday. Related video above: How to spot deepfakes The magazine cited 2025 as the year when the potential of artificial intelligence "roared into view" with no turning back. "For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present and transcending the possible, the Architects of AI are TIME's 2025 Person of the Year," Time said in a social media post. The magazine was deliberate in selecting people " the "individuals who imagined, designed, and built AI" " rather than the technology itself, though there would have been some precedent for that. Another cover image shows scaffolding surrounding the giant letters "AI" made to look like computer componentry. It made sense for Time to anoint AI because 2025 was the year that it shifted from "a…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago (503+ words) WASHINGTON " Sharon Osbourne is opening up about the last few moments with her late husband Ozzy Osbourne, who died in July." Sharon shared details of the Black Sabbath frontman's final days in a new interview with Piers Morgan. The 73-year-old reality star said that her husband "knew he was ready" and had vivid dreams in the last week of his life." The interview, which aired on Wednesday, also revealed the last words shared between the couple." "The night before he passed, he you know up and down to the bathroom all night and it was like 4:30 and he said 'wake up,'" Sharon said. "I'm already bloody awake he'd woken me up and he said 'kiss me' and then he said 'hug me tight.'"" Sharon said after that the legendary rocker went to work out and had a heart attack about…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago (352+ words) Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress' Joint Economic Committee. Using Treasury Department numbers on revenue from tariffs and Goldman Sachs estimates of who ends up paying for them, the Democrats' report Thursday found that American consumers' share of the bill came to nearly $159 billion " or $1,198 per household " from February through November. "This report shows that (Trump's) tariffs have done nothing but drive prices even higher for families," said Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, the top Democrat on the economic committee. "At a time when both parties should be working together to lower costs, the president's tax on American families is simply making things more expensive." In his second term, Trump has reversed decades of U.S. policy that favored…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago (357+ words) A new proposal from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would allow sunscreens in the United States to include an active ingredient already commonly used in Europe, Australia and parts of Asia. Video above: FDA approves generic abortion pill mifepristone Bemotrizinol is a chemical that provides broad spectrum protection against both ultraviolet A and B rays. It "has low levels of absorption through the skin into the body, and rarely causes skin irritation," according to a news release from the FDA on Thursday. The FDA regulates the safety and effectiveness of sunscreens. New products can be brought to market through an over-the-counter drug review process that sets conditions about how and when they are "generally recognized as safe and effective" for their intended use. Identifying and assessing active ingredients is a key part of GRASE framework. The European company DSM Nutritional…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago (338+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " Lawyers for the 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk are due in court Thursday as they push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case. A Utah judge is weighing the public's right to know details in Tyler Robinson's case against his attorneys' concerns that the swarm of media attention could interfere with his right to a fair trial. Robinson's legal team and the Utah County Sheriff's Office have asked Judge Tony Graf to ban cameras in the courtroom. Prosecutors have charged Robinson with aggravated murder in the'Sept. 10 shooting of the conservative activist on the'Utah Valley University campus in Orem, just a few miles north of the Provo courthouse. They plan to'seek the death penalty. Robinson was expected to appear in person Thursday after making previous court appearances via video or audio feed…...