North Carolina Neighborhood Built on Landfill Is Sinking
ABC News(HAVELOCK, N.C.) — Warren Salter’s yard had yielded more problems than dandelions. Just inches below the surface, he’s dug up glass, spark plugs, even the hood to an old truck.Salter bought his house in Havelock, N.C., in 2001, but by 2003 he …
Top Basketball Prospect Andrew Wiggins Selects Kansas
Mitchell Layton/Getty Images (NEW YORK) – Andrew Wiggins is a Kansas Jayhawk
The top basketball prospect in the nation signed a national letter of intent with Kansas Tuesday afternoon in Huntington, West Virginia.
“I’m looking forward to getting…
Scoreboard Roundup – 3/22/13
Joe Robbins/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) – NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament – Second Round – Midwest Region: (2) Duke (28-5) took down (15) Albany (24-11), 73-61.
(7) Creighton (28-7) tamed (10) Cincinnati (22-12), 67-63.
We…
Curry & Plumlee Lead (3) Duke Past North Carolina, 69-53
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) – Senior forward Mason Plumlee scored 23 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as (3) Duke (27-4, 14-4 ACC) took care of North Carolina (22-9, 12-6 ACC) Saturday night, 69-53.The Blue Devils opened the…
Mom Mails Knife to Kids for Murder Plot, Cops Allege
WCTI/ABC News(GREENVILLE, N.C.) — A Florida woman is being held on $5 million bond for allegedly mailing a knife to her two young children and telling them to kill their grandparents, police said.Leticia Silva, 31, of Lakeland, Fla., is charged with f…
Cop’s Good Deed Goes Viral
Thinkstock/Getty Images(WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.) — It was cold, wet and gray in Winston-Salem, N.C., when Police Officer Charlie Ziegler noticed a woman pushing a stroller in the rain.“I went up to her and said, ‘Get in the car, there’s …
Scoreboard Roundup – 2/13/13
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NBA: The Boston Celtics (28-24) defeated the Chicago Bulls (30-22), 71-69.The Brooklyn Nets (31-22) bounced the Denver Nuggets (33-21), 119-108.The Milwaukee Bucks (26-25) edged the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers …
Three Wounded in Accidental Gun Show Shooting
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(RALEIGH, N.C.) — Three people were wounded at a gun show in North Carolina on Saturday, when a 12-gauge shotgun accidentally fired as a man was trying to open the case during a security check, local officials said.A retired sh…
Deaf Man Stabbed After Sign Language Mistaken for Gang Signs
Burlington Police Department(BURLINGTON, N.C.) — A deaf man in North Carolina, communicating to a friend via sign language, was stabbed multiple times after he was mistaken for flashing gang signs, police said.Terrance Ervin Daniels, 45, was brutally …
Soldier’s Surprise Homecoming at Christmas Parade Shocks Family
Shelby Police(SHELBY, N.C.) — An unexpected event stole the show during the annual Christmas parade in Shelby, N.C.Specialist Walter Smith, 26, returned home early from Afghanistan to surprise his family along the parade route by popping out of the ba…
Soldier’s Surprise Homecoming at Christmas Parade Shocks Family
Shelby Police(SHELBY, N.C.) — An unexpected event stole the show during the annual Christmas parade in Shelby, N.C.Specialist Walter Smith, 26, returned home early from Afghanistan to surprise his family along the parade route by popping out of the ba…
Father of Missing North Carolina Girl Optimistic She’s Alive
Mint Hill, NC Police Department(NEW YORK) — The father of 16-year-old Kayla Campbell, who was last seen three days ago at her North Carolina home, tells ABC News he’s more optimistic today that his daughter is alive.”The authorities have jumped on eve…
Secret Giving: ‘Secret Santas’ in NC Give Cash, Man Pays for Toys in Arizona
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — ‘Tis the season of giving, and this season, some generous people are giving in secret.Three unidentified people dressed up as Santa Claus handed out an estimated $10,000-worth of $100 bills to strangers in Charlotte…
NC Hospitals Warn Employees to Get a Flu Shot or Get Fired
Jeffrey Hamilton/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — With officials at the Centers for Disease Control saying it’s gearing up to be a bad flu season, several North Carolina hospitals are taking no chances and requiring that all employees either get a flu sho…
Scoreboard Roundup – 11/27/12
Bruce Bennett/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NBA: The Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers (9-6) defeated the Dallas Mavericks (7-8), 100-98.The Phoenix Suns (7-8) scorched the Cleveland Cavaliers (3-12), 91-78.The Houston Rockets (7-7) tamed the Toronto Rapto…
Scoreboard Roundup – 11/20/12
Bruce Bennett/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NBA: The Philadelphia 76ers (7-4) rallied past the Toronto Raptors (3-8), 106-98.
The New York Knicks (8-1) cruised past the New Orleans Hornets (3-6), 102-80.
The Los Angeles Lakers (6-5) held off the Brooklyn N…
Scoreboard Roundup – 11/19/12
Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) — NFL: The San Francisco 49ers (7-2-1) creamed the Chicago Bears (7-3), 32-7.
NBA: The Charlotte Bobcats (5-4) upended the Milwaukee Bucks (6-3), 102-98.
The Indiana Pacers (5-7) shut down the Washington Wizar…
Shabazz Muhammad Reinstated By NCAA
Joe Robbins/Getty Images(NEW YORK) –UCLA freshman guard Shabazz Muhammad was reinstated by the NCAA on Friday after hearing an appeal from the Bruins.
The 6-foot-6 shooting guard was ranked as the No. 2 high school player in the country last season bu…
Reports of Turkey Abuse in North Carolina Continue
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(RALEIGH, N.C.) — Animal rights group Mercy for Animals says it has once again found video showing turkey abuse at Butterball Plants in North Carolina.
The organization posted the images on their website, ButterBallabuse.com, …
North Carolina Woman Delivers Baby at Bus Stop, Mom Names Baby After Her
Courtesy Emily Brewer(RALEIGH, N.C.) — A University of North Carolina graduate student didn’t let two toddlers, a language barrier and no medical experience get in the way of stepping in to help deliver a woman’s baby at a bus stop.Emily Brewer’s day …