Venmo Text Scam: Good Samaritan has over $4K stolen by man using mobile payment app: report

A North Carolina man says he was scammed out of thousands of dollars by a stranger who used a mobile payment app after borrowing his cell phone to make what he thought was an emergency phone call.

North Carolina crews hike to rescue stranded camper amid winter storm

Six members of the Haywood County Search and Rescue had to leave their 4WD truck and put on snowshoes to find a stranded hiker who decided to go camping during a winter storm.

Man who killed Michael Jordan's father gets parole canceled

James Jordan was killed in July 1993 in his red Lexus as he napped along the side of an access road in North Carolina.

QVC warehouse fire: North Carolina distribution center damaged in huge blaze

A QVC warehouse was destroyed by a huge fire Saturday in North Carolina. Crews from dozens of fire departments were still fighting the blaze more than 12 hours after it began.

Man killed while trying to steal catalytic converter, deputies say

Detectives said the man appeared to be in the middle of cutting off the exhaust pipe to get to the catalytic converter when the jack slipped, bringing the car down on the man, killing him.

DNA links couple to 1991 cold case of abandoned infant remains, police say

A North Carolina couple has been charged after DNA evidence linked them to the remains of an infant abandoned in the trash in 1991, police said.

Man defrauded Amazon of nearly $300k in return scheme, DOJ says

Prosecutors said a 31-year-old North Carolina man ordered expensive products from Amazon and defrauded the company of nearly $300,000 in a return scheme.

Andrew Brown Jr.: NC sheriff will ask court to release body cam video in deadly shooting

North Carolina sheriff Tommy Wooten, whose deputies fatally shot a Black man while serving warrants, said he will ask a court to release body camera video as soon as he’s confident it won’t compromise the investigation.

Fired Walmart worker drives car through store, cops say

A fired Walmart employee crashed a car through the front door of the store and kept driving inside the building, according to police. 

Woman allegedly goes on shopping spree after receiving $150K COVID-19 loan

A North Carolina woman was indicted for fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 small business loan amounting to nearly $150,000, and is accused of using it to shop at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Louis Vuitton and other retailers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.