Prayers and a call for help as families fight back against gang violence. Neighbors in Chester say they're being terrorized in their own homes.

Tonight, police are already stepping up security and parents are sending out warnings on social media.

In downtown Dallas, people huddled around a live nativity Saturday night, signing hymns and rallying in support of a display now removed.

Five UNC Charlotte baseball players have been dismissed from the team, as the school continues to look into hazing allegations.

U.S. Senator Kay Hagan said goodbye Friday night to fellow Senators and supporters. She was defeated in the November midterm elections by Republican and former North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis.

The IRS wants local tax payers to know they will never ask for credit or debit information over the phone, nor will they threaten to arrest you if you don't pay.

Controversy is brewing in Salisbury after the Chief of Police fired an officer Friday over a Facebook post.

Officials say a Salisbury Police officer has been fired for making an inappropriate comment on Facebook.

The coach of the Charlotte 49ers baseball team has dismissed five players following an investigation into hazing allegations.

"I'm looking at this truck, and I'm like, 'Somebody's supposed to be dead.'" Those are the words of Cam Newton, talking about the crash that sidelined him.

What happened in the courtroom was brisk and orderly. What happened outside was quite the opposite.

More than 1,200 women attended the group's 28th annual luncheon at the convention center. The Good Friends tradition began in 1987.

Tobacco and other smoking products, including e-cigarettes, will be banned from the west Charlotte campus as of January 1.

New help in the manhunt for a suspect in a south Charlotte murder. There are now electronic billboards in four states with his picture on them.

A smoke detector helped two residents get out of their home after it caught fire Thursday morning in Gastonia.

A special honor for Samaritan's Purse doctor Kent Brantly. The Ebola survivor is one of five Ebola fighters who will share the honor of being Time magazine's Person of the Year.

Police misconduct and the threat it poses to the black community was the focus for a Blackout rally Wednesday night at Marshall Park in Uptown.

With Cam out, the Panthers will turn to backup quarterback Derek Anderson for Sunday's game.

Panthers Quarterback Cam Newton is out of the hospital and talking for the first time about the crash that sent him there Tuesday.