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Average US Price Of Gas Spikes To Seven Cents Per Gallon To $2.97

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has spiked 7 cents a gallon over the past two weeks, costing $2.97.

Panthers' Reid Returns, Kneels During National Anthem

Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid knelt during the national anthem in protest of racial and social injustice before Sunday’s game against the New York Giants.

Kavanaugh confirmed: Senate OKs Supreme Court Nominee

The bitterly polarized U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday to join the Supreme Court, delivering an election-season triumph to President Donald Trump that could swing the court rightward for a generation after a battle that rubbed raw the country’s cultural, gender and political divides.

Man Charged After Grabbing Two Children In East Charlotte Parking Lot

A man has been charged with attempted kidnapping after police say he grabbed two children in east Charlotte.

Scooter Chargers Cashing In Around Charlotte

A new way to get around Charlotte could now give you a new career.

NC National Guard Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

North Carolina Army National Guard Sgt. James Allen Slape, 23, of Morehead City, was killed in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on October 4, 2018, as a result of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.

Kavanaugh Confirmation All But Sure After Long, Bitter Fight

After weeks of shocking accusations, hardball politics and rowdy Capitol protests, a pair of wavering senators declared Friday they will back Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation, all but guaranteeing the deeply riven Senate will elevate the conservative jurist to the nation’s highest court on Saturday.

Burke County Woman Arrested On Drug Charges

A Burke County woman is behind bars after deputies say she was suspected of selling Crack Cocaine.

The Situation Gets 8-Month Prison Sentence In Federal Tax Case

Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino, whose abs became famous on the hit reality show “Jersey Shore,” was sentenced Friday to eight months in prison for cheating on his taxes.

Deputies: B&E Suspect Assaults K9 Unit During Arrest

A Burke County man wanted on several counts of breaking or entering and trespassing reportedly assaulted a K9 unit while they were trying to make an arrest.

Melania Trump Loses Footing With Elephant But Not With Kids | PHOTOS

Melania Trump briefly lost her footing when a baby elephant startled her with a sudden move, but the first lady was anything but out of step when children at an orphanage welcomed her to their home with African song and dance.

Sheriff: Man Ambushed Officers Coming To Question Adult Son

A 74-year-old who won a sharpshooting decoration in Vietnam ambushed police officers coming to his South Carolina home to question his adult son about a child sexual assault, killing one and wounding six others, the sheriff investigating the case said Friday.

Jury Convicts Chicago Officer Of 2nd-Degree Murder

A jury on Friday convicted white Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald.

Police: DNA Links Dead Serial Killer, Rapist To Murder Of South Carolina Woman

An Arkansas man who killed himself during a 1999 police standoff at a Missouri motel was a serial killer and rapist who strangled a South Carolina woman in 1990 and gunned down a Missouri mother and daughter eight years later, authorities said Friday.