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Asheville mayor blames laws for gun violence
As Asheville police search for suspects in the July 19 mass shooting, Mayor Esther Manheimer criticized NC's firearm laws.
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Multi-agency bust leads to 10 arrests in Charlotte
Federal and local agents arrested 10 people after a Charlotte hotel raid tied to drug and gun trafficking. Authorities now seek to seize the property.
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NC vape shop raids draw concerns over illegal products, organized crime
Recent law enforcement activity in Union, Johnston, and Stokes counties is drawing attention to illegal activity inside some smoke and vape shops.
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Report alleges solitary confinement use in NC juvenile detention
NCDPS officials dispute that solitary confinement is practiced in the state’s juvenile facilities and say they are reviewing the report.
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Appeals Court rejects challenge of law against teaching bombmaking
A split federal Appeals Court panel has upheld a law that bans a person from teaching someone else to make or use a bomb with plans of committing a federal violent crime.
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Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at campus event in Utah
Charlie Kirk, 31, the political icon and co-founder of Turning Point USA, has reportedly died Wednesday, after being shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem,
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President Trump nominates Mark Walker for Department of State office
President Donald Trump has appointed former North Carolina Republican representative and pastor Mark Walker to serve as the new ambassador-at-large for the Office of International Religious Freedom in the US Department of State.
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Feds charge 16 motorcycle gang members for violent crimes in Raleigh and Fayetteville
Following a criminal investigation known as Operation Broken Halo, a federal indictment has charged 16 members of the Hells Angels and Red Devils Motorcycle Clubs in North Carolina with violent crimes, including murder and assault.
Opinion
The truth on permitless carry
Having guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens creates safer communities. But you don’t have to take my word for it — the data prove it.
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2023 NC gun purchases spike 3rd most in nation
North Carolina experienced a 19.2% spike in background checks for gun purchases in 2023, according to FBI data, the third highest rate of all 50 states.
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Conservative think tank firebombed
Three conservative organizations were set ablaze last Sunday in what federal officials are investigating as a deliberate act of arson, and the Center of the American Experiment calls an act of political terrorism.
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Full 4th Circuit will hear case involving prohibition of guns with no serial numbers
The entire 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will hear a case in the coming months dealing with government bans on guns with no serial numbers. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein signed a 2022 brief supporting the federal government in the case.
