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The small medical plane that crash landed at Raleigh-Durham International airport yesterday "bounced," according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

https://www.wavy.com/news/faa-unc-medical-plane-bounced-while-attempting-to-land-at-rdu/

The order from USDA comes as particles of bird flu were detected in a few pasteurized milk samples, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday. The spread of the bird flu among cattle...

https://www.wavy.com/news/national/bird-flu-tests-ordered-for-dairy-cattle-that-crosses-state-lines-including-north-carolina/

A 20-year-old with a modified gun shot into an occupied home earlier this week in Ahoskie, police say.

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/police-suspect-arrested-after-shooting-into-ahoskie-home-teen-20-year-old-had-stolen-guns/

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — A crash report revealed new details after a car reportedly hit a school bus, which had a child on board, in High Point. At about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police responded...

https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/new-details-released-after-school-bus-with-child-on-board-involved-in-high-point-crash/

WINTSON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) – Winston-Salem police say large gatherings will not be tolerated. “You may not be arrested today because ... our focus is the safety of the community, but that doe...

https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/winston-salem-police-department-cracks-down-on-large-gatherings/

Elizabeth City police have arrested three men on drug-related charges.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city/ecpd-3-arrested-on-drug-related-charges/

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) -- The family of a 21-year-old mother who was shot and killed in Winston-Salem a year ago is still praying those responsible are finally caught. It’s a late-night pho...

https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/devastating-winston-salem-mother-seeks-justice-year-after-daughter-killed/

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — An infant died after a crash in Greensboro earlier this month, and a driver faces several charges, according to a Guilford County Sheriff's Office news release. On Apr...

https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/infant-dies-after-crash-in-greensboro-in-front-of-school-driver-faces-murder-charge-guilford-county-sheriffs-office-says/

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- It's "Deal or No Deal," MrBeast style. MrBeast hosted a game show with someone who is no stranger to them. It is his latest Instagram video, which he posted on Tuesday....

https://www.wavy.com/news/mrbeast-posts-a-video-deal-or-no-deal-style-with-howie-mandel/

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — Five North Carolina primaries that were too close to call in March will be decided in just a few weeks, and voting begins this Thursday. In-person early voting for the se...

https://www.wavy.com/news/politics/north-carolina-politics/early-voting-begins-thursday-for-north-carolinas-second-primary-election/

The Kill Devil Hills Fire Department responded to a house fire near North Croatan Highway Monday evening.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/obx/kill-devil-hills-fire-department-investigating-to-monday-evening-house-fire/

Get ready to feel the Good Vibrations in the Outer Banks this upcoming Father's Day weekend!

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/obx/beach-boys-headed-to-obx-for-fathers-day-weekend/

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) -- A local pastor is sharing his shock with FOX8 after learning someone stole his vehicle from the parking lot of the church he preaches at in the middle of the day. It...

https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/winston-salem-pastors-car-stolen-from-church-parking-lot/

DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A woman has been charged after allegedly trying to abduct two children. The Davidson County Sheriff's Office says that on Saturday they got a call about a child a...

https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/woman-charged-after-abducting-11-year-old-trying-to-take-4-year-old-davidson-county-sheriffs-office-says/

Westbound lanes of Washington Baum (Pirate's Cove) Bridge on U.S. 64 will reopen to traffic on Friday.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/westbound-lanes-of-pirates-cove-bridge-to-reopen-friday/

A Currituck County School bus was involved in an accident Monday.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/currituck-county-school-bus-involved-in-accident/

RALIEGH, N.C. (WGHP) — The transfer portal has ushered in a new era of college athletics and things that once seemed impossible are a regular occurrence in terms of player movement. That really...

https://www.wavy.com/sports/former-unc-basketball-player-transfers-to-nc-state/

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (WNCT) -- The identity of the Camp Lejeune Marine who died during a training accident in Carteret County has been identified. In a press release from II Marine Expeditionary Fo...

https://www.wavy.com/news/marine-identified-who-died-after-training-exercise-in-carteret-county/

An Elizabeth City police officer shot and killed a man who refused to drop his gun after shooting another man, according to police.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city/ecpd-officer-shoots-and-kills-suspect/

VANCEBORO, N.C. (WNCT) -- April is nationally recognized as the Month of the Military Child. It's 30 days celebrating the children of service members both domestic and abroad and recognizing the ...

https://www.wavy.com/news/west-craven-middle-student-surprised-with-mom-back-from-deployment/

After Powell left with the items, the victim realized he was given counterfeit U.S. currency during the transaction, according to investigators.

https://www.wavy.com/news/man-wanted-for-using-fake-money-to-buy-electronics-during-online-meet-up-halifax-county-deputies-say/

Officials said the scammer fraudulently claims to represent tolling agencies from across the county, and requesting payment for 'unpaid tolls.'

https://www.wavy.com/news/text-scam-requests-payment-for-unpaid-tolls-ncdot-warns/

Currituck County Schools need feedback from the community as they reevaluate redistricting.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/currituck-county-schools-asking-for-feedback-in-potential-redistricting/

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (WNCT) -- The U.S. Marines is reporting the death of a fellow Marine that occurred on Thursday night at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville. The Marine, whose name has not been releas...

https://www.wavy.com/news/marine-dies-after-training-exercise-in-carteret-county/

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- The suspect in the secret peeping incident at Greenville's Target on Monday is facing additional charges, Greenville police said on Friday. Thomas Elliott, 21, was arre...

https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/suspect-in-target-secret-peeping-incident-facing-more-charges/

A man was arrested in Elizabeth City on Tuesday after violating his parole, officers said.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city/elizabeth-city-man-arrested-in-connection-with-parole-violation/

DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Lexington man is facing a felony charge after being accused of stealing a cow. Warrants say that Joe Bryant, 63, of Lexington, stole a single cow belonging to a...

https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/lexington-man-accused-of-stealing-cow-warrants-say/

KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) -- The Lenoir County Sheriff's Office said the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy on Thursday was accidental by a sibling. The sheriff's office reports the incident happened...

https://www.wavy.com/news/12-year-old-boy-dies-from-accidental-gunshot-wound-in-lenoir-county/

The Town of Ahoskie is advising the community to be aware of a possible scam.

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/deputies-in-town-of-ahoskie-warn-community-of-property-scam/

The incident happened at a North Carolina apartment complex, where people were seen holding the bears and taking photos, according to N.C. Wildlife.

https://www.wavy.com/news/bear-cubs-harassed-at-nc-apartment-complex-nc-wildlife-urges-public-to-leave-them-alone/

The light station, famous for its unique horizontal black and white stripes, is located at the northern end of Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/obx/nc-lighthouse-opens-friday-for-climbing-season/

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — North Carolina A&T State University’s Cheer Team made history for the school and Historically Black Colleges And Universities (HBCU) with their win at the three-day ...

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/nc-at-state-university-cheer-team-makes-history-after-win-at-2024-nca-college-national-championship/

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) -- It was a close call for a 69-year-old man as his ultralight vehicle came crashing down into Clarks Lake in Rockingham County on Tuesday afternoon. Joe Rauch was ...

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/man-uses-canoe-to-rescue-pilot-who-crashed-in-reidsville-lake/

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNCT) -- Possible changes proposed by the secretary of the Air Force could eliminate hundreds of jobs from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Congressman Don Davis is ...

https://www.wavy.com/news/proposed-changes-could-eliminate-hundreds-of-jobs-from-seymour-johnson-air-force-base/

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — Multiple stores have been fined for scanning errors across North Carolina. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division conducts periodi...

https://www.wavy.com/news/14-stores-across-north-carolina-fined-for-overcharging/

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A student at Parkland High School in Forsyth County faces charges after video surfaced that appeared to show the student hitting a teacher repeatedly. The video, w...

https://www.wavy.com/news/how-often-do-students-assault-teachers-and-school-personnel-in-north-carolina/

(WGHP) – In one day, 30 tornadoes hit North Carolina in what would be a record-setting outbreak 13 years ago today, according to the National Weather Service. On April 16, 2011, the greatest on...

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/north-carolina-was-struck-by-30-tornadoes-in-one-day-on-april-16-2011/

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A deputy was injured in a head-on crash in Guilford County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Just before 8 p.m. on Monday, troopers responded to a...

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/dashcam-video-shows-wrong-way-driver-on-i-73-guilford-county-deputy-hurt-in-head-on-crash-troopers-say/

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A student is accused of attacking a teacher at Parkland High School in Forsyth County, according to the sheriff's office. The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office repor...

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/student-caught-on-video-attacking-teacher-at-parkland-high-school-sheriff-says/

The above video posted on May, 20, 2020, shows Gov. Cooper discussing Phase 2 of reopening during a press conference amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Court of Appeals rul...

https://www.wavy.com/news/politics/north-carolina-politics/court-finds-north-carolina-gov-roy-cooper-violated-constitutional-rights-of-bars-over-different-reopening-standards-during-pandemic/

Another dead whale has washed ashore at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Tuesday, according to the U.S. Wildlife Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in North Carolina.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/dead-whale-washed-ashore-at-pea-island-national-wildlife-refuge/

Work to repair damaged pavement near the intersection of U.S. 158 and NC 12 and to replace sandbags along NC12 in Ocracoke is underway.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/obx/road-repair-and-sandbag-replacement-underway-along-nc12/

A Norfolk teen was shot in Elizabeth City Monday night, according to Elizabeth City Police.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city/police-norfolk-teen-shot-in-elizabeth-city/

The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Tuesday that it was partnering with 15 states to investigate airlines and protect passengers amid a boom in air travel.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/nc-among-15-states-helping-the-feds-enforce-protections-for-airline-passengers/

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) -- The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools officials are investigating a video posted on social media that reportedly shows a teach...

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/forsyth-county-sheriffs-office-winston-salem-forsyth-county-schools-investigating-video-showing-alleged-assault-of-teacher/

LUMBERTON, N.C. (WBTW) -- A good Samaritan who was hit and killed last month in Lumberton when he tried to intervene in a carjacking worked for the North Carolina Department of Transportation, of...

https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/good-samaritan-killed-in-lumberton-carjacking-worked-for-north-carolina-department-of-transportation/

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) -- Donald Trump will make a campaign stop in Wilmington this Saturday. His campaign website made the announcement Monday evening. The event will be at 7 p.m. at Aero Cente...

https://www.wavy.com/news/donald-trump-to-hold-campaign-rally-on-saturday-in-wilmington/

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Another Wegmans is headed to North Carolina. The Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. and Northwood Investors LLC have announced that they will be opening a new location on the ...

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/wegmans-announces-new-store-location-in-north-carolina/

According to the FAA, a single-enging Cessna 172 crashed on West Raleigh Boulevard at Paul Street in Rocky Mount Sunday night.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/small-plane-crashes-in-rocky-mount-highway-patrol-says-part-of-w-raleigh-blvd-closed/