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Boy, 9, Gets Gift From Lowe's After Lemonade Stand Robbery

The North Carolina drinks vendor was held at gunpoint for $17

(Newser) - A 9-year-old entrepreneur whose lemonade stand was robbed of $17 got a boost for one of his other business ventures from a home-improvement chain, while authorities continued searching Tuesday for his teenage assailant. Investigators were still searching for a male suspect in the Saturday afternoon stickup, said Union County Sheriff'...

Wife&#39;s Lover Owes $9M Over Ruined Marriage
He Slept With Man's
Wife, Now Owes Him $9M
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Aug 5, 2018 10:12 AM CDT

He Slept With Man's Wife, Now Owes Him $9M

Decision involves North Carolina's 'alienation of affection' law

(Newser) - Keith King says no amount of money could make up for his busted marriage. Nonetheless, a North Carolina judge has ordered his wife's lover to pay him $8.8 million. The decision revolves around an obscure law on the books in six states called "alienation of affection,"...

This May Explain Why Police Chief Was Absent So Often

Was allegedly working 2nd job while supposedly on duty in Southport, NC; department is shut down

(Newser) - Residents of the small coastal town of Southport, North Carolina, won't be seeing any of their local police officers for a while. Instead, Brunswick County deputies will be taking over because the town's entire police department has been shut down amid a corruption scandal, reports WECT . It's...

Inn Worker: I 'Blacked Out,' and Found the Cook Dead

Derek Shawn Pendergraft, 20, is facing life in prison

(Newser) - A North Carolina man is facing up to life in prison for allegedly murdering his co-worker at a picturesque North Carolina inn, CBS News reports. The FBI says Sara Ellis, 29, never returned from a Tuesday hike along the Blue Ridge Parkway with her 20-year-old co-worker Derek Shawn Pendergraft. He...

Man Who Called Cops on Black Family at Pool Faces Blowback

Adam Bloom has been fired and also left his North Carolina homeowner's association

(Newser) - A North Carolina man who gained viral infamy after questioning a black family's right to be at a community pool has faced serious blowback. Per NBC News , Adam Bloom is the man seen in July 4 video outside the Winston-Salem pool where Jasmine Edwards says he singled her out,...

4 Snuck In to Apartment Pool. Only One Survived

Cops haven't yet figured out what happened

(Newser) - Three young people are dead after sneaking in to an apartment complex pool, and so far what happened to them remains a mystery. The bodies of Abril Yuliana Flores-Ojeda, 15; Brian Manuel Benites, 16; and Luis Enrique Delgado-Romero, 21, were found in the Durham, NC, pool around 3:30am Tuesday,...

Cops: Pizza Worker Tampered With Shredded Cheese

NC manager discovered what cops suspect was rat poison before any customers were affected

(Newser) - Customers at a North Carolina pizzeria may have dodged a close one last week. The News & Observer reports an employee at Fayetteville's Primo Pizza was arrested Wednesday and accused of mixing what cops believe was rat poison in with the shredded cheese. Per a Fayetteville Police release , a...

Mandatory Evacuations in NC Due to 'Life-Threatening' Floods

Landslides have 'compromised' integrity of Lake Tahoma Dam, evacuations mandated

(Newser) - When you live near a major dam, the last thing you want to hear is that the integrity of it has been "compromised" by landslides. But that's exactly what residents living below North Carolina's Lake Tahoma were told late Tuesday in a tweet from a local National...

Rain-Weakened Tree Falls on 2 Journalists Covering Storm

They had spoken to NC fire chief minutes earlier

(Newser) - WYFF in South Carolina is mourning two of its journalists, who were killed Monday while covering the effects of subtropical storm Alberto on the region. News anchor Mike McCormick and photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer were killed when a tree fell on their SUV in Polk County, North Carolina, about 30...

In Rural Areas, One Thing Is 'Worse Than Murder'

Hospital closings can be devastating

(Newser) - When Barry Gibbs' wife had a heart attack two years ago, the North Carolina man couldn't take her to the hospital in nearby Belhaven—because it had closed. Should he drive her 60 miles east to one town or 70 miles west to another? Neither seemed close enough. But...

After Ramming Car Into Eatery, 'He Kept Saying This Was Crazy'

Roger Self was 'numb,' had been battling mental illness, say family members

(Newser) - Family and friends say that the 62-year-old man who rammed his car into a North Carolina restaurant and killed members of his family had been battling worsening anxiety and depression. In fact, Roger Self had asked his family to take away his guns, reports the New York Times . "I...

Cops: Man Excused Self From Table, Drove Car Into Family

NC man Roger Self charged with 2 counts of murder

(Newser) - A man intentionally rammed a vehicle into a steak and seafood restaurant in North Carolina on Sunday, killing his daughter and daughter-in-law who had been seated inside the restaurant with other family members, police say. The vehicle's driver, Roger Self, had reportedly initially taken a seat at the table...

What&#39;s at Stake in Tuesday&#39;s Primaries
What's at Stake in
Tuesday's Primaries
the rundown
May 8, 2018 11:05 AM CDT

What's at Stake in Tuesday's Primaries

4 states go to the polls, with West Virginia's GOP Senate primary among the big races

(Newser) - It's a huge day for both political parties with primary voters in four states—West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and North Carolina—going to the polls. Despite the small number of states involved, the results could go a long way in determining which party will be in control of the...

It Was a Party Bus Celebration —Until a Window Opened

20-year-old UNC Charlotte student Polly Rogers fell, was fatally stuck by cars

(Newser) - Students at the University of North Carolina were out celebrating the end of classes Tuesday. But by 10:30pm, the revelry turned to tragedy on a party bus moving through the streets of Charlotte, NC. Police say UNC Charlotte student Polly Rogers died when she fell out of a bus...

$50M Awarded to Neighbors Over Feces-Spraying Pork Farm

Smithfield Foods says it will appeal

(Newser) - The 10 North Carolina plaintiffs who say a pork farm near their homes is endangering their health by, among other things, spraying hog urine and feces onto nearby fields , have won a big victory. A federal jury has awarded each plaintiff $5 million in punitive damages and $75,000 in...

NC Cops Say This Woman's Hospital Visits Were Criminal

They suspect she was trying to snatch a baby

(Newser) - Police have arrested a woman believed to have visited neonatal units of hospitals in the Carolinas "possibly in attempts to abduct a child." Linda Mae Everett, 36, visited a women and children's hospital in Wilmington, NC, on April 5, but was denied entry at a check-in desk...

Cops: Father-Daughter Incest Ended in Murder-Suicide

NC man believed to have killed daughter and the baby son he had with her

(Newser) - The already grim story of a North Carolina father who impregnated his biological daughter and planned to marry her has come to a horrific end. Authorities say father Steven Pladl was found dead Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his vehicle in Dover, NY, several miles away from where...

Neighbors Sue Pork Giant That 'Sprays Feces, Urine'

Smithfield Foods' farm is under fire

(Newser) - A low-cost, high-volume livestock-rearing method pioneered in North Carolina came under fire Tuesday as jurors began hearing a lawsuit from neighbors who say the world's largest pork corporation is endangering their health and making their lives miserable. The legal action is the first in a string of federal lawsuits...

Man Accused of Murdering Wife Dressed Up as Serial Killer

Documents allege Matthew Phelps posed as 'American Psycho' killer on Instagram

(Newser) - The Sept. 1 killing grabbed national headlines in part because of Matthew Phelps' unusual defense: The 29-year-old told a 911 dispatcher he thought he had stabbed to death his wife of less than a year in his sleep after taking more cough and cold medication than he should have. Now,...

1 Killed in Fight Between Elite Special Operations Soldiers

The incident happened at house outside Fort Bragg

(Newser) - A member of a National Guard Green Beret unit was killed during a fight with a fellow elite Army special operations soldier Wednesday in North Carolina, ABC News reports. Sgt. 1st Class Mark Leshikar and an unnamed soldier had returned to a house outside Fort Bragg following a vacation in...

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