Nation Mar 07 South Carolina prisoner is first in the U.S. to be executed by firing squad in 15 years A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years.
Nation Jan 20 MLK Day kicks off at King's Atlanta congregation with daughter's warning about anti-woke rhetoric Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations have kicked off at King's former congregation in Atlanta with a 70-member choir's rendition of Hallelujah and stern words from his youngest daughter warning against anti-woke rhetoric.
Politics Dec 23 Biden changed 37 federal death sentences to life in prison. Victims and families are sharing a range of emotions The inmates include people who were convicted in the slayings of police, military officers and federal prisoners and guards. Others were involved in deadly robberies and drug deals.
Nation Nov 20 Susan Smith, who drowned her two children 30 years ago, denied parole A parole board decided unanimously Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison 30 years after she killed her sons by rolling her car into a South Carolina lake while they were strapped in their car seats.
Politics Oct 01 Ravaged by Hurricane Helene, North Carolina faces 'daunting' level of uncertainty ahead of election North Carolina election officials say they will do everything in their power to ensure that voters in the crucial presidential swing state will be able to cast their ballots despite the devastation of Hurricane Helene and the destruction of basic…
Nation Oct 01 Exhausted first responders work around the clock in North Carolina's mountains days after Helene's deluge Residents of western North Carolina are lining up for water and food, hunting for cell signals and slogging buckets from creeks to flush toilets days after Hurricane Helene's remnants deluged the region…
Politics Sep 30 WATCH: Biden says he'll visit communities damaged by Hurricane Helene later in the week so he doesn't impede recovery efforts President Joe Biden plans to travel to North Carolina on Wednesday.
Nation Sep 30 Crisis unfolds in the Southeast as Helene's death toll climbs to more than 100 Forecasters say a new tropical depression in the eastern Atlantic Ocean could become a hurricane by midweek.
Nation Sep 29 Rescue crews rush to North Carolina mountain towns cut off by Helene floodwaters Gov. Roy Cooper said Sunday that the death toll of 11 in North Carolina is expected to rise from Hurricane Helene as rescuers and other emergency workers reach areas currently isolated by collapsed roads, failing infrastructure and widespread flooding.
Nation Sep 17 5th historic flood in 25 years deluges North Carolina's coast The storm didn't get a name, but it dropped historic amounts of rain on an area that has suffered floods of a lifetime at least four other times in the past 25 years.