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Girl in NC Amber Alert found in South Florida

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old North Carolina girl who was the subject of a ...

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Judge dismisses contempt charges against attorneys

SALISBURY – A superior court judge dismissed contempt of court charges against four Rowan County attorneys Thursday. Judge ...

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Killer who escaped NC prison farm recaptured

RALEIGH (AP) — A convicted killer who walked away from a North Carolina prison farm has been recaptured ...

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Authorities investigate apparent 'Drano bomb' mailbox explosion

SALISBURY – Investigators are looking into a mailbox that exploded after suspects placed a “Drano bomb” inside Saturday ...

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Police identify gunman in Kannapolis shootings

KANNAPOLIS – Police have identified a gunman who was shot by an officer on North Main Street as ...

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Probable cause hearing set for couple accused of stealing from drowned toddler's family

SALISBURY – A couple accused of stealing from their next door neighbors during the funeral of the neighbors’ ...

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21-year-old arrested on 13 charges

SALISBURY – Police arrested a 21-year-old man Thursday wanted on 13 charges from four different law enforcement departments. ...

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Sheriff: Teen steals semi, runs from officers

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL – A 16-year-old runaway crashed a tractor-trailer through a gate and abandoned the ...

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Authorities identify victim, gunman in Kannapolis shooting

Update: Police have identified the shooting suspect as 46-year-old Allen Lee Jenkins, of North Main Street in Kannapolis. ...

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Woman found asleep in car filled with stolen property

SALISBURY – A 41-year-old Gold Hill woman was found apparently passed out in the driver’s seat of a ...

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Woman found asleep in car filled with stolen property

SALISBURY – A 41-year-old Gold Hill woman was found apparently passed out in the driver’s seat of a ...

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Search continues for escaped killer from NC prison

TILLERY (AP) — North Carolina authorities continue to search for a 51-year-old man with ties to Yadkin County ...

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Murder victim's family 'pleased' with plea deal

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS – Melissa Sides says she’s happy with a plea deal that sent the ...

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Man with knife killed by High Point police

HIGH POINT (AP) — A High Point man has been shot to death by police who say he ...

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Arrest made in drowned toddler's home break-in

FAITH — The next door neighbors of a drowned toddler’s family broke into the residence during the child’s ...

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No one injured in East Spencer wreck

Dozens looked on from a Citgo parking lot in East Spencer Thursday as emergency crews worked to free ...

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Linwood couple charged in copper theft

SALISBURY – Police and Rowan deputies took a Linwood couple into custody Thursday afternoon after authorities said they ...

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Police: 9-year-old assaulted teen with string trimmer

SALISBURY – A 9-year-old boy is expected to be charged after police said he attacked a 14-year-old with ...

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Walmart employee charged with embezzlement

SALISBURY – A 21-year-old Walmart employee is accused of taking more than $1,000 from her cash register on ...

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Police: Handgun found, two teens charged

SALISBURY – Two teenagers were arrested Thursday night after Salisbury Police said they ran from an officer. Romello ...

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Man faces drug, assault and resisting charges

SALISBURY – Rowan deputies said a Celestial Drive man attempted to set his home on fire during a ...

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Fake check gets Charlotte trio arrested

?SALISBURY – Authorities arrested three Charlotte residents Tuesday after officers said they tried to pass a government check ...

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Woman charged with embezzlement

SALISBURY – Police arrested a 23-year-old woman Saturday after authorities said she stole $80 from a convenience store ...

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Man pleads guilty again in 2005 shooting

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Pleading guilty for the second time in the shooting of Thomas Vogt ...

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Ex-US House candidate guilty of embezzlement

HENDERSONVILLE (AP) — A former chairman of the University of North Carolina’s governing board and two-time Democratic congressional ...

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Body found on I-40 in Winston-Salem

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A decomposing body has been found in woods next to Interstate 40 in Winston-Salem. Two ...

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Police accuse 2 NC men of stealing 300 car doors

LEXINGTON (AP) — Authorities in Lexington accuse two men of stealing 300 car doors from a scrap metal ...

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Thieves ransack home of drowned child's family during funeral

FAITH — The home of a 1-year-old who drowned in a neighbor’s fountain on Sept. 11 was ransacked ...

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