Hurricane Erin moves closer to US

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified last week, going from a Category 1 hurricane to a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph in a matter of hours.

North Carolina gamer shocked by lightning while livestreaming

The chances of being struck by lightning in any given year is 1 in 1.43 million, according to the National Lightning Safety Council.

Suspected Tren de Aragua gang members tied to deadly Chicago mass shooting: ICE

Federal authorities have arrested two Venezuelan nationals accused of opening fire at a crowded house party in Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood last December, killing three and wounding five others.

North Carolina couple caught with enough fentanyl to kill 13,000: cops

Two people were arrested last week in North Carolina after deputies discovered a quantity of fentanyl large enough to "potentially kill 13,000 people," authorities said.

16-year-old becomes youngest to receive Ph.D. in the US, university claims

Mike Wimmer was also running three companies while getting his Ph.D. “I’ve learned over time to have a really good balance of that work and school, as well as personal time.”

Fort Bragg name changed back from Fort Liberty

The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty came to an end Friday. Fort Bragg is officially known as Fort Bragg again.

LA County wildfires: Long road to recovery for many residents
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Cleanup efforts are well underway across Los Angeles County as residents pick up the pieces after three weeks of nonstop fires.

Trump targets FEMA while visiting disaster zones in North Carolina, California

President Donald Trump said he's considering "getting rid of" FEMA as he hit the road for the first time since his second inauguration, visiting victims of Hurricane Helene and the California wildfires.

North Carolina mom hospitalized after mistaking nail glue for eyedrops

A North Carolina mother was hospitalized in December after accidentally gluing her eyes shut with nail glue, mistaking it for eyedrops.

Watch: Bullet breaks school bus window, narrowly missing students

Video from inside a school bus shows the chaos that ensued after a stray bullet flew through the window and narrowly missed the 30 students on board.

North Carolina siblings say late father is D.B. Cooper after finding alleged parachute in home: report

A thief who used the name "Dan Cooper" or "D.B. Cooper" took passengers and crew hostage aboard a flight before jumping out and disappearing somewhere between Seattle and Reno, Nevada.