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North Carolina attorney general seeks funds to create fetanyl, cold case units

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said Wednesday he wants to add staffing to the attorney general’s office to combat fentanyl trafficking and solve long-running sexual assault crimes, as well as increase funding for law enforcement agencies to recruit and retain officers. Stein, who is also a Democratic candidate for governor this fall, held a […]

Climber found dead on Alaska’s Denali, the highest peak in North America

A climber was found dead on Monday on Mount Denali, North America’s highest mountain, authorities said. The day before, his family told rangers they hadn’t heard from him in several days. Denali National Park Conservancy said in a statement that the climber used a satellite communication device to contact his family while climbing Denali alone. […]

North Carolina alligator filmed doing a ‘death roll’ during wrangling

An alligator in North Carolina was filmed performing a “death roll” last week as law enforcement relentlessly cracked down on it. The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office posted about the incident on Facebook on May 14th. The reptile was found near the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington after a resident alerted law enforcement. “Our legislators […]

North Carolina Woman Killed by Rock Thrown into Windshield

A 23-year-old woman was killed while driving on a North Carolina road when someone threw a rock at her windshield and crashed into a nearby home. Brittany Elizabeth Ferguson suffered a fatal head injury when a rock struck her car while driving on Conley Road in Burke County, WRAL reported. information From the North Carolina […]

Rochester, Minnesota, bank and North Dakota bank to merge in $116.4M deal – INFORUM

ROCHESTER — Home Federal Savings Bank, a 90-year-old Rochester financial institution, announced Wednesday that it will merge with Aleras Financial Corporation of Grand Forks, North Dakota, in a deal valued at approximately $116.4 million. Home Federal’s parent company, HMN Financial, Inc., signed an agreement for the bank to merge with Aleras. Founded in 1934, Home […]