Trio breaking into cemeteries to steal from the dead, authorities say

Deputies identified the trio as Drake Lee Milam, 33; his girlfriend, Porsche Bancroft, 32; and her mother, Angela Garrett, 52.

• Aug 13

Suspect in deadly Georgia shooting caught with guns, drugs in North Carolina

A man wanted for the 2025 murder of an 18-year-old in Georgia has been taken into custody in North Carolina, police say.

• Aug 7

Cyclospora outbreak tied to lettuce now linked to 15 states, CDC says

Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states total this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.

• Aug 5

Cyberattack may have exposed Chick-fil-A customer data in 10 states

Chick-fil-A is alerting customers in 10 states after a cyberattack gave hackers potential access to personal information stored in some Chick-fil-A One loyalty accounts.

• Jul 22

Teens with Georgia ties still missing; NCMEC seeks public's help

Authorities say 17-year-old Kylie Robinson disappeared from Washington, Georgia, more than a year ago.

• Jul 16

How white supremacists staged the only successful coup in U.S. history

In 1898, Wilmington, N.C., was prosperous and integrated. But white supremacists took back control of the city's multi-racial government at gunpoint, and killed scores of Black residents - a little-known story retold in Lauren Collins' "They Stole a City."

• Jul 12

Severe thunderstorm warning for Fulton, Douglas and Rabun Counties

A severe thunderstorm warning issued Sunday has been canceled for Rabun County and nearby areas, per National Weather Service.

• Jul 6

Georgia man sentenced for identity theft scheme targeting N.C. business

The Georgia man used stolen identities to buy over $65,000 in farm equipment from a business in North Carolina, prosecutors say.

• Jul 2

Georgia murder suspect arrested in North Carolina, deputies say

Deputies say the "armed and dangerous" man had been on the run since killing someone he knew in Dawson County.

• Mar 30

Potential ISIS-inspired attack thwarted in North Carolina, officials say

The FBI's field office in Charlotte, North Carolina, said the potential attack was inspired by ISIS.

• Jan 2

Greg Biffle's wife texted "we're in trouble" before crash, her mother says

Cathy Grossu, the mother-in-law of retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, said she had seen the family a day before the fatal crash.

• Dec 19, 2025