The sharp rise in homicides in Chicago is contributing to the increased national murder rate. However, because the overall crime rate for the U.S. is very low, according to a report released by the Brennan Center for Justice, North Carolina residents should disregard...
Being involved in a severe car accident is traumatic enough. A collision with an impaired driver can pose dire consequences for the injured and their families-especially if a casualty is involved. In 1983, North Carolina changed the state's laws specific to drunk...
Automakers are rolling out smarter cars that boast advanced technology and innovative safety features at a time when members of the baby boom generation in North Carolina and across the nation are first beginning to reach 70 years of age. According to the associate...
North Carolina residents may be interested to learn that in the final months of his presidency, President Obama has used his clemency authority to free more than 100 prisoners who are serving long sentences for nonviolent drug-related offenses. One of the people freed...
Most North Carolina residents who have been convicted of felony offenses are forbidden from owning, purchasing or possessing firearms. This prohibition extends to people having in their control, care or custody of a firearm. Antique firearms are exempted from the law,...
The owners of a property in Columbus County may be charged with felony dog abuse for leaving five dogs in pens without any food. The dogs were found after property damage from Hurricane Hermine led to one dog's escape. A falling tree branch damaged a dog pen, and the...
Residents of North Carolina may want to be aware that the Drug Enforcement Administration released a notice on Aug. 31 stating that the drug Kratom will be named a Schedule I controlled substance. This drug, which is reportedly becoming increasingly popular, has...
