Archive - May 2011

The Obama administration has photographs of Osama bin Laden’s dead body and officials are debating what to do with them and whether they should be released to the public, officials tell ABC News. “There’s no doubt it’s him,” says a US official who has seen the pictures and also reminds us that OBL was 6’4”. Full story...

The helicopter carrying Navy SEALs malfunctioned as it approached Osama bin Laden’s compound at about 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday, stalling as it hovered. The pilot set it down gently inside the walls, then couldn’t get it going again. It was a heart-stopping moment for President Barack Obama, who had been monitoring the raid in the White House Situation Room since 1 p.m., surrounded by members of his war cabinet. Full story...

Officials say CIA interrogators in secret overseas prisons developed the first strands of information that ultimately led to the killing of Osama bin Laden. Full story...

Southeastern North Carolina's representatives in Congress have issued statements about the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. Full story...

Fayetteville police say a man suspected of shooting and wounding an officer has died after shooting himself during a standoff with police. Full story...

Elite American forces descended on a compound in Pakistan in helicopters, killing bin Laden and three other men, along with a woman being used as a human shield. There were no U.S. casualties. Full story...

Fayetteville police stop and search black drivers more often than white drivers. Full story...

The Secretary of Education is coming to Durham to highlight efforts to turn around low-performing schools. Full story...

Charlotte police are looking for a suspect in the weekend shooting death of a man during a neighborhood dispute. Full story...

The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly shooting that happened early Sunday morning. Full story...

The UNC Wilmington baseball team started the weekend in first place in the CAA. After three road losses to James Madison the Seahawks are now in fifth place at 12-9 in the CAA. Full story...

The Mayo family is in the fight of their lives. After a serious accident sent 10-year-old Zack Mayo to the hospital last year, doctors discovered he had tumors on his liver and lungs. That’s when their lives changed forever. Now, the community says this is the least they could do. Full story...