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WPD looking for suspect in afternoon armed robbery downtown

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Wilmington Police say around 2:30 p.m. a young black male dressed in a black hoodie and black jeans robbed a downtown business at gunpoint. Full story...
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Businesses reopen day after bombs forced evacuations

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videoBusiness owners and employees forced to evacuate yesterday as state and federal agents investigated explosive in a Carolina Beach Road storage unit went back to work this morning. Full story...
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Law enforcement leaders meet to discuss potential crime lab

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video Law enforcement leaders met today to discuss the possibility of a regional lab that could help speed up some investigations. Full story...
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Bank heist suspect sentenced to 22 years for store robbery

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videoA man accused of robbing a Leland bank more than a year ago. A federal judge has sentenced Sherwin Archie to 22 years in prison. Full story...
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Police: Zahra Baker's skull found in woods

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North Carolina police say a skull found a year ago by hunters in the woods is that of a disabled girl who was killed by her stepmother. Full story...
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StarNews: Goolsby files bill to combat sex trafficking in N.C.

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videoA bill filed in the state Senate Wednesday by a local senator would require those convicted of human trafficking, or pimps, to register as sex offenders. Full story...
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Duke lacrosse accuser makes bond on murder charge

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The woman who falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her has been released on bond to await trial for her boyfriend's murder. Full story...
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Scammers claim they're raising money for Brunswick Co. Sheriff

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videoThe Brunswick County Sheriff's Office says scammers are targeting victims by claiming to be raising money for the sheriff's office. Full story...
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FIRST ON 3: Marshals arrest fugitive in Wilmington

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videoThe US Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force caught a man today wanted for a home invasion last spring in New Hanover County. Deputies say Jonathan Kiger and his accomplices broke into an apartment on Bent Creek Road April 30 with an AR 15 rifle, a baseball bat and a stun gun. Full story...
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Jail visitor accused of fondling himself lands behind bars

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videoA Jacksonville man visiting a woman in jail landed on the other side of the bars after deputies say he got a little excited. Full story...
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Suspect in Durham trooper shooting in custody

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videoA North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper is recovering after being shot during a traffic stop in Durham. Officers continued to search Tuesday morning for the suspect. Full story...
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NC court reinstates murder charge in Dorman case

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals has reinstated murder charges against a man who kept a Durham woman's skeleton in a backpack. Full story...
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ONLY ON 3: Man tased at basketball game speaks out

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video A Whiteville man who police say was tased for disorderly conduct and assaulting an officer says that the Whiteville Police were out of line. Full story...
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FIRST ON 3 SPECIAL REPORT: Sovereign citizens a challenge to law

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videoBrunswick County Sheriff's deputies say the sovereign citizens movement is a growing trend they have to deal with. Imagine a world where laws don't apply to you, and you're not responsible for any taxes. So-called sovereign citizens live like that. Full story...
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Family not happy about plea deal for man who killed their daughter

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video Nearly three years after he was charged with killing a Brunswick County woman in a car crash, a Pender County man reached a deal with prosecutors. Kim and Ray Heath are still trying to heal after the death of their 23-year-old daughter Stephanie. Today's plea deal did not help. Full story...
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