Authorities have dropped criminal charges against a North Carolina woman who reportedly took in 27 dogs and cats for their owners during Hurricane Florence. Tammie Hedges, the owner of animal rescue center Crazy’s Claws N Paws, was charged with 12 counts of practicing medicine without a veterinary license for allegedly administering antibiotics and ointments to the …
What she believed was an act of compassion following Hurricane Florence ended in an arrest this week. According to USA Today, Tammie Hedges owns an animal rescue center, Crazy’s Claws N Paws, and heard of animals in the region left behind as the storm approached. In total, she moved 10 dogs and 17 cats into …
Officials said rescuers have recovered the body of a 1-year-old North Carolina boy who was reportedly strapped in his car seat when he was swept away by Hurricane Florence floodwaters Sunday night. The Union County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Monday that that rescue crews have found Kaiden Lee-Welch. Officials said the toddler’s mother drove around road barricades while …
UPDATE Delaware authorities confirmed an 8-year-old boy who disappeared on Saturday has been be found safe, according to CBS. Original Story Delaware police are searching for an 8-year-old boy who disappeared Saturday while attending a block party in his Wilmington neighborhood. First Update reports that Yaasir Ames vanished from the 200 block of W 36th Street at …
Two North Carolina women are facing felony child abuse charges after a video surfaced on Snapchat allegedly showing them encouraging three young children to smoke marijuana. Police announced Tuesday that they’ve arrested Michaela Pearson, 21, and Candice Little, 18, in connection with Monday’s incident involving three children. Police said the children seen in the video are 18 months …
A 66-year-old woman was attacked by a pair of pit bulls as she walked near her North Carolina home recently, local police revealed this week. According to the New York Post, the woman, who was not immediately identified by police, was walking in the Lake Tillery area on Thursday when the attack took place. When …
Authorities in New York City say a 35-year-old assistant coach for the Wake Forest University basketball team was arrested on suspicion of assault after he allegedly punched a man who later died of his injuries. According to The New York Times, police say Jamill Jones was engaged in a physical altercation with the victim, 35-year-old …
Freda Black, the former assistant district attorney who prosecuted Michael Peterson in his 2003 murder trial, was reportedly found dead in her North Carolina home. She was 57. Durham Police spokesperson Wil Glenn told USA Today that Black’s body was sent to the medical examiner for an autopsy but her death “does not appear suspicious …
A North Carolina superior court judge ruled that a man must pay his lover’s ex-husband for seducing her while the couple was still together and destroying the marriage. According to the Durham Herald Sun, Durham County Judge Orlando Hudson’s ruling awarded Keith King, who owns a popular BMX stunt show, $2.2 million in compensatory damages. …
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North Carolina authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying two children whose remains were found in Orange County in the ’90s. In 1998, a boy was found under brush near a billboard sign near the westbound lanes of Interstate 85 and Interstate 40. He’s believed to have been dead for several months before he was …
A North Carolina man and a pregnant woman are both listed in serious, critical condition after the male allegedly attacked her, followed by an officer shooting him on Tuesday. WRAL reports that a woman in Fayetteville called 911 a little before 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning to report a man was holding her hostage inside …
