Couple married for 30 years kick off new year by picking up $1 million Powerball prize
Grace Landon, a regular Powerball player for 20 years, bought her lucky $2 Quick Pick ticket on New Year’s Eve from a Friendly Mart in Albemarle, according to the NC Education Lottery. She matched all ...
Wall Street turns mixed following good news on the economy
U.S. stock indexes are slipping following better-than-expected reports on the job market and business activity.
Boy, 11, allegedly suffocated by mother was dead for days before his body was found, sheriff says
Meagan Dixon, 44, is being held on a $1 million bail after her 11-year-old son was found dead in a trailer at Lovey’s Landing, an RV park outside Meridian. She is facing charges related to homicide ...
Man stuck inside circling humanless Waymo car
(Gray News) - A man nearly missed his flight because he was stuck inside a self-driving Waymo taxi that kept driving in circles. The incident happened last month at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
Strong earthquake kills at least 126 people in western China near Mount Everest
BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 ...
Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes
The Associated Press (AP) — Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program written by users similar ...
‘Suspenseful thriller’ comes to Strauss Theatre
A thrilling new mystery called Wait Until Dark is coming to the Strauss Theatre.
Corgi named Waldo hailed as a hero for rescuing his owner after a nasty fall
The dog sprang to the rescue after his owner slipped on a muddy path and broke her leg during their routine walk.
Zendaya and Tom Holland are engaged
(Gray News) - Zendaya and Tom Holland are engaged, according to People, citing “a family source.” Holland popped the question to his longtime girlfriend Zendaya over the holidays, according to reports ...
Zoo Buddy: Chinchillas!
The Krewe of Janus held its Twelfth Night Celebration on Monday, Jan. 6 to kick off the Mardi Gras season. A powerful storm tore through Marion on Sunday, Jan. 5, leaving destruction in its wake and ...
2 bodies found in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane, reports say
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Gray News) - Two people were found dead in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane from New York City after it landed at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport late ...
Police lieutenant hit, killed while directing traffic outside church
The veteran officer was setting out traffic cones outside a church when he was fatally struck, an official says.