A missing Durham man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor was found dead Wednesday night from an apparent self-inflicted wound. Michael Anthony Coleman, 48, had been missing since Saturday.
Officials with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announced Thursday that 141 teaching positions are being restored. The jobs are back in the budget because the state did not cut as much CMS funding as expected.
A 14-year-old is in critical condition after crashing his bike into the side of an SUV Wednesday near the intersection of Little River Drive and Buckhorn Road in Durham. Derek Scott underwent surgery for multiple injuries at Duke Hospital.
A ceremony will be held Thursday in Laurinburg to dedicate the bridge on the U.S. 74 bypass over U.S. 15/401 in the name of Patrolman A.J. Hedgepeth. He was killed in October 1931 in a motorcycle crash while trying to catch a speeding driver.
An immigrant who admits to committing credit card fraud is worried the crime will land him in more trouble than he imagined. Ronald Bekema, a Netherlands native, says his visa expired while he was in jail.