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Identity Theft on the Rise – But Preventable

There are many different facets to our individual identities. However, someone can steal your identity with just your name, address, social security number, bank account or credit card. Unfortunately, identity theft is

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Sex Offender Arrested After Warned to Leave Legion Baseball World Series

A registered sex offender was warned to leave the American Legion World Series at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, but he returned any way. The man was arrested by Shelby law

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Murder Conviction for Fatal DWI Crash

One North Carolina man’s decision to drive drunk has turned into a conviction for the second degree murder of his girlfriend. Julian Gutierrez was drinking at a party on October

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NC Woman Sentenced After DUI Crash That Injured Girl

Amber B. McGill, 31, was sentenced to ten years in prison this week for causing a car wreck that left a young girl injured. McGill, of Grover, pleaded guilty to

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No Social Networking for Sex Offenders

A Carteret County registered sex offender is charged with having a social networking site. A citizen notified the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office that Newport resident Timothy Howard Newman, 35, had an online

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Domestic Violence March Held in Honor of Slain Family

The Shelter of Gaston County and the Gaston County Domestic Violence Prevention Council held a domestic violence march in Gastonia last week in honor of a Gaston County woman and two of

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Raleigh Family Held on Meth Charges

A 47-year-old father and his two teenage sons were arrested last week on drug charges. Joseph Dennis Rambo, and his sons, Zechariah Rashad Rambo, 19, and Elijah Khalid Rambo, 17, were

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Drug Charges Dismissed For NCSU Football Players

The case against three North Carolina State University football players facing drug charges filed in April was dismissed by a Wake County judge this week. Senior offensive lineman Jake Vermiglio, redshirt junior

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