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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina have identified the Raleigh police officer who shot and wounded a man on Tuesday.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s office arrested a juvenile suspect accused of involvement in the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man, authorities confirmed.*Editor's Note: A criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.

MURPHY, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say a man has been charged with murder after his son died from blunt force trauma to the head.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The number of people testing positive for coronavirus in North Carolina has grown to 12, the state’s top public health official announced Thursday.

Asheville -- March 11, 2020 Asheville Police: Murell is being held on a $400,000 bond. 

Raleigh -- NCDHHS  Press Release Mar 9, 2020

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has implemented domestic and international travel requirements and restrictions to combat the spread of a new coronavirus strain.

Raleigh -- NCDHHS Press Release  Mar 6, 2020 A second North Carolina person, unrelated to the first case, has tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

ASHEVILLE, N.C. –

U.S. Attorney’s Office
Western District of North Carolina