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Ahead of a winter storm that will enter North Carolina Wednesday, Governor Pat McCrory has ordered state agencies to begin preparations for possible treacherous travel conditions.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named two new prison administrators.

A man who had been on the run for 15 years after being charged in a fatal collision near Hickory was apprehended Friday in California, after the FBI located him living under an alias.

Members of the North Carolina Emergency Management’s Helo-Aquatic Rescue Team, known as NC HART, rescued three stranded kayakers Sunday afternoon from the swollen Cape Fear River.

Department of Public Safety Secretary Frank Perry addressed attendees of the 10th Annual Eastern North Carolina Gang Conference held at the University of Mount Olive on Jan. 7.

At approximately 2 p.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, a Highway Patrol trooper, who is a member of the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force, attempted to make traffic stop for an equipment violation on 17th St. near Medical Center Drive in Wilmington.

At approximately 6:12 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 1, the State Highway Patrol responded to a head-on collision involving a Wake County deputy on Poole Road near the intersection of Grasshopper Road.

At approximately 6:12 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 1, the State Highway Patrol responded to a head-on collision involving a Wake County seputy on Poole Road near the intersection of Grasshopper Road.

Thanks to a partnership between two state agencies, child care operators now have an “easy button” to help them develop, update and submit emergency plans that provide protective actions for children in their care.

UPDATE:  4:30 pm, Dec. 20 - Inmate Kenneth Bolden has been located and returned to custody at Wilkes Correctional Center.

The North Carolina Air National Guard promoted Sanford resident Clarence Ervin to the rank of brigadier general becoming the first African American general officer in the N.C. Air Guard's 67-year history.


What:

NC Air Guard Promotes its First African American General


When:

Friday, Dec. 18, 1 p.m.

Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory are encouraging North Carolinians to take additional steps to ensure their pets are safe this winter.