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On April 30, 2019, Riley Howell was in class at UNC Charlotte. Seven minutes in, shots rang out and in a split-second decision, Riley chose to fight. He would not live to know that his actions saved others.

Raleigh -- Press Release - North Carolina Governor Cooper Office May 8, 2019
Better internet access is coming to 19 rural, economically disadvantaged counties in North Carolina thanks to nearly $10 million in grants, Governor Roy Cooper announced today along with the NC Department of Information Technology and its Broadband Infrastructure Office.

Raleigh -- Press Release - North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services May 10, 2019 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say the claim that a 7-week-old baby was kidnapped has unraveled and the mother has been charged with attempted murder after the infant was found at the bottom of a ravine.

The City of Asheville will hold a Home Ownership Fair from 10 a.m. to noon May 18 at the Stephens Lee Center gymnasium, 30 George Washington Carver Ave. Come learn about resources available to help you and your family become homeowners in Asheville.

Ashevile Police Department -- May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month  

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Paul Delavan Knoke, 77, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel residing in Asheville, was sentenced to 180 months in prison on child pornography charges.  U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger also ordered Knoke to a lifetime of supervised release, and to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison.

Raleigh, NC -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services - Operation Fan Heat Relief: Distribute Fans to Eligible Disabled and Older Adults.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — May 5, 2019 The parents of a student slain during a shooting at a North Carolina university are remembering their son as reserved but witty in some of their first public comments.