James H. Marshburn had worked as a trooper for the North Carolina Highway Patrol for less than two months when he got a call on Sept. 19, 1964, about suspicious activity on a southbound lane ...

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Saturday for live updates.

"The wildfires in western North Carolina continue to grow, so I have expanded our State of Emergency,” Stein said in a statement. “Our State Emergency Response Team is responding with every tool at ...

Firefighters from the USDA Forest Service, the North Carolina Forest Service and nearby counties continue to make progress to contain the Rattlesnake Branch Fire.

CHARLOTTE — A crash in north Charlotte closed 3 lanes on Interstate 85 and sent one person to the hospital, MEDIC said. MEDIC ...

A crash on Interstate 85 near the border of Cabarrus and Mecklenburg Counties closed part of the interstate and sparked a ...