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Dale and Anne Edwards announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Jessica Anne Edwards, to William Rogers Davis, both of Rockingham.

Dale and Anne Edwards announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Jessica Anne Edwards, to William Rogers Davis, both of Rockingham.

Check in on Friday, July 11 for coverage of the day's dressage and cross-country action, and stay tuned throughout Saturday as the short-listed riders trot up with team veterinarian Brendan Furlong and complete ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A man walked into the Stanly County sheriff's office with a wild tale: A woman had just offered him money to kill her husband.

Police may have ignored a warning years ago that a woman with five dead spouses was trying to hire a hit man to kill one of the men, investigators in North Carolina said Monday.

For two decades, Al Gentry begged investigators to take another look at the mystery of who killed his brother, Harold, and left his gunshot-ridden body sprawled on the floor of the home he shared with his wife.

A 76-year-old Augusta woman charged with murder-for-hire in the death of her husband was returned to Stanly County, North Carolina Friday morning to face that charge.

The pleas of a murdered man's brother led authorities to re-open an investigation which had been closed for 20 years, Stanly County Sheriff Rick Burris said Monday.

Amy Norwood and Donald Roush Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Norwood of Chapel Hill announce the engagement of their daughter Amy to Donald Irwin Roush of Raleigh, son of Donald and Marilyn Roush of Chapel Hill.

Betty Neumar, 76, has been married five times, and each of her husbands died while married to her.

The Mountain Landscapes Initiative is arguably the largest and most well-funded regional planning project ever conducted in Western North Carolina.

The Richmond County sheriff's office is investigating the death of an Augusta man whose wife was arrested last week on allegations that she solicited help in killing a previous husband.

A 76-year-old woman is in jail in Augusta, Ga., after being charged in connection with the unsolved 1986 slaying of her husband in Stanly County.

A 76-year-old Augusta woman is in jail. Betty Neumar is charged in connection with the 1986 murder of her husband.

For many prospects, the intensity of recruiting can grow extremely tiring. There are others, though, that find all of the attention enjoyable.

“Obama is being too -- what's the word I'm looking for -- naive.... You can't take all these old hardheaded politicians and change them overnight. I think Hillary will be better at dealing with that.”

Carl Taylor and Dixie Martin, along with hundreds of other members of St. Paul Baptist Church, waited in line for early voting on Saturday morning at The Plaza Midwood Library off Central Avenue. via Charlotte.com

A Rowan County man faces multiple charges after police say he led them on a four-county chase that ended in a three-hour standoff in the cab of a stolen tractor-trailer. The chase started when Robert Keith ... via The Charlotte Observer

Police have arrested a suspect following a multi-county chase and standoff. Stanly County police said it all started just after 1 a.m. Sunday in Norwood. via Charlotte Channel 9

Blue Creek Gauge and Blue Ridge Jammin Jay Top Dogs at Reunion! Danny Glista of Berlin Center, Ohio and one year old male NITECH 'PR' Blue Creek Gauge had a cast win Friday night with a score of 375+. Gauge ... via Coonhound Bloodlines

“The horses are judged on the time it takes to get through the course and on the faults.”

The rain may have dampened the ground at Fork Farms on Saturday, but the riders and the horses still took to the show rings. via Independent Tribune