Beau Minnick

Oct 12, 2023 | wral.com | Beau Minnick |Kathy Hanrahan

Budget-conscious families can find deals this year at the North Carolina State Fair. “You do need to plan early if you want to save some money at the fair,” said Jen Nixon, who handles the State Fair’s Web site and graphics. Buying tickets in advance can be an early start to the savings. Advance tickets can be purchased online or at several other locations through Thursday. Advance tickets for adults are $5 and for children ages 6 to 12 tickets are $1.

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Beau Minnick |Kelly Gardner

The North Carolina Board of Funeral Service and Alamance County authorities are investigating why a woman’s body was left in a hearse for nine days. Police found the body of Linda Walton, 37, in a hearse parked underneath a tree on Thursday after they were called to investigate a foul odor in the town of Graham. Authorities determined that Walton died of natural causes and estimated that she had been dead five to seven days when she was found in her Carrboro apartment on Aug. 11.

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Beau Minnick |Kathy Hanrahan

Heavy rain that drenched eastern North Carolina counties could mean lower yields for sweet potatoes, cotton, peanuts, tobacco and soybeans, state Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said Monday. Troxler toured much of the region by air and ground last Friday and saw many crops under water. He said that would affect yields because those crops were about to be harvested.

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Beau Minnick |Bridget Whelan

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have charged a man in the shooting of his ex-girlfriend and her co-worker, who were both found dead inside the woman’s home early Tuesday. Jacquece Forest, 28, is charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of Jennifer Smith and Luc Eric Gonzalez. Both Smith and Gonzalez were 25. Smith, who was originally from the Siler City area, called police to tell them she thought she had seen her ex-boyfriend in the woods behind her house.

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Bridget Whelan |Beau Minnick

The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a Halifax County man who died after a Scotland Neck police officer shocked him with a stun gun, while his family mulls filing a lawsuit. Roger Anthony, 61, died Tuesday, one day after an officer used a stun gun on him while he was riding a bicycle. The state Office of the Medical Examiner hasn't yet determined a cause of death.