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A Coaching Moment Goes Viral in Women's Tourney
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Mar 28, 2026 6:10 AM CDT

A Coaching Moment Goes Viral in Women's Tourney

Maryland's Brenda Frese has intense moment with player Oluchi Okananwa

(Newser) - Maryland's season ended Sunday, and one sideline moment is getting as much attention as the score. TV cameras caught longtime Terrapins coach Brenda Frese delivering a fiery, face-to-face message to star guard Oluchi Okananwa during the third quarter of a 74–66 NCAA Tournament loss to North Carolina. Watch...

Mom Missing 24 Years Reunites With Her Daughter

Daughter meets mother at courthouse after decades-long disappearance

(Newser) - The missing-person case that shadowed Amanda Smith's life for 24 years ended Thursday on the steps of a North Carolina courthouse. There, she finally embraced her mother, Michele Hundley Smith, who vanished in December 2001, NBC News reports. Smith said she was going Christmas shopping at a Kmart in...

Judge Upholds State's Photo Voter ID Mandate

NAACP chapters had accused Republicans of discriminatory intent

(Newser) - A federal judge upheld North Carolina's photo voter identification law on Thursday, rejecting arguments by civil rights groups that Republicans enacted the requirement with discriminatory intent against Black and Latino voters. The decision by US District Judge Loretta Biggs, who presided in spring 2024 over a nonjury trial in...

California Girl Missing Since 2020 Found at NC School

Girl missing since 2020 is discovered enrolled in local school under an alias

(Newser) - The trail of a 5-year-old California girl who vanished in 2020 just took a stunning turn in rural North Carolina. Authorities say the child, now 11, was found this week enrolled in a Washington County school under a fake name, some 2,650 miles from where she was last seen...

Texas, NC Dems Set the Stage for a Senate Takeover
Texas, NC Dems Set the
Stage for a Senate Takeover
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 4, 2026 6:15 AM CST

Texas, NC Dems Set the Stage for a Senate Takeover

Blue turnout surges in Texas, NC primaries, with multiple races headed toward runoffs

(Newser) - The first primaries of the 2026 midterm cycle in Texas and North Carolina have set up key Senate contests and exposed vulnerabilities for some incumbents in multiple congressional races. Results so far point to a costly Republican showdown in Texas, a marquee Senate race in North Carolina, and early signs...

Cooper, Whatley Win Senate Primaries in NC

Former governor and former RNC chief will face off in November

(Newser) - Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley each won their party's US Senate nominations in North Carolina on Tuesday, setting the stage for a fall campaign that could determine control of the chamber.
  • Whatley and Cooper were victorious in their respective primary elections over
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24 Years After Disappearing, Missing Mom Is Arrested

Located alive this month, Michele Hundley Smith is now charged over a 2001 DWI case

(Newser) - A North Carolina mom who fell off the map in 2001 and resurfaced this month is now facing some more from her past: an old DWI case. Authorities say 62-year-old Michele Hundley Smith was arrested on Wednesday by the Robeson County Sheriff's Office on a nearly 25-year-old order for...

Mom Found After 24 Years Doesn't Want to Be Found

Michele Hundley Smith found safe by authorities in North Carolina, but wants location hidden

(Newser) - A North Carolina wife and mother who disappeared in 2001 has been found "alive and well," though with no apparent desire to return to her family. Authorities in Rockingham County say they located 62-year-old Michele Hundley Smith on Friday at an undisclosed location in the state, more than...

Family Said Man Killed at Mar-a-Lago Had Been Missing

21-year-old came from a family of Trump supporters, relatives say

(Newser) - The man who was shot to death by law enforcement officers after breaching the secure perimeter of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on Sunday had been missing, a woman who identified herself as his mother had posted on Facebook. The Sunday morning post by Melissa Martin said her son had...

Guy Accused of Breaking Into Little Caesars to Sell Pizzas

Former worker allegedly kept the money for himself

(Newser) - Customers who braved a North Carolina snowstorm for pizza may have gotten more than they ordered. Police in Kinston say 41-year-old ex-employee Jonathon Hackett is accused of breaking into a Little Caesars after hours, firing up the kitchen, and selling pizzas to unsuspecting customers—then pocketing the cash, the News ...

NTSB Now Knows Who Was Flying Greg Biffle's Plane

Investigators say pilot was Dennis Dutton, and that his son Jack wasn't qualified to be co-pilot

(Newser) - Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle wasn't flying his own jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others, according to a Friday report from investigators. The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board also concluded that while an experienced pilot was at the controls, the person...

NC Could See More Snow Than It's Seen in 30 Years

Winter Storm Gianna is set to develop into a nor'easter and a bomb cyclone by Sunday

(Newser) - A fast-strengthening winter storm is set to lash the East Coast this weekend, with forecasters warning of heavy snow, dangerous wind, and coastal flooding from the Carolinas to New England. The system, dubbed Winter Storm Gianna by the Weather Channel , is expected to intensify into a so-called bomb cyclone and...

Teen Pleads Guilty to Killing 5 in Mass Shooting

Austin David Thompson was 15 at the time of North Carolina rampage

(Newser) - An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges for a mass shooting in North Carolina, acknowledging that he carried out a 2022 killing rampage that left five people dead, including his older brother and a police officer. Austin David Thompson, who was 15 at the time of the...

Pregnant NC Officer Dies After Doctors Delay Lifesaving Care

State's abortion limits, medical delays blamed in preventable death of 34-year-old Ciji Graham

(Newser) - A North Carolina police officer who feared her pregnancy would kill her died after failing to get either urgent heart treatment or a timely abortion, despite repeatedly seeking help from doctors and clinics. Medical experts who later reviewed the case say 34-year-old Ciji Graham's death was likely preventable and...

FBI: We Stopped NYE Attack in North Carolina

Authorities say 18-year-old suspect was inspired by ISIS

(Newser) - Authorities in North Carolina say they stopped a planned New Year's Eve attack before it could unfold. Federal prosecutors on Friday announced the arrest of 18-year-old Christian Sturdivant, who they say had spent roughly a year planning an assault using knives and hammers, reports CBS News . US Attorney Russ...

Days After Tragedy, a Final 'Warm Hug' From Biffle Family

Christmas cards start arriving after North Carolina crash that killed entire family of NASCAR star

(Newser) - Holiday mail delivered a bittersweet reminder this week to those who loved Greg Biffle. Days after the retired NASCAR driver, his wife, two children, and three friends died in a plane crash in North Carolina, their premailed Christmas cards began arriving in friends' mailboxes. Longtime friend Ron Herbert posted a...

NASCAR Driver, Family Among 7 Dead in Plane Crash

'The NASCAR family is devastated at the loss of Greg Biffle'

(Newser) - NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family were killed in a plane crash Thursday morning in North Carolina, family friend Rep. Richard Hudson says. The FAA says the Cessna 550 crashed while attempting to land at Statesville Regional Airport, the AP reports. According to tracking data, the flight took off...

Multiple Deaths Reported in North Carolina Plane Crash

Records show Cessna 550 is owned by NASCAR driver Greg Biffle

(Newser) - Authorities say a business jet crashed while landing at a regional airport in Statesville, North Carolina, erupting in a large fire. The Federal Aviation Administration said a Cessna C550 crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport around 10:20am Thursday, the AP reports. The Iredell County Sheriff confirmed that there...

Trump Announces Primetime Address to Nation

Leavitt says president will be talking about his 'historic accomplishments' Wednesday night

(Newser) - Viewers will be getting another Oval Office moment from President Trump on Wednesday night. The president says he'll deliver a televised address to the nation from the White House at 9pm Eastern. In a Truth Social post, he said: "I will be giving an ADDRESS TO THE NATION...

New Stabbing on Charlotte Train Gets Trump's Attention

Alleged assailant is in the country illegally

(Newser) - Police in North Carolina have charged a 33-year-old man with critically injuring another person in a stabbing on a Charlotte commuter train—just a few months after a fatal stabbing on a different city train . The latest assault did not escape President Trump's notice on Saturday.
  • Oscar Solarzano, 33,
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