Blogs

Northampton County officers seize 78 bricks of heroin

The Northampton Sheriff’s Office conducted a massive heroin bust last week. Following a 10-month investigation, officers raided a suspected drug home along Highway 258. The officers claim to have found

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North Carolina goes bipartisan in pushing to raise the age of adult prosecution

Removing the ‘Millstone Around the Youth of Our State’ millstone.jpg It’s rare to see bipartisanship in action, but North Carolina state lawmakers are pulling it off. House Bill 280 increases

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North Carolina man sentenced to a max of 70 years in prison

Being accused of drug crime is clearly not the same as being convicted of a drug crime. In North Carolina, anyone accused of a crime, no matter how serious the

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Cheerleading coach arrested for alleged sex crimes

A cheerleading coach from Concord, North Carolina, has been arrested on allegations that he committed sex crimes against children on his cheerleading team. The 19-year-old cheerleading coach formerly worked with

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Man accused of smuggling 1.7 pounds of fentanyl in his stomach

Narcotics investigators from the Wake County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man and accused him of carrying 1.7 pounds of fentanyl in his stomach. Allegedly, the man swallowed packets of this

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How are state and federal courts different?

The United States has two kinds of courts, and depending on your allegedly criminal actions, you could end up defending yourself in either state or federal court. Both these courts

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Win a $2,500 scholarship and make studying for the bar exam look easy

Two smart law students from North Carolina were the first to win our $2,500 bar exam scholarship, to help defray the costs of preparing for the February 2017 bar exam.

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Drunk driver claims the life of university freshmen

An 18-year-old woman died in a tragic drunk driving crash last week. The accident happened at approximately 9:30 p.m. in Durham. A 25-year-old driver from Durham lost control of her

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How does smoking marijuana affect my driving?

Some marijuana smokers claim that they can drive safely while intoxicated by the drug. Others are of the opinion that it’s very dangerous to driver after smoking. Regardless what your

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How does the government spend its crime enforcement money?

If you were to ask the average person how the federal government is spending its crime-enforcement dollars, he or she would probably say it’s spent on drug enforcement. However, a

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