Stories

• Alligator Roams Highway, Bites Scientist

  Officials in Carteret County said the 250-pound alligator that was roaming along Highway 70 has been released into the wild; this, after the first man who tried to corral the reptilian beast was bitten and taken to the hospital.

• Man Drops Pounds By Cycling

  A few years ago if you met Joshua Brown he might be on a bike, but 77 pounds heavier. Now, he tips the scales at a more healthy 180 pounds.

• Defense Rests Without Calling Edwards, Mistress

  John Edwards' defense team rested Wednesday without calling the two-time Democratic presidential candidate or his one-time mistress to the witness stand, a sign of confidence after presenting little more than two days of testimony and evidence.

• NC Central Football Coach Arrested

  Henry Frazier III has been arrested on a charge of assaulting a female.

• House Fire Kills SBI Agent In His Home

  An autopsy has been ordered for a State Bureau of Investigation agent who died in a fire at his Caldwell County home.