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Seven months after Baltimore erupted in riots over the death of Freddie Gray, the first of six police officers charged in the case went on trial Wednesday, with a prosecutor saying the patrolman could have saved Gray's life simply by pushing a button on his uniform to call for a medic.

Fayetteville police are investigating after they said a 3-year-old girl died from injuries sustained at the hands of her father Tuesday morning.

The latest on a shooting at a social services facility in San Bernardino, California (all times local):

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has released the 2014-15 school report cards, which provide information about all public, charter and alternative schools in the state. Before you check out your school or district report card, here are 10 things you should know:

Law enforcement officials from five agencies descended on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wednesday morning to investigate a report of an armed person walking on campus.

A 29-year-old man died early Wednesday after being shot in the head at a home in southern Durham, police said.

A 36-year-old woman died early Wednesday after losing control of her car and crashing into two fences and a house in a Hope Mills neighborhood.

Gov. Pat McCrory said Wednesday that he wants four more years in office to lay the groundwork for an economic expansion that will benefit future generations of North Carolinians.

The Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office announced on Facebook Wednesday that it had made an arrest in a shooting that took place over the weekend at an Interstate 85 rest area.

Two significant developments could very well boost Uber's fast-growing presence across the Triangle and North Carolina. New state legislation took effect Oct. 1 to tighten regulation on ride-sharing. And as of Dec. 1, Uber has a deal in place for pickups at RDU International Airport. Now, Uber looks for more drivers - and business.

A Durham man has been sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for strangling his roommate in January.

Clouds and rain showers will move into central and eastern North Carolina Wednesday afternoon as a cold front pushes through the state.

The big event, featuring Christmas lights, activities, rides and Santa, takes over the park near downtown Raleigh. It runs nightly from Dec. 3 to Dec. 6 and Dec. 10 to Dec. 14.

Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables has spent a lot of time watching No. 8 North Carolina score quickly. And he's sharing them all with players in film sessions that get quite repetitive.

​​WRAL will light the 300-foot transmission tower outside the WRAL-TV Studios, at 2619 Western Blvd. in Raleigh, on Tuesday in an annual holiday tradition that dates back more than half a century.

The transformer plant in Goldsboro where two workers died Monday night also was the site of a workplace fatality in 2012, according to state regulators.

The Wake County school board approved its reassignment plan for the next school year Tuesday night.

An American Airlines flight attendant accused of attacking fellow crew members and two U.S. air marshals during a trans-Atlantic flight made her first court appearance Tuesday, where attorneys argued over whether she should be held in custody or released to her family.

We have a day for giving thanks. We have Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. Now, we have Giving Tuesday. A global day dedicated to give back and celebrate generosity.

A 7-year-old who was shot in the head at a Raleigh home last week is out of the hospital and is expected to return home to New York this week, according to his family.