- RDU-bound plane plummets in mid-air "He said, we're going down. And everyone is looking around like, is this a joke? Is he serious? And then you felt the nosedive," said passenger Shelley Wills after a harrowing incident on a Southwest flight in November.(The FAA has since revealed what caused the drop.)
- Intruders killed during home invasion Two men who tried to rob a Fayetteville home in April ended up dead after a gun battle with the homeowner.
- Undocumented students push for change Students argued that a policy forcing them to pay out-of-state tuition — even if they graduated from N.C. high schools — is unfair.
- Drug arrest at home owned by UNC coach Roy Williams is probably wishing he hadn't handed over a key to former basketball player Will Graves.
- Robin Roberts officially comes out The "Good Morning America" anchor publicly named her girfriend in an end-of-year message on her Facebook page.
- Mom stunned by act of kindness at Pizza Hut A local mother overwhelmed by a stranger's generosity reached out to ABC11 to share her story — and it quickly went viral.
- UNC hoops player P.J. Hairston arrested A stop at a license checkpoint in June touched off a months-long scandal that ended in Hairston's removal from the team.
- Tragedy strikes at the N.C. State Fair A night of fun turned to horror in October as the Vortex ride suddenly lurched out of control, throwing several people to the ground. The ride operator and a manager of the company that owns the ride have both been charged with felony assault.
- Mom pleads guilty in Shaniya Davis murder Days before her trial was set to begin, the Fayetteville woman accused of selling her daughter for $200 struck a surprise plea deal. Experts say she will likely spend 20 years behind bars.
- Xerox calls police before layoffs Laying off dozens of workers right before the holidays is bad enough for PR, but management's phone call to police really touched a nerve among readers.
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