The man was told that if a winner owes a debt to state or local agencies, lottery winnings, minus taxes, are applied to that debt. But it wasn't his debt.
A 2-story home north of Durham was destroyed by a fire Monday morning.
A 16-year-old driver is dead and the intersection where she lost her life will be under investigation by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
A worker died in an apparent accident Tuesday at the GKN Driveline Plant in Person County.
The Person County Sheriff's Office has charged a man with first-degree murder after he allegedly shot his neighbor in the Timberlake area.
Bond has been denied for a Louisiana man accused of causing a crash that killed two Person County girls in Myrtle Beach.