Warren County 911 dispatchers received reports just before 4 a.m. of an explosion at the International Paper facility in Manson.
Kids' Chance of North Carolina provides educational scholarships to children of those who suffered critical or fatal work-related injuries. They have been granted the Triangle NC Cares award for February.
Police are investigating after a fast-food worker was shot at a McDonald's on Falls of Neuse Road.
According to prosecutors, the items recovered include more than 1,000 bags of fentanyl; 5 ounces of loose fentanyl; $40,000 in cash; and a semi-automatic handgun.
A customer shot an employee at a KFC after he was told the restaurant was out of corn, police said.
"It is hot." With sweat dripping down his nose in Raleigh on Friday, Artis Montague didn't hesitate to answer how he's feeling.