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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Authorities say a Lenior, N.C., man faces 10 counts of assault with intent to kill after dragging a Myrtle Beach police officer during a traffic stop and ramming into other cars to try and get him to let go.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Chapel Hill is no longer writing tickets for people who let their parking meters run out for the first time.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A North Carolina state trooper has been fired after he was arrested on a drunken driving charge.

GASTONIA, N.C. — Authorities say a teen has been shot in the parking lot of a Gastonia bank.

Multiple media outlets reported that 18-year-old Adrian Perkins died shortly after he was shot around 1:30 a.

GAFFNEY, S.C. — A teenage girl shot while helping her father in their family's small furniture and appliance store died Saturday, becoming the fifth victim of a suspected serial killer terrorizing a small South Carolina community, authorities said.