Tags: North Carolina

The state of North Carolina became the third state to forbid law enforcement from destroying unclaimed firearms and weapons. The legislation was termed "save the guns" by advocates of the legislation

A state of emergency was called in Catawba County, North Carolina on Sunday, as two reportedly drowned from heavy rains causing neighboring towns to flood, CNN reported on Monday. The town of Lincoln County, for instance, saw 8 to 10 inches of rain in 12 hours.

Authorities have recovered the body of Holly Fischer, a missing North Carolinian whose car was found at the bottom on an 800-foot embankment Sunday Night. Investigators had been searching for Fischer since last week when she left her parents' home in Charlotte, North Carolina.