Transient and suffering from depression, 22-year-old Michael Campbell was shot to death and left to die in a drainage ditch in Ramblewood Park over the Fourth of July weekend.
Jesse Helms was laid to rest Tuesday in a simple, dignified ceremony that emphasized the man more than the conservative force who became both a beloved and despised household name in American politics. Photos
Mooresville police Chief John Crone was suspended with pay Tuesday while the town investigates how he spent money in the Police Department's Cops for Kids program.
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