Aaron Moody, Lexington Herald-Leader

Aaron Moody

Lexington Herald-Leader

Raleigh, NC, United States

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Past articles by Aaron:

It’s not Thanksgiving turkey making you sleepy – it’s these other dishes, experts say

A common myth told among families at Thanksgiving is that the amino acid tryptophan found in turkeys causes fatigue after eating the holiday meal. But science says other foods speed up the tired effect. → Read More

It’s not Thanksgiving turkey making you sleepy – it’s these other dishes, experts say

A common myth told among families at Thanksgiving is that the amino acid tryptophan found in turkeys causes fatigue after eating the holiday meal. But science says other foods speed up the tired effect. → Read More

It’s not Thanksgiving turkey making you sleepy – it’s these other dishes, experts say

A common myth told among families at Thanksgiving is that the amino acid tryptophan found in turkeys causes fatigue after eating the holiday meal. But science says other foods speed up the tired effect. → Read More

It’s not Thanksgiving turkey making you sleepy – it’s these other dishes, experts say

A common myth told among families at Thanksgiving is that the amino acid tryptophan found in turkeys causes fatigue after eating the holiday meal. But science says other foods speed up the tired effect. → Read More

NC principal accused of raping 12-year-old found dead, police say

Richard Omar Knight, the principal of Dillard Academy Charter School in Goldsboro, was wanted by police for allegedly raping a 12-year-old student at his school. Knight was found dead in Orange County, police said. → Read More

Another QB named Finley commits to Wolfpack football in Class of 2020

Ben Finley, the younger brother of N.C. State University quarterback Ryan Finley, announced his commitment to play football for the Wolfpack. The pro-style recruit from Arizona is in the class of 2020. → Read More

Principal accused of having sexual relations with 12-year-old student at NC school

Richard Omar Knight has been suspended as principal at Dillard Academy Charter School in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He’s accused of statutory rape, sex act and indecent liberties with a 12-year-old student. → Read More

Instagram-famous cat fell into a storm drain. His ‘family’ went all in to get him out

Flame the Arson Cat fell and got stuck in a drain in the parking lot of the Belmont Fire Department in Greenville, South Carolina. The star Instagram cat’s firefighter friends came to the rescue. → Read More

Kidnapping of NC teen Hania Aguilar featured as FBI’s most wanted case of the week

Hania Noelia Aguilar has been missing since Nov. 5, when she was forced into a vehicle outside her Lumberton, North Carolina, home. The kidnapping is featured as the FBI’s most wanted case of the week. → Read More

NC teacher charged with having sex with former elementary school student, reports say

A former Rowan-Salisbury Schools teacher is charged with statutory rape and having sex with one of her China Grove Elementary School students in North Carolina, according to arrest warrants and local police. → Read More

She forgot to buy soap. Then a return to the store left this NC woman $200,000 richer

A Fayetteville, North Carolina, woman went to Dollar Tree to get some Dove soap, but it was closed. She went to Food Lion and bought a $5 Mega Bucks scratch-off ticket that won the top prize of $200,000. → Read More

Backstreet’s back, and it’s going to be a busy boy band summer in North Carolina

‘90s boy band The Backstreet Boys announced the dates for a new DNA album world tour. A concert at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2019 is among the North America concerts on the schedule. Here is ticket information. → Read More

Army of ‘fallen heroes’ emerges in thousands of intimate portraits by veteran artist

Vietnam veteran and internationally recognized artist Michael Reagan draws free portraits of fallen soldiers for grieving Gold Star military families who request them through his Fallen Heroes Project website. → Read More

Humidity causes issues with ballot machines in Wake, other NC counties, officials say

Precincts in Wake County and other North Carolina areas are facing issues with humidity preventing tabulator machines from reading and counting voter ballots during the November 6 general midterm election. → Read More

NC Central runs up the score on Edward Waters on homecoming, rushing for 5 TDs

N.C. Central University hosted Edward Waters College for its homecoming football game in Durham, North Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. The Eagles won big over the Tigers, 52-12. → Read More

Stray kitten found at NC governor’s mansion joins other ‘First Pets’ in Cooper family

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and family found a stray kitten hiding in a garage at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh and took it in, naming her Jennyanydots, their “First Pets” Facebook page says. → Read More

NC woman passed weed to toddlers in video. She’s going to jail – for less than a year

A North Carolina woman pleaded guilty to child abuse charges and gets a maximum jail sentence after allegedly appearing in a Facebook video showing her giving marijuana to children to smoke in Winston-Salem. → Read More

NC man touched raw shrimp after Hurricane Florence. It left him fighting for his life

A former Wake County, North Carolina teacher was infected with deadly Vibrio vulnificus bacteria from touching raw shrimp from the Atlantic coast after Hurricane Florence. He could have both legs amputated. → Read More

You no longer will be able to get Chick-fil-A in downtown Raleigh

Chick-fil-A announces it is closing its restaurant on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh on Nov. 16, 2018, but the announcement did not indicate why. → Read More

SC SWAT team literally drops in on young students and patients, dressed as superheroes

The Mount Pleasant Police Department SWAT team and Charleston police officers dressed in superhero costumes rappelled down elementary schools, MUSC Children’s Hospital and a fire truck for kids on Halloween. → Read More