Ames Alexander
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Charlotte, NC, United States
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Facial Recognition Programs Set for North Carolina Airports
People who do not want to use the technology at Charlotte and Raleigh airports would have an opportunity to opt out. Those travelers would be vetted by the more traditional means now used at the airports. → Read More
Prison failed to act on inmate’s warning before officer was murdered, lawsuits say
One week before allegedly murdering a NC prison worker, an inmate told prison officials that he was having homicidal thoughts. Prison leaders did nothing to address his concerns, two lawsuits state. → Read More
Court directs NC to take control of insurance firms owned by indicted entrepreneur
NC Insurance Department wins court approval to take over companies owned by Greg Lindberg, a wealthy political donor who is facing federal charges that he conspired to bribe the state insurance commissioner. → Read More
From joy to despair: How a military accident cut short one young couple’s love story
A North Carolina woman falls in love with a Marine who dies in a training accident. Conor McDowell was killed when the vehicle he commanded rolled over during a mission at Camp Pendleton. → Read More
‘You have to pay to play.’ Probation officer fired for requiring payment from offender.
Probation officer Thomas Aker was fired for soliciting payments from an offender. He’s one of more than 30 North Carolina probation employees who were dismissed for inappropriate activities in recent years. → Read More
A calm classroom, then chaos. ‘The only thought in my mind was, ‘Don’t die here.’
A look inside the UNC Charlotte classroom in North Carolina before and after suspected gunman Trystan Andrew Terrell opened fire in the college shooting that left two dead, four injured. → Read More
Prison captain used spy equipment to set up staff, report says
North Carolina leaders fired a prison captain who they say gave an inmate spy equipment to “set up” officers he thought were corrupt at Lanesboro Correctional Institution. → Read More
NC inmate charged with attempted murder after stabbing officer, police say
An inmate at an eastern North Carolina prison has been charged with attempted murder after repeatedly stabbing an officer with a homemade weapon, police said. → Read More
Sheriff says 'Scared Straight' program helps troubled kids. Experts say it's child abuse
CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. -- Sheriff's deputies pushed them against jail-yard fences and shoved them to the ground. They yelled and cursed within inches of → Read More
Sheriff says ‘Scared Straight’ program helps troubled kids. Experts say it’s child abuse
Project STORM, a Scared Straight jail program for at risk children & teens run by the Chester County sheriff in South Carolina, is abuse, some say. It has been on the A&E Network TV show Beyond Scared Straight. → Read More
Inmate stabbed to death at short-staffed N.C. prison
An inmate serving time for attempted murder was stabbed to death at an eastern North Carolina prison Friday morning. Gregory Adams, Jr. , was assaulted and killed shortly before 8 a.m. at Columbus Correctional Institution in Whiteville, → Read More
Arrested mail bomb suspect used to live in Charlotte, records show
The suspect who was arrested in the spate of pipe bombs mailed around the US to critics of President Donald Trump has been identified by investigators as Cesar Sayoc Jr. Records indicate he may have lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. → Read More
Mecklenburg eases restrictions on teens in jail. It’s not enough, critics say
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office has eased restrictions for teens who are held in solitary confinement. Youthful offenders are now let out of their jail cells for four hours each day, instead of one. → Read More
Florence damaged hundreds of SC roads and bridges. When will they be repaired?
When Hurricane Florence hit the Carolinas the flooding aftermath caused transportation officials to close roads and bridges. Once the waters recede, repairs could take months and cost tens of millions of dollars. → Read More
Florence evacuee: ‘I may lose a lot of stuff. But I won’t lose my life’
17,000 people have uprooted their lives due to Florence and come to live in makeshift communities across the Southeast — shelters set up in schools, churches and community centers. This shelter in Charlotte, NC is at capacity. → Read More
Hundreds of NC inmates are on the move because of Hurricane Florence
North Carolina officials say they’ve begun evacuating hundreds of inmates from state prisons and county jails that are in the projected path of Hurricane Florence. The evacuations began on Monday. → Read More
Inmate charged with felonies in ‘malicious surprise attack’ on NC prison manager
A N.C. inmate now doing time for robbery has been charged with felony assault in the June attack that seriously injured Brent Soucier, a high-ranking prison manager. → Read More
Million-dollar pay isn’t rare for nonprofits. Here are some of the top NC earners.
Among some charities in North Carolina, million-dollar salaries are no longer rare. More than 50 nonprofit executives and employees in N.C. have collected more than $1 million in total compensation. → Read More
Triangle nonprofit leaders earn million-dollar salaries. Here’s who they are.
Half of the top 10 nonprofit pay packages in the Triangle belong to Duke University officials, with coach Mike Krzyzewski leading the way, according to a review of tax return data by The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer. → Read More
Why did a top NC prison officer hide bloody shanks in his office ceiling?
A former high-ranking prison manager, who has been accused of fostering a culture of violence at Lanesboro Correctional Institution, acknowledged in a federal courtroom Tuesday that he put homemade weapons in the ceiling of his prison office. → Read More