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A high school student visiting a North Carolina community college shot himself in the hand, sparking an hourslong lockdown on campus on Thursday, police said.

The coverage of the Nashville school shooting draped a layer of politically-charged context over the North Carolina legislature’s action.

The outrageous story of the week is not one story but a series of stories that show that communication is beginning to breakdown in our state and nation. It started on Monday, when there was a shooting at a Nashville, Tennessee, Christian school, where six people, both teachers and students, were killed by a former

Students were released from Forsyth Technical Community College’s campus Thursday afternoon after a lockdown that followed reports of a shooting.

Shannon Howard James Pitts of Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy, on a field trip at Forsyth Technical Community College, shot himself in the hand, leading to a lockdown of the school and a massive police response, Winston-Salem police said.

It depends on what state you live in. In North Carolina, you need to be 18 years old to buy a long rifle or shotgun, but not a handgun.

The city is well-schooled and unsurprised by another outbreak of violence on a campus. The terror at Forsyth Tech was real and only the latest in an unbroken sting of

A high school student who shot himself in the hand sparked a North Carolina campus lockdown. The 18-year-old was on campus to learn about college and career possibilities.

An 18-year-old accused of a shooting at Forsyth Tech Thursday morning appeared in court.

Friday. Anyone else feeling relieved but ticked off at the same time?