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One person is dead and at least 12 others were injured in a mass shooting in western North Carolina. The shooting took place at about 12:45 a.m. in Hickory, a city in Catawba ...

Leaning on a well-balanced and well-ordered group, Parma Western boys track and field made history at Saturday’s Division 2 ...