RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina’s state health director is leaving her job after eight years in office. Leah Devlin told The News & Observer of Raleigh she decided to retire to get some balance back in her life. She will step down at the end of ...

Dog's body found dumped in country lane - This is Derbyshire

THE body of a dog has been found dumped in a bin bag in a country lane. The RSPCA is appealing for information after the discovery in Netherseal on Saturday. The large white boxer-type dog was found behind a gate in Gorsey Lane, wrapped in a red ...

Investigator: Fatal fire likely caused by 'careless smoking' - Middletown Journal

HAMILTON — Jason "Jake" Fields was likely asleep with his dog early Wednesday morning, Jan. 7, when the smoke from the fire that killed him started in his living room, fire officials said. Neighbors called 911 at approximately 6:35 a.m. Wednesday ...

Deaf dog Ruby learns sign language - Evening Star

EVERYDAY is a new challenge for three-year-old deaf dog Ruby. The cute boxer-cross-bulldog has not been able to hear since she was born and, as a result, has struggled throughout her life to properly relate to other dogs and humans. However, thanks ...

Man Dies in Hamilton House Fire - WKRC

A man has been killed in a fire in Butler County this morning. Flames broke out at a house in the 500 block of Rockford Drive in Hamilton around seven o'clock this morning. Investigators tell our partners at the Journal News they are still looking ...