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RALEIGH, NC (August 16, 2019) -- As students head back to school for the start of another academic year, school safety is a top-of-mind issue for school officials, public safety officials and parents. The North Carolina Department of…

RALEIGH, NC (August 9, 2019) -- On the morning of July 22, Trooper Chris Wooten was seriously injured as a result of a motor vehicle collision that occurred near the intersection of Tuckaseegee Road and Edgewood Road in Charlotte.  Since…

RALEIGH, N (June 12, 2019) -- Members of the North Carolina Helo-Aquatic Rescue Team, known as NC HART, airlifted an injured hiker and his dog today from a remote area on White Oak Mountain near Mill Spring in Polk County.  The elderly man…

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC (June 5, 2019) -- Members of North Carolina Helo-Aquatic Rescue Team, known as NC HART, airlifted an injured hiker on Wednesday, June 5 from a trail on Grandfather Mountain near the Avery/Watauga county line. The…

RALEIGH, NC (May 2, 2019) -- During a memorial service to honor fallen law enforcement across the state, a special presentation was made to Mrs. Margaret Padgett, the widow of a fallen state trooper. While on a recent shopping trip at a…

RALEIGH, NC (April 8, 2019) -- In anticipation of spring break and prom season, the State Highway Patrol is once again conducting Operation Drive to Live, an annual campaign to reduce collisions involving teen drivers.  Beginning Monday,…

RALEIGH, NC (April 2, 2019) -- The North Carolina State Highway Patrol will once again join 14 other states in an effort to reduce collisions along the I-95 corridor.  Through support from the International Association of Chiefs of Police…