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A Raleigh high school senior is accused of setting a fire inside Enloe Magnet High School. Jeremaine Cotton is charged with felony burning of a school house and disorderly conduct.


Student charged with setting fire at Enloe High School that prompted evacuation

<p>WHERE HE WILL BE, WHAT HE WILL BE DOING WILL BRING THAT TO YOU. A STUDENT AND LOW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL CHARGED WITH SETTING FIRE AT THE SCHOOL WILL APPEAR IN COURT. THIS AFTERNOON. &gt;&gt; EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD REMAIN. COTTON IS A SENIOR AT AND LOW. HE'S CHARGED WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND BURNING A SCHOOLHOUSE, WHICH IS A FELONY WRAL'S. CARLY HAYNES IS LIVE AT THE WAKE COUNTY COURTHOUSE WITH HOW THE FIRE STARTED. CARLY, WHAT IFS? AND THE STUDENT IS GOING TO BE APPEARING IN FRONT OF A JUDGE FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE INSIDE THE ROOM WHERE THAT'S SET TO TAKE PLACE. &gt;&gt; WE'VE LEARNED THAT YOUR MAIN COTTON IS A CURRENT SENIOR AT ENLOE HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT VARSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER AND THE SCHOOL'S YEARBOOK IN THE WAKE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THIS WAS AN INTENTIONAL FIRE. IT STARTED AROUND 01:00PM ON MAY 30TH IN A BATHROOM TRASH CAN SHORTLY BEFORE SCHOOL ENDED. FORTUNATELY THE FIRE WAYS SMALL. NO INJURIES. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THESE KINDS OF FIRES ARE ACTUALLY RELATIVELY CALM AND THEY'VE RESPONDED TO THEM BEFORE BECAUSE OF DISRUPTION TO CLASSES BECAUSE STUDENTS HAVE TO EVACUATE. AND IN A LETTER TO FAMILIES, THE SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL WROTE THAT STUDENTS WERE CLEARED TO RETURN TO THEIR CLASSROOMS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CLASS IS LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE BATHROOM WHERE THE SMOKE STILL LINGERED. &gt;&gt; STUDENTS BELONGINGS WERE RETRIEVED AND CLASSES WERE RELOCATED TO A SAFE AREA OF THE BUILDING. COTTON IS IN JAIL RIGHT NOW UNDER A $50,000 BOND. HE'S GOING TO BE APPEARING IN THE WAKE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF.</p>

Jeremaine Cotton, 18

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The Wake Forest Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating Serena Marie Hoover who was last seen on Tuesday evening.

Wake Forest police ask for help: Missing woman believed to be suffering from cognitive impairment

Serena Marie Hoover, 41, was last seen at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday walking on Main Divide Drive near Dashwood Drive and Glazebrook Drive, Wake Forest police said. Photo credit: Wake Forest Police Department.

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A file photo of former William Peace University forward Kofi Appiagyei playing soccer. Photo courtesy of William Peace University Athletics.

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Joseph Andrew Clark is accused of throwing a knife at a dog, holding the dog down and cutting out his intestines, court documents show.

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U.S. agriculture officials are warning that ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets nationwide may be contaminated with potentially dangerous E. coli bacteria.

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Steven Hunter is accused of intentionally depriving a 9-week-old pit bull of necessary sustenance, leading to the dog's death. He is also accused of starving four other pit bulls.

Raleigh man accused of killing pit bull, starving others

Steven Hunter, 56, of Raleigh, is charged with one count of felony animal cruelty and one count of animal felony cruelty. Photo courtesy of the Wake County Sheriff's Office.

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