North Carolina state appeals court judge and Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin filed a legal brief on

The remains were found in a wooded area in Taylorsville. Officials have not disclosed how long they may have been there.

Authorities are investigating after uncovering human remains on Monday evening. Some local duck hunters who were scouting at 5:49 p.m. made the haunting discovery. North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Alexander County Sheriff's Office responded to the wooded area in Taylorsville.

Alexander County officials are conducting a death investigation after finding human remains. On Jan. 13, around 5:49 p.m., two local duck hunters located the remains in a wooded area around the 1600 block of Highway 16 North in Taylorsville.

Former Ritchie Elementary School Principal Andrew Winter, who was recently reassigned to Rock Creek Valley Elementary School in Rockville, has withdrawn from the position following backlash from parents over a controversial incident involving a kindergartner.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended hotel assistance until Jan. 25 for North Carolina residents displaced by Hurricane Helene amid snowfall and frigid temperatures. FEMA said it would be pushing back a Jan.

U.S. national team midfielder Jaedyn Shaw has been acquired by the North Carolina Courage in a trade with the San Diego Wave. In the deal announced Tuesday, the Wave receive $300,000 in allocation money,

San Diego Wave FC granted Jaedyn Shaw's wish, sending the midfielder, part of the U.S. national team, to the North Carolina Courage.