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North Carolina registered sex offender facing 26 counts of child sex crimes out of Orange County

North Carolina registered sex offender facing 26 counts of child sex crimes out of Orange County
VISITING WASHINGTON IN. HAPPENING NOW, THE RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS LOOKING FOR A MISSING WOMAN. DEPUTIES SAY DEBORAH MYRICK WAS LAST SEEN ON MARCH 18TH. THAT REPORT SAYS SHE WAS DROPPED OFF AT DAY MARK ON WALKER AVENUE. DAY MARK IS A MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC IN ASHEBORO. MYRICK IS 35 YEARS OLD. SHE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING BLACK SWEATPANTS, A WHITE T SHIRT AND WHITE NIKE PRO SHOES. DEPUTIES SAY SHE HAS A BUTTERFLY TATTOO BEHIND HER EAR. WE’RE TOLD SHE FREQUENTS SHEETZ LOCATIONS IN ARCHDALE, GREENSBORO, AND HIGH POINT. A MAN ACCUSED IN A TRIPLE SHOOTING AND KIDNAPING IN LEXINGTON IS EXPECTED IN A DAVIDSON COUNTY COURTROOM TODAY. POLICE SAY ZACHARY PLOWMAN SHOT THREE ADULTS LAST MONTH ON VIRGINIA DRIVE. HE THEN HID OUT IN COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP MORAVIAN CHURCH, WHERE HE HELD THE PASTOR AND HIS WIFE AT KNIFEPOINT BEFORE STEALING THEIR CAR. PLOWMAN IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES, INCLUDING THREE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER, TWO COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE KIDNAPING AS WELL. HAPPENING NOW IN GREENSBORO, 17 PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT A HOME AFTER TREES FELL ON AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. TAKE A LOOK. THIS HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND AT THE AMBER RIDGE APARTMENTS ON LAWNDALE DRIVE. NOBODY WAS HURT, BUT FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO RESCUE SEVERAL PEOPLE TRAPPED IN THE BUILDING BY A LADDER. WE’RE TOLD THE WEATHER AND THE AGE OF THE TREES LIKELY CAUSED IT TO FALL. AND TURNING OUR ATTENTION TO THE FORECAST, BLUE SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON. A LOOK OUTDOORS FROM OUR CAMERA AT THE O.HENRY HOTEL IN GREENSBORO. IT LOOKS LIKE IT’D BE NICE AND WARM OUT THERE, DAVE, BUT IT’S PRETTY CHILLY. I WOULD SAY THIS AFTERNOON. YEAH, WE STARTED OFF COLD EARLIER THIS MORNING TOO, WITH OUR TEMPERATURES AROUND THE FREEZING MARK. SOME FOLKS ARE A LITTLE COOLER THAN THAT. EARLIER THIS MORNING, TWO TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW. UH, WELL, WE’RE APPROACHING THE 50 DEGREE MARK IN A LOT OF SPOTS. STILL 49 IN GREENSBORO AND WINSTON-SALEM AND ASHEBORO. 251 BURLINGTON AND 50 IN SNOW CAMP AT THIS HOUR. ALSO IN LEXINGTON AND DENTON. RIGHT NOW, A BIT OF A BREEZE THAT MAKES IT FEEL A LITTLE COOLER OUT THERE AT THIS HOUR. TWO OUT OF THE EAST, ABOUT 5 TO 10MPH. UH, TEMPERATURES UP IN THE MOUNTAINS. STILL KIND OF CHILLY. 39 SPARTA, 43 WEST JEFFERSON AND 45 AT BOONE. YOU CAN SEE A FEW HIGH CLOUDS STARTING TO PUSH IN OUT OF TENNESSEE OVER WESTERN PARTS OF THE STATE. RIGHT NOW WE’VE STILL GOT ABUNDANT SUNSHINE, BUT SOME OF THOSE HIGH CLOUDS MAY MAKE THEIR WAY IN HERE AS WE GET ON INTO THE LATTER PART OF THIS AFTERNOON, YOU CAN SEE SOME RAINS THAT ARE BACK OUT OVER PORTIONS OF MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS AT THIS HOUR. THIS IS A SYSTEM THAT’S GOING TO PUSH THROUGH MAYBE AS EARLY AS LATE TOMORROW, MORE SO AS WE GET INTO THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WE’LL GET THAT CHANCE OF RAIN IN HERE. BUT FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON WE’LL SEE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A LITTLE BIT LATER ON, OUR TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 50S. AS WE GET ON INTO LATER TODAY, SOME OF YOU MIGHT HIT 60 OR SO AND INTO THE UPPER 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SOME EXTRA CLOUDS COMING IN TODAY TO COMING UP. WE’LL TALK ABOUT OUR RAIN CHANCES THIS WEEK AND THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND FORECAST. LOOKING KIND OF WARM. NOT LOOKING BAD FOR EASTER WEEKEND. WE’LL DISCUSS IT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU DAVE. IN COMMITMENT 2024, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS ARE COMING TO NORTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK. THE WHITE HOUSE TELLS US THEY’LL BOTH DELIVER REMARKS AND THEN ATTEND A CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING EVENT. THE WHITE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE MORE INFO ABOUT WHERE BOTH OF THOSE EVENTS ARE LATER TODAY. HAPPENING NOW, YOU CAN HELP THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM PLAN FOR GROWTH OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE FORWARD 2045 PLAN IS NOW UNDERWAY AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY UNTIL 2:00. YOU CAN OFFER INPUT ON LAND USE PREFERENCES FOR LAND ADJACENT TO NEIGHBORHOODS, AS WELL AS WITHIN RURAL AREAS. AND THE NEW BELTWAY INTERCHANGES. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT THIS AFTERNOON, THERE IS ANOTHER MEETING AT THE RURAL HALL BRANCH LIBRARY AND THEN TOMORROW AT MINI LEE DAVIS HARRIS COMMUNITY CENTER. BOTH OF THOSE WILL BEGIN AT 530. THIS WEEK, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE WILL INCREASE THEIR PATROLS TO CATCH THOSE WHO ARE SPEEDING AND JUST REMIND DRIVERS OF THE DANGERS AND CONSEQUENCES. THE CAMPAIGN IS CALLED SPEED A LITTLE LOSE A LOT, AND IT WILL RUN THROUGH MARCH 31ST. SPEED EATING DOES CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO CRASHES HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA. LAST YEAR, IT WAS THE LEADING FACTOR IN DEADLY CRASHES. UTILITY WORK IS UNDERWAY ON MEDICAL CENTER BOULEVARD IN WINSTON-SALEM, AND THIS COULD IMPACT YOUR DAILY COMMUTE. CREWS STARTED WORKING ON THE PROJECT THIS MORNING. IT’S EXPECTED TO LAST FOR THE NEXT FIVE WEEKS. WE ARE TOLD THIS COULD IMPACT PARKING, DECK ACCESS AND ANY TRAFFIC PATTERNS IN THAT AREA. CONSTRUCTION IS PART OF THE $78 MILLION CLOVERDALE OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER PROJECT. IT'
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North Carolina registered sex offender facing 26 counts of child sex crimes out of Orange County
A Hillsborough man and registered sex offender faces 26 counts of third-degree child sex exploitation.Top StoriesSouth Carolina police identify off-duty officer who shot, killed Winston-Salem man after parking lot fightRandolph County deputies searching for missing woman last seen in AsheboroLocal Triad fast-food restaurant holds birthday celebration for 105-year-old customerGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereLucas Atwater, 23, was arrested Friday and charged with 26 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and a felony probation violation, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.According to the sheriff's office, third-degree exploitation of a minor involves a person in possession of material containing a visual representation of a minor engaged in sexual activity.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.Atwater is a registered sex offender in Orange County. A tip prompted the Internet Crimes Against Children to investigate the case.Atwater is in custody at the Orange County Detention Center under no bond.Anyone with information is asked to call Sgt. D. Hendricks at 919-245-2951.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsFor more on this story, visit our news partner, WRAL.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |TRENDING STORIES

A Hillsborough man and registered sex offender faces 26 counts of third-degree child sex exploitation.

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Lucas Atwater, 23, was arrested Friday and charged with 26 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and a felony probation violation, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

According to the sheriff's office, third-degree exploitation of a minor involves a person in possession of material containing a visual representation of a minor engaged in sexual activity.

Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

Atwater is a registered sex offender in Orange County. A tip prompted the Internet Crimes Against Children to investigate the case.

Atwater is in custody at the Orange County Detention Center under no bond.

Anyone with information is asked to call Sgt. D. Hendricks at 919-245-2951.

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For more on this story, visit our news partner, WRAL.

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