Army ROTC cadet Riley Howell sprang into action By Jared Keller Posted on May 2, 2019 When a mass shooting erupted on the campus of University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesday ...

Riley Howell, hailed a hero for tackling a shooter in a UNC Charlotte classroom before he was killed, has posthumously been awarded two of the military’s highest honors, the Purple Heart and the ...

Hailed as a hero for knocking a shooter off his feet in a UNC Charlotte classroom, Riley Howell was posthumously awarded two of the military's highest honors in his hometown of Waynesville this week.

A man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of a 22-year-old at an apartment complex near UNC Charlotte, ...