A man is dead after police officers in Butner said he was shot following a road rage incident public safety officers respond to a crash around 6:33 p.m Monday at the intersection of Gate #2 Road and the I-85 northbound off-ramp dispatchers told officers that a victim at the scene was shot officers found 63-year-old Broderick Hines of Durham with a gunshot wound "This is a tragedy," said Granville County District Attorney Mike Waters talking to them about their rights as victims." Waters added that the shooting was a "completely random act." According to a preliminary investigation by Butner authorities and the State Bureau of Investigation the altercation appeared to start on I-85 over a possible road rage incident Witnesses told investigators they saw an orange Jeep Wrangler pull up to the passenger side of another car and began shooting With assistance from the Vance County Sheriff’s Office authorities arrested Travis Randall Jones and Marquita Blue and charged the two with first-degree murder and firing into an occupied vehicle Both Jones and Blue are at the Granville County Detention Center under no bond Their first court appearance will be on Wednesday Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application She was born to the late Donald Odell Butner Donald Butner (Charlotte); and numerous nieces and nephews A private family service will be held at a later date This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors shortly after Jesus was born an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee with his family to Egypt since King Herod was going to try to kill the new baby until Herod had died and it was safe to return popularly known as the “flight to Egypt,” has inspired an array of artistic depictions It has also inspired a popular pro-immigration argument: Christians should welcome those seeking safety in their country The Vatican has even published various documents citing Jesus’ refugee status.  Would the Holy Family be granted refugee status according to the laws and definitions of today theologian and social ethicist Glenn Butner talks to the hosts about what it means to be a refugee whether it is accurate to call Jesus a refugee and the theological implications of this topic.  Butner is an associate professor of theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and the author of multiple books on theology and social ethics including Jesus the Refugee: Ancient Injustice and Modern Solidarity.  You can learn more about this topic and Butner’s work in these links.  Glad You Asked is sponsored by the Claretian Missionaries. By Luke TuckerPublished: Mar. 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM EDTEmail This LinkShare on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInBUTNER, N.C. (WBTV) - A shop owner was arrested this past week after he sold vapes to middle school students in North Carolina A joint investigation into Alashmaly’s shop was launched after the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division (ALE) received a tip from Butner Public Safety that students from Butner-Stem Middle School had bought THC vapes and cartridges from there The vape shop is about a half mile walk from the school and is even closer to Butner-Stem Elementary State officials said “several” vape cartridges were found at the middle school Investigators said some products Alashmaly’s shop sold contained more than the legal amount of THC Records showed Alashmaly was arrested on March 20 and booked into the Granville County jail Alashmaly was released from jail the morning of March 22 Granville County Public Schools said it “deeply” appreciated state and local law enforcement and called their partnership “vital” to ensuring the safety and well-being of students “Our recent collaboration to combat the spread of illegal vape and THC products is especially critical,” the district superintendent said “Those who peddle this poison to our children must be held accountable We will continue sharing information from our schools to safeguard our students and communities .. our district stands firmly with law enforcement to protect our children.” Officials did not say how many students bought from Butner Tobacco and Vape nor did they say what grade the students were in Also Read: 3 critically hurt after man shot at Amazon vans, caused head-on crash in North Carolina, sheriff says — A northeast Missouri native died in a rollover crash last week during an Army vehicle training exercise at the Fort Stewart training area in Georgia The Army's 3rd Infantry Division said Staff Sergeant Shelbe Butner were both killed in last Thursday’s single vehicle rollover According to the Army Times newspaper, the two were motor transport operators. Butner had served in the U.S. Army for nine years. The Army Times reports that Butner and Mullen were conducting a combat training exercise during blackout conditions. The newspaper said their tactical vehicle rolled off the road and overturned into standing water. Attempts to save their lives were unsuccessful. Butner’s funeral arrangements are pending. Greening-Eagan-Hayes Funeral Home in Macon will be in charge of the service. Butner police charged a man with murder after a hammer was used in the murder of his mother on Tuesday morning. Just after midnight on Tuesday, officers responded to the 1800 block of West B Street in Butner. The homeowner, Wanda Washington, 69, was found unresponsive. Washington was declared dead at the scene. Police said a hammer was used as a weapon in the homicide. Charles Washington, her 38-year-old son who also lived at the home, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. He was taken to the Granville County Detention Center under no bond. A neighbor said police had been to the home several times in recent months. The neighbor also said Wanda Washington was a retired nurse. "She had a grandparent's soul," said RJ Roghelia, who lived next door. "She was very welcoming." The town said this is the first homicide in Butner since 2014. Police said a hammer was used as a weapon in her murder Wanda Washington was declared dead at her Butner home A Butner store owner is facing felony charges after he allegedly sold vapes and vape cartridges with an illegal amount of THC to middle school students Granville County and Butner schools officials called investigators with the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division (ALE) after THC vape cartridges were found on the campus of Butner-Stem Middle School The school is located across the street from Butner Tobacco and Vape on Central Avenue By Luke TuckerPublished: Mar 2025 at 11:34 AM EDTEmail This LinkShare on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInBUTNER (WBTV) - A man allegedly killed his mother at a house in central North Carolina this week Officers were called to the home on West B Street in Butner around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, March 11, CBS affiliate WNCN reported Butner Public Safety said they were called out for an “active assault,” and when officers arrived they found 69-year-old Wanda Gail Washington inside 38-year-old Charles Brenner Washington was arrested at the house He was charged with first-degree murder and was taken to the Granville County Detention Center Records showed that Washington was denied bond and is still in jail He appeared in court just hours after the alleged murder and was appointed an attorney He is scheduled to be back in court March 17 The house where the mother was killed is just over two miles off I-85 and is not far from the heart of Butner Also Read: North Carolina man who shot at car with 2 kids inside had enough drugs to kill 116K people 2024 after years of declining health.  She was born in Davie County on July 1936 to the late Harrison and Georgia O’mara Charles.  Mary had retired from nursing at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.   In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters She is survived by her husband of 69 years Daniel Tobias Butner of the home and one sister No formal services will be held at this time.   Her cremains will be interred at the Florida National Cemetery CBS17.com Loved ones remember the man killed in a road rage incident on Interstate 85 in Butner while the pair accused of his murder remain in jail on no bond Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho is a new father after his wife Rosa gave birth to their daughter on Friday The City of Fayetteville has approved an 11 p.m A man convicted of drug trafficking in Lee County was recaptured after escaping a Hyde County prison 40 chickens are missing from a farm in Orange County A wrong way driver was involved in a crash on I-40 in Raleigh A federal judge ruled Allison Riggs is the winner of the North Carolina Supreme Court race No suspects are in custody after a teenager was shot and killed in Durham The REAL ID deadline has brough long lines to DMV offices in North Carolina Meet the new inductees of the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame Fayetteville officials held an emergency meeting to address gun violence in the city The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has reviewed the body camera footage of a North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper under investigation for his actions after a deadly Raleigh crash 30 in a single-vehicle accident during an exercise the 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs team announced in a release The two soldiers who died have been identified as Staff Sgt “Our hearts are broken at this devastating loss,” said Maj the 3rd Infantry Division commanding general “Shelbe and Jacob were honored and highly respected Soldiers of the Marne Division and our thoughts and prayers are with their Families and fellow Soldiers at this incredibly difficult time.” who graduated from Parkside High School in 2017 and is from Fruitland tributes started pouring in on social media Mullen also attended North Salisbury Elementary and Bennett Middle schools What happened in the training accident at Fort StewartButner and Mullen were participating in a combat training exercise near Camp Oliver While operating their Joint Light Tactical Vehicle under blackout conditions they rolled off a road into standing water Soldiers from their unit responded to the accident and rendered first aid served in the Army for seven years and was previously deployed to Poland His awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal the National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon Orioles manager Brandon Hyde highlights Shorebirds Hot Stove Banquet, speaks on upcoming season Her awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal The 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs said that there are multiple Investigations ongoing and no additional information will be released at this time Social media tributes come in as tribute to Spc the wrestling team at Parkside High School in Salisbury paid tribute to Mullen who said he looked back fondly at his time as Mullen's teammate on the Parkside football team Bird flu case found at Worcester County commercial broiler farm as disease spreads More: Bird flu case found at Worcester County commercial broiler farm as disease spreads More: Ocean City community mourns reported death of Capt. Steve Johnson in DC plane crash and Missouri flags be flown at half-staff at all government buildings in Macon County on Sunday She was tragically killed in the line of duty on January 30 while conducting a training exercise at Fort Stewart United States Army post in Georgia She earned the Military Occupational Specialty Code 88M as an Army Motor Transport Operator and completed several advanced training courses She was assigned to the 6th Squadron - 8th Cavalry Regiment where she was promoted to staff sergeant on August 1 The governor said Butner was a proud and accomplished soldier serving in the United States Army for nine years the Global War Expeditionary Medal and numerous others Funeral services for Butner will be at 6 p.m at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville The family requests memorial donations be made to the Adam O Smith Foundation or the Crossroads Christian Church Macon County flags will be flown at half-staff on Sunday the day of Butner's inurnment services Here is a link to her obituary. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More A former North Carolina federal prison lieutenant has been convicted after he pleaded guilty for “conspiring to violate civil rights.” According to the U.S. Attorney’s office Mitchell beat up an inmate as punishment at the Federal Correctional Institute Butner in North Carolina “Corrections Officers work in dangerous environments with limited resources and deserve our respect and gratitude,” said U.S Attorney Michael Easley for the Eastern District of North Carolina “But officers acting outside the law to injure an inmate erodes the rule of law violates civil rights and puts other officers’ lives in jeopardy We won’t tolerate misconduct in our prisons and will take every measure to keep our institutions safe.” Mitchell was on duty and supervising the special housing unit at Federal Correctional Institute Butner Medium II in Durham County when the alleged beating happened a female officer reported to Mitchell that an inmate “exposed himself” and “engaged in a sexual act within her view,” the U.S The document goes on to say that when the female office left Mitchell and another unnamed corrections officer discussed how to handle the inmate’s misconduct the disciplinary process would involve a formal write-up Mitchell and the other officer decided to “teach him a lesson.” the unnamed officer and other officers moved the inmate into a holding cell for privacy the unnamed officer struck and kicked the inmate The officer later had to be pulled off the inmate by other officers The inmate sustained injuries and called a medical emergency to his room because it aggravated his preexisting back condition Mitchell and the unnamed officer admitted to meeting and conspiring to physically harm the inmate in the investigation Mitchell’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Mar where he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison The two soldiers who died in a single-vehicle accident Jan. 30 during an exercise in the Fort Stewart training area have been identified by the 3rd Infantry Division according to a press release emailed by LTC Angel Tomko of the 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs Team “Our hearts are broken at this devastating loss,” Maj the 3rd Infantry Division commanding general said in the release “Shelbe and Jacob were honored and highly respected soldiers of the Marne Division and our thoughts and prayers are with their families and fellow soldiers at this incredibly difficult time.” More: Two Fort Stewart soldiers die in a field training exercise, investigation ongoing More: Fort Stewart airstrip being revitalized for military training The area was set to serve as a "dirt airstrip where C-130 pilots could practice short-field or combat landings," according to the SMN reporting Tomko confirmed that the training exercise occurred in a nearby area "While operating their Joint Light Tactical Vehicle under blackout conditions they rolled off a road into standing water," Tomko said in the press release "Soldiers from their unit responded to the accident and rendered first aid through a mutual aid agreement with the installation’s Fort Stewart Directorate of Emergency Services arrived on scene within 20 minutes of receiving the emergency call Fort Stewart Fire Emergency Services arrived shortly thereafter Fort Stewart Conservation Law Enforcement and Fort Stewart Emergency Medical Services also arrived Additional mutual aid response was provided by Bryan County and Evans County first responders a Missouri native served in the Army for nine years Army takes every accident very seriously," Tomko said in the press release the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division and the XVIII Airborne Corps are investigating the incident." Tomko said there are multiple investigations ongoing and added that no additional information will be released at this time "The division is providing resources to the Families and Soldiers to support the mental and emotional wellbeing of those who served with Butner and Mullen," Tomko said Drew Favakeh is the public safety and courts reporter for the Savannah Morning News died last week after their training vehicle rolled over and into standing water near Fort Stewart Army)Two soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division died last week after sustaining injuries during a vehicle training exercise near Fort Stewart were conducting a combat training exercise Thursday under blackout conditions when the tactical vehicle they were driving rolled off the road and into standing water Soldiers from their unit arrived on the scene to perform first aid until the fire department and emergency services responded Attempts to save their lives were unsuccessful and our thoughts and prayers are with their families and fellow Soldiers at this incredibly difficult time.” Butner and Mullen were motor transport operators assigned to the 6th Squadron Air Assault Badge and Drill Sergeant Badge previously deployed to Poland and received the Army Achievement Medal National Defense Service Medal and Army Service Ribbon the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division and the 18th Airborne Corps are investigating the incident Vehicle rollovers and ensuing injuries or fatalities have been a problem for the Army In 2021, the Government Accountability Office published a report recommending additional safety measures to prevent vehicle training accidents which they attributed to a lack of training there were 3,091 Army tactical vehicle accidents vehicle accidents involving Army and Marine Corps personnel resulted in 123 deaths In July 2024, a Marine died in a Humvee rollover at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms Riley Ceder is a reporter at Military Times He previously worked as an investigative practicum student at The Washington Post where he contributed to the Abused by the Badge investigation A pedestrian is dead Wednesday night after authorities said they were hit by a train in Butner According to the Granville County Sheriff's Office The sheriff said authorities and EMS attempted to save the person's life but they died at the scene Authorities are withholding the victim's identity until family is notified with the Granville County Sheriff adding that the investigation is ongoing Alex Harrington is a contributing sports writer located in the West Midlands He is a graduate of the Open University with a BA (Hons) degree in Business You can get in touch with Alex by emailing,  a.harrington@newsweek.com either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content Randi Lyn Butner has rewritten the record books in drag racing becoming the first driver to break the elusive 3-second barrier in the Extreme Pro Stock category This milestone feat happened on Friday night at the Virginia Motorsports Park during the PDRA Pro Line Racing Brian Olson Memorial World Finals Butner's run was a lightning-fast 3.997-second pass setting a new precedent for Liberty's Gears Extreme Pro Stock Randi Lyn Butner's historic drive has established her as the provisional No 1 qualifier in the final race of the 2024 Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series Butner thanked her crew chief and engine builder "It really means a lot to do that for Frank," she said via Drag Illustrated She also admitted that entering the Mountain Motor Pro Stock wasn't initially her idea "I just kind of lucked into this position that so many racers would die to have," she added The journey toward this historic achievement is rooted in Butner's impressive career in drag racing Starting at the age of 8 in junior dragsters she has amassed over 26 years of experience securing championships in the NHRA's Stock Eliminator category With seven wins and a Division 3 Stock championship her switch to the Mountain Motor Pro Stock was a well-calculated move supported by her extensive background in competitive racing Butner moved to the Mountain Motor Pro Stock class facilitated by her husband Bo and crew chief Frank Gugliotta known for its powerful 800-plus-cubic-inch engines who had to undergo a rigorous licensing process early in the year She successfully earned her license in mid-April readying her for her record-breaking performance Having both raced and won in the IHRA Pro Stock category Gugliotta serves as the crew chief and engine builder alongside the support from Elite Motorsports has been crucial in Randi Lyn Butner's success in Mountain Motor Pro Stock a defending event winner and former world champion closely followed Butner with a run matching the previous record Johnny Pluchino secured the third spot with a 4.014-second run at 180.89mph Recognition for Butner's achievement came swiftly with the awarding of a custom shifter-based trophy "I really did not do my best job shifting," she admitted Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all A son is accused of killing his mother in Butner The soil at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park is sacred and whatever emanates from the ground there at Indy has been like pixie dust for select drivers but multi-class racer Bo Butner tapped into that Indy magic and became the first driver outside of the alcohol campaigners to win three U.S He wasn't even planning to race Super Gas at the 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S Butner said that it was wife Randi Lyn Butner's turn but she insisted on driving her own car in the heavily populated Super Gas category at the biggest That meant the couple's well-decorated 1963 Corvette roadster was going to sit idle not after he drove it to back-to-back wins at the U.S Nationals in each of the most recent two seasons the former Comp and Pro Stock world champion added his name to the entry list with only a distant thought of keeping his round-win tally running in the 9.90 class at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park "I really wanted to win Super Stock – it's been a long time since I've been to a final in a Super Stock race It's very capable of winning," said Butner who scooped up the FSS Combo class win in the Jim Butner Auto Group FSS/L Ford Mustang that he took to the third round of the main event Randi Lyn drove the Super Stocker to the class win "The odds were stacked against me to win Super Gas for a third year in a row There's nothing you can do about it," continued Butner Butner opened the first of eight Super Gas elimination rounds with .007-second reaction time next to red-lighting opponent Keith Hildahl then threw down a .004 light and survived a double-breakout over Charlie Stewart which set Butner up for a tough match with two-time world champion and regular front-runner Sherman Adcock Jr and it turned into a crucial battle at the final stripe Butner's 9.871 was closer to the 9.90 than Adcock's 9.852 Butner was going to his 35th Lucas Oil final round at a national event we just won it the two previous years – the wheels are going to fall off; something is going to happen," said Butner with a laugh "The odds of winning it – it could go either way at any time." Butner and final-round opponent Dalton Deffenbaugh were nearly identical as they left the starting line Deffenbaugh with a .022-second reaction to Butner's .021 but Butner ran right on the index with a 9.901 to top a 9.911 It was his 20th win in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and 33rd overall including victories earned in Pro Stock in the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series and Johnson's Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock It was also the 22nd consecutive win light in Super Gas for Butner at the racetrack that has been the stage for so much of drag racing's history the next question is whether or not Butner will return to race for a fourth straight Super Gas win at the 2025 U.S "I think Randi Lyn needs to jump in this car next year," he said "I'm really pushing my luck with another round win The event was his third of the season – he has two on the board in Mountain Motor Pro Stock – but this one was particularly meaningful as it came at his home track and brought with it a moment in history that can never be broken Butner will always be the first to have won three in a row in Super Gas at the U.S as of this event) as competitors to have won three or more consecutively "The good Lord has blessed me with the best family ever; they tolerate me doing this," said Butner and I have the best support: Jim Butner Auto Group and everyone who works so hard over there so we can go do this; Summit Racing; Jason and Nikki Johnson and Johnson's Horsepowered Garage; Mickey Thompson; APD Engines; and most importantly "It took me a long time to break through and win the U.S to have a three in a row – this is just unbelievable AUG 18-19 Lucas Oil Series Divisional Event Dillon Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Butner With 10 teams in the Greater Spokane League 4A/3A division It’s also a chance to inch closer to securing a postseason berth or at least gain an all-important head-to-head tiebreaker The GSL shares District 6’s four bids to the 3A Week 10 “Round of 32” with the Mid-Columbia Conference which means just two of the six 3A teams in the league will claim one of those slots Friday’s matchup between host Ridgeline and Central Valley took on an extra importance to the big picture with both teams taking every opportunity to score But the visitors found just enough defense in the third quarter to stretch their tenuous lead and senior Beau Butner had a game most high school football players could only dream about Butner rushed for 360 yards and six touchdowns on 23 carries and the Bears pulled away from the Falcons 66-35 to move two games ahead of their opponent – with the tiebreaker – with four games to play but winning is pretty rejuvenating,” Butner said “Our offensive line was amazing tonight I thought I was gonna break up for a touchdown We had a great week of practice and obviously it translated “He has the ability to have high explosive plays,” CV coach Ryan Butner said of his tailback – and son and that’s what he showed tonight.” one game behind league leaders Gonzaga Prep and Mead and tied with Shadle Park for the top 3A spot “We try not to look at the big picture as far as that’s concerned,” Ryan Butner said “We just knew with as explosive of an offensive (Ridgeline is) we just needed to make sure that we were taking control of things we could We made a couple of adjustments at halftime those high explosives – that’s what we were looking for this week.” Ridgeline senior receiver Brayden Allen finished with seven catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns passing Shadle Park’s Tanner Pauly (2011-13) at the top of the GSL all-time receiving yards list Landon Garner went 15-of-33 passing for 262 yards with five touchdowns and Camden Haddad carried 14 times for 107 yards and added three receiving touchdowns CV led 38-28 at halftime and the second half started just as the first half transpired – trading touchdowns Haddad took a swing pass 28 yards for a score then Butner gathered a toss and went 78 yards in response Ridgeline had four consecutive incompletions to turn it over on downs at the CV 27 Butner then went off-tackle and romped 73 yards for his fifth touchdown of the game and Butner ripped off runs of 14 and 12 yards to gain midfield He ended the drive with a 4-yard score and the Bears cruised from there “It was just being confident in our game plan,” Beau Butner said Hopefully we can replicate it next week.” “We made a couple just minor (defensive) adjustments at halftime just allowed us to play more base defense,” Ryan Butner said “They had a couple of drives where they were playing behind the sticks you know – it’s a disadvantage to them which were big because I thought that scoreboard wasn’t gonna stop rolling.” The Bears play at one-win Cheney next week before a three week gauntlet to end the season against winning teams Ridgeline doesn’t catch a break – it travels next week to undefeated Mead CV’s Tuff Ryan hit Tristan Pulliam on a slant and the receiver went 57 yards to the Ridgeline 8 Butner barreled in from there for the game’s first score but CV defensive back Joseph Demars read it the whole way He batted the ball into the air then came down with it at the Ridgeline 19 The Bears had to settle for Tyler Bissell’s 25-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead Ridgeline regrouped and went 66 yards in eight plays culminated by a 13-yard TD pass from Garner to Haddad Ridgeline safety Tanner Guard picked off Ryan at the CV 28 Garner found Allen in the corner of the end zone for a 17-yard TD pass and the Falcons took a 14-10 lead The punt snap sailed over Braxton Dickerhoof’s head all the way to the end zone where it was recovered for a touchdown and 17-14 lead with just more than 8 minutes left in the half A short punt gave CV the ball back at the Falcons’ 42 Butner raced 28 yards for his third TD of the game and a 24-14 lead The pair hooked up for a 27-yard completion then a 20-yard TD pass to make it 24-21 with 4½ minutes left in the half Butner burst through the line and went 58 yards for his fourth score of the half and a 10-point lead Another short punt put CV at the Ridgeline 38 then Kamden Lanphere carried in from the 1 with 52 seconds left in the half Garner hit Guard for 32 and 24 yards to the CV 4 Haddad took a swing pass into the end zone to make it 38-28 at the half This story was edited to reflect updated statistics Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible Get the day’s top sports headlines and breaking news delivered to your inbox by subscribing here © Copyright 2025, The Spokesman-Review | Community Guidelines | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy Two people have been arrested and charged after a Durham man was killed in a road rage shooting that started along Interstate 85 in Butner on Monday evening, police said. Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho is a new father after his wife Rosa gave birth to their daughter on Friday. The City of Fayetteville has approved an 11 p.m. curfew for youth. A man convicted of drug trafficking in Lee County was recaptured after escaping a Hyde County prison. 40 chickens are missing from a farm in Orange County. A wrong way driver was involved in a crash on I-40 in Raleigh. A federal judge ruled Allison Riggs is the winner of the North Carolina Supreme Court race. No suspects are in custody after a teenager was shot and killed in Durham. The REAL ID deadline has brough long lines to DMV offices in North Carolina. Meet the new inductees of the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Fayetteville officials held an emergency meeting to address gun violence in the city. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has reviewed the body camera footage of a North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper under investigation for his actions after a deadly Raleigh crash. according to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety A man is accused of killing his mother with a hammer in Butner Local officials say it's the first homicide in the community since 2014 Local officials say it's the first homicide in the community since 2014 In addition to the exciting Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the Toyota NHRA U.S event champions were also crowned in nine Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series classes at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park led by Bo Butner’s history-making win in Super Gas Bo Butner made U.S. Nationals history in Super Gas, becoming the first NHRA Sportsman racer (outside of Top Alcohol Funny Car) to win Indy three straight years. The former Pro Stock and Comp world champ drove his Jim Butner Auto Sales Corvette to a near-perfect 9.901 in the final round to defeat fellow Hoosier Dalton Deffenbaugh, winner of Super Street earlier this year in Chicago. [video] Hunter Green collected the fourth and biggest score of his young Top Alcohol Dragster career by winning the U.S. Nationals. Green took an impressive 5.23 solo pass after three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champ Angelle Sampey’s engine sprung an oil leak on the starting line in her first Top Alcohol Dragster final-round appearance. [video] Sean Bellemeur became just the third driver in Top Alcohol Funny Car history to win the U.S. Nationals three straight years – Frank Manzo and Pat Austin being the others – after returning veteran Stan Sipos, appearing in his first final round in more than 30 years, red-lighted away the title.  [video] Second-generation Comp racer Kayla Mozeris won her third career national event title in her third different class as the former Super Stock and Stock victory driving Clint Neff’s Ford-powered K/AA Bantam around Joe Carnasciale’s clutch .025 reaction time in the final round, (-.55) 7.41 to (-.45) 8.93. [video] Two weeks after recording a perfect run in Brainerd, Larry Hodge earned the fifth and biggest win of his career in Super Stock at the Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals. Hodge secured the win after Jacob Delaune fouled in the final. [video] Josh Decker pulled off an upset when he stopped 107-time national event winner Dan Fletcher in the Stock final. Both drivers ran well under their respective dial-ins, but Decker was closer with a 10.522 on his 10.57. [video] Trene Cressonie emerged the win from a huge, 144-car Super Comp field at Indy, driving the Laris Motorsports Insurance dragster to an 8.907 to 8.908 final-round decision over five-time tour winner Jason Kenny. Cressonie had a comfortable .012 to .44 edge at the Tree. [video] The Right Trailers Top Dragster field was brutal with a 6.22 bump but Zach Sackman not only managed to qualify, but also won the sport’s biggest event by topping former world champ Darian Boesch in the final. Sackman won with a 6.180 against his 6.16 prediction. [video] Bill Yates, the first driver to win Super Comp at Indy, added a second win in Right Trailers Top Sportsman. Yates was nearly perfect in the final with a .008 light and a 6.512 on his 6.51 dial to stop Curt Fredrich. [video] Mountain Motor Pro Stock rookie and seasoned sportsman drag racer Randi Lyn Butner made history Friday evening at the Brian Olson Memorial PDRA World Finals at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie by recording the class’ first-ever official three-second 1/8-mile pass a seven-time winner in NHRA Stock Eliminator competition and a former NHRA division champion clocked a 3.997 at 176.37 mph in the second session of Extreme Pro Stock qualifying bring to a close one of the most long-awaited milestone chases in the sport’s history Driving her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro tuned by mountain-motor veteran Frank Gugliotta and racing in the lane opposite her many-time NHRA world champion husband and teammate Bo Butner Randi Lyn powered to a .965 short time and a 2.619 to the 330-foot clocks on her way to history John DeFlorian put the naturally-aspirated 800-plus-cubic-inch class on the cusp of the milestone three-second barrier with a 4.01 second lap at an ADRL event the class had pressed forward little more than one hundredth of a second — prior to Friday night’s magical session at VMP DeFlorian himself held the official mark at 4.000 seconds set at the very same racetrack in the fall of 2021 and five additional drivers quicker than 4.02 — all scattered throughout the last 12-plus years In the fall of 2018, also at Virginia, Jeff Dobbins clocked a 3.988 making the seemingly barrier-breaking run an unofficial one Little did anyone know it would take six more years to accomplish the feat “It really means a lot to do that for Frank,” said Butner who backed up the record with her earlier 4.012 in the first qualifying session “This Mountain Motor racing was never my idea This was all a big collaboration between Bo [Butner They totally thought I could do it and wanted to see what I was made of I just kind of lucked into this position that so many racers would die to have.” “I really did not do my best job shifting,” Butner added It was a long time and a lot of things coming together and God willed it to Frank and it’s a whole lot of bookends coming together for him Mountain Motor veteran John Montecalvo nearly grabbed the record for himself ahead of Butner recording a 4.000 at 180.40 in his Ford Mustang Randi Lyn earned a custom shifter-based trophy and $3,500 check from Liberty’s Gears for breaking the 3-second barrier Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Dragzine We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request We'll send you the most interesting Dragzine articles We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network Butner's biggest claim to fame was the insane amount of kicks he has blocked in his career But as the undisputed first-year starting running back the senior had a night for the ages against 3A Greater Spokane League rival Ridgeline rushing for 367 yards and totaling six touchdowns (8 eclipsing the 366 set by East Valley of Spokane's Scott Campbell in 2003 beating out Chiawana record-setter Braxton Feldmann Here are the other athletes who were nominated for the week of Sept Royal football: Reigning Class 1A state player of the year had 423 yards of total offense - 287 passing yards and four touchdowns and 136 rushing yards and four more scores - in the No Lynden football: Pulled in six catches for a career-high 142 yards including a 36-yard touchdown from Brant Heppner He also caught the game-winning two-point conversion as the Lions rallied past Sehome Chiawana football: Senior was a big-play scoring machine Friday rushing for a school-record 311 yards on 15 carries including one on an 80-yard scamper in the Riverhawks' win over Southridge Monroe girls soccer: The striker has a knack for coming up big late in matches including in a 4-3 Wesco win over Stanwood in which she netted the game winner with three minutes remaining Seton Catholic girls soccer: Sophmore midfielder registered her fourth hat track (tying career-best three goals) in win over Stevenson then had a career-high five assists (with a pair of goals) in a win over Kalama in 1A Trico action Bellingham football: Collected 11 catches for 155 yards He also added 31 rushing yards as the Bayhawks won their first game of 2024 with a win over Granite Falls Peninsula girls cross country: Senior posted a personal-best 5K time in winning the 28th John Payne XC Invitational She covered the course at Chambers Bay in 17 minutes 0.7 seconds in winning by more than seven seconds Gonzaga Prep volleyball: Sophomore outside hitter recorded a season-high 19 kills as the Bullpups survived their biggest Greater Spokane League test with a four-set win over Lewis & Clark They have won 10 matches in a row since loss to Wenatchee Graham-Kapowsin football: In what might be looked at as his true coming-out party the ninth grader completed 20 of 26 passes for 425 yards and a school-record seven touchdowns in leading the Eagles past Yelm in matchup between two former WIAA champions TODD MILLESTodd Milles is a Regional Editor for SBLive Sports © 2025 ABG-SI LLC - SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ABG-SI LLC The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER Beau Butner had a game Friday night for the record books but it took several days and review of the game film to confirm it it was confirmed that Butner broke the 21-year-old Greater Spokane League single-game record for rushing yards Butner edged Scott Campbell’s 2003 total of 366 yards for East Valley – by a single yard – to take over the top spot for rushing yards in a game Butner carried 23 times total for 367 yards – including touchdown runs of 8, 28, 58, 79, 72 and 4 yards – as Central Valley downed Ridgeline 66-35 to move to 4-1 on the season “It’s just crazy that (the record) kind of just came just naturally through the course of the game,” Butner said I’ve got to give credit to my offensive line and all my guys around me.” Campbell took time off of work on Tuesday to go the Bears’ practice and meet Butner in a symbolic “handing off” of the record really,” Campbell said of his record falling “Everything that I worked for and strived for back then it’s nice to know that God gave me the ability to show these kids and give them the chance to work toward something “(Campbell) was an absolute stud in high school and ran … just right down your throat,” Central Valley coach – and Beau’s dad – Ryan Butner said “For (Campbell) to be able to come out here and do this was incredible today.” “I was definitely glad to meet (Beau) and be able to talk to him about his future and his future goals,” Campbell said It’s been nice having it for these 21 years Butner had more than 200 yards in a back-and-forth first half as he broke off runs of 28 CV scored on four straight possessions in the second half to pull away from the Falcons “The confidence went through the roof,” Butner said every drive I felt more and more confident “It’s exciting that he had the chance to do that,” Ryan Butner said “I’ve had the opportunity to hear from a lot of friends from the past that have reached out and just offered congratulations And our community and our building has been incredible.” “We were looking at stuff to work on right away.” Ryan Butner described the couple of days it took to verify the record as “emotional” and “exhausting,” but is thankful to have shared the experience with his son In the middle of a potential playoff season he said he’ll reflect on the record and appreciate it a little more after the season is over and then we had to turn our attention to Cheney,” Ryan Butner said because we have a difficult game coming up this Friday that we need to win.” in addition to the single-game record he held for two-plus decades is still third on the GSL single-season (1,846) and career (3,340) rushing list He sits behind former NFL running back Bishop Sankey (Gonzaga Prep) and CV’s Tyree Clowe on both lists Campbell set the record – passing Gonzaga Prep’s Ryan Simpson by just 3 yards – on Sept the top six highest-rushing yard games in league history are separated by just 12 yards (see fact box) ‘Do not tell him he’s getting close to it.’ ” Butner’s name will top them all on the single-game list “(Sankey) is just a guy that is obviously really well known I’ve been a ball boy since I was in kindergarten Just to be able to kind of leave behind a legacy is pretty cool.” Ryan Butner was a varsity assistant coach for CV the night Campbell set his record and seeing the incredible running backs that have come through our league – Bishop Sankey and Skylar Jessen and on and on and on – for (Beau) to be able to do that was pretty cool,” he said Butner is the latest player at CV to wear Clowe’s No 22 as part of the football program’s “22 Legacy.” you’re just involved in this process from the time you were born,” Ryan Butner said of his son Our coaching staff talks about all these guys