North Carolina doesn't often generate national attention for immigration related issues. So why are border agents targeting its cities?

Rheba Hamilton was sipping coffee on her porch Saturday morning as she watched the two workers she‘d hired begin draping her front yard tree with lights in a quiet Charlotte, North Carolina, neighborhood.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal agents have now arrested more than 250 people during a North Carolina immigration crackdown centered around Charlotte, the state’s largest city, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.

The lights will be on beginning at sunset on Nov. 2o and will be visible from the Riverwalk, nearby parks and across the Cape Fear River.

North Carolina State running back Hollywood Smothers is electric. While FSU has 800 more yards rushing on the year, Smothers has nearly double the number of yards on the ground compared to FSU's leading rusher (Gavin Sawchuk - 444).

N.C. A&T faces No. 14 North Carolina in a non-conference matchup. Thursday's meeting is the first this season between the two squads.

North Carolina coach Bill Belichick supported Jordon Hudson in her return to competitive cheerleading over the weekend.

A father remains in Wake County custody and is charged following a chaotic shooting incident at a home in Zebulon. According to court records, 59-year-old Andrew David Torry

Nearly 21,000 students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County reportedly did not attend school on Monday, Nov. 17. This comes as ICE conducted raids in Charlotte, N.C., over the weekend, arresting more than 200 people.