The hat blew off my head and into the path of a burgundy 18-wheeler rolling down the highway, and then I heard a crunching sound, Trooper Wetherington told Sgt. Oglesby.

State Trooper's Son, 4, Accidentally Shoots Himself in Face With Dad's Gun on Mother's Day. ... The gunshot wound goes right into the face — right into his eye,” Scala-Barnett says.

A North Carolina state trooper shouldn't have been fired for losing his hat and lying about it, an appeals court ruled Tuesday in a case that's spanned a decade and multiple trips through the courts.

RALEIGH, N.C. - A North Carolina state trooper should not have been fired for changing his story about what became of his wide-brimmed hat, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The three ...

Along with being a traditional state trooper style, there’s another benefit to the new Smokey the Bear hats – something children have always known. Studies show they command more respect than ...

A North Carolina state trooper shouldn't have been fired for losing his hat and lying about it, an appeals court ruled Tuesday in a case that's spanned a decade and multiple trips through the courts.

In March 2009 the trooper made a late-night traffic stop of a pickup truck with two occupants who had handguns in the vehicle but were cooperative. Wetherington then drove off to attend to another car ...

The case of the lost hat began in 2009 when former Trooper Thomas Wetherington mislaid his signature round-brimmed hat […] Skip to content. All Sections. 77°F. Sunday, May 11th 2025 ...

The case of the lost hat began in 2009 when former Trooper Thomas Wetherington mislaid his signature round-brimmed hat during a traffic stop. The matter has gone all the way to the state Supreme ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state trooper shouldn’t have been fired for losing his hat and lying about it, an appeals court ruled Tuesday in a case that’s spanned a decade and ...