Josh Shaffer

Larry Demery, right, sits next to his lawyer during a hearing after pleading guilty to the murder of James Jordan, father of Bulls star Michael Jordan, on April 27, 1995, in Lumberton, N.C.

Man convicted of killing Michael Jordan’s father to be paroled

August 18, 2020 at 4:22 p.m.

Larry Demery, one of two men serving life in prison for murdering Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan's father in 1993, will be released in three years, state officials announced Tuesday....

Scott Waldrop, 41, is running the Leadville 100 in Colorado this August to raise awarness of addiction issues. A recovering alcoholic, he credits distance running with helping him find sobriety. He now trains for the high-altitude race by running up and down stairs in a downtown Raleigh parking garage Thursday, June 1, 2017.

Once a ‘self-absorbed … closet alcoholic,’ he’ll run 100 miles in the Rockies

June 4, 2018 at 2:52 p.m.

In his open letter, Scott Waldrop starts with this jolt of a confession: "For all my adult life until recently, I've been a self-absorbed, somewhat misanthropic, functioning, closet alcoholic." Waldrop...

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