The owner and the operator of The Vortex ride were indicted Tuesday on assault charges in connection with the incident that left five people seriously injured at the North Carolina State Fair. The ...

A fair ride operator at the North Carolina State Fair was arrested over the weekend on three criminal charges of assault with a deadly weapon after officials allege that he tampered with the ride and ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- The State Fair has officially opened and throngs of people walked through the gates Thursday on opening day. This came after last year's accidents on the Vortex ride. Max Bryn was on ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- The ABC11 I-Team has uncovered new information about the events leading up to Vortex accident at the North Carolina State Fair. We received hundreds of pages of inspection records ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – The Georgia company authorities have described as owning the thrill ride that seriously injured three at the North Carolina State Fair is now trying to distance itself from the ...

At least 13 people are stuck mid-air on a 360 degree spinning rollercoaster. Thrill-seekers are stuck on the spinning Vortex ride at Sea World on Australia’s Gold Coast. Rescue crews are working ...