Category Archives: State News

- From the Office of House Majority Leader John Bell -On the first day of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the House Environment Committee gave unanimous approval to House Bill 500, "Disaster Relie...

WAKE FOREST-SLAVERYUniversity pauses building renaming to mark slave sale dateWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Like many universities, Wake Forest is trying to come to terms with its antebellum past. The sc...

DOG ATTACK-INFANT KILLEDSheriff: Infant killed in dog attackWILLOW SPRING, N.C. (AP) - The Johnston County Sheriff's Office says a 10-month-old died Tuesday after being attacked by two family dogs.New...

SENATE-TAX CUTSNC Senate tax cut plan includes virus aid for businessesRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Senate Republicans have amended their original tax cut proposal to include $1 billion in fede...

AP-NC-OFFICER-SUSPENDED-VIDEONorth Carolina police officer suspended after video surfacesLUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) - The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation has joined a police department in looking into a ...

AP-US-DEPUTY-SHOOTING-NORTH-CAROLINAProsecutor finds deputies justified in shooting of Black manELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina prosecutor says sheriff's deputies were justified in their ...

North Carolina's emergency rental assistance program has opened a second application period for very low-income renters that are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. The N.C. Housing Oppor...

DEPUTY SHOOTING-NORTH CAROLINAProsecutor: Deputies’ fatal shooting of Black man justifiedELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina district attorney says the shooting of a Black man killed by...

- Editorial/Opinion from Rep. Raymond E. Smith, Jr. - Many Tier 1 Counties (including Sampson & Wayne), did not get their fair share of Covid-19 relief funds. Many of the most needy areas of ...

Effective Immediately, North Carolina is lifting all mandatory capacity and gathering limits as well as all social distancing requirements.Governor Roy Cooper announced the latest round of eased restr...