Category Archives: State News

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...

RACIAL INJUSTICE-BIRMINGHAM‘Foot soldiers’ of Birmingham to BLM: ‘Keep on keeping on’BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Hundreds of teenagers and adults helped change the world nearly 60 ...

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BELATED COMMENCEMENTS‘Last hurrah’: 2020 college grads finally get ceremoniesWESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Scores of college campuses around the U.S. are offering their 2020 grad...

VIRUS OUTBREAK_NORTH CAROLINAMost North Carolina adults have now gotten a COVID-19 shotRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Most North Carolina adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot. The state Depar...

NORTH CAROLINA-DEPUTY SHOOTINGMourners gathering Monday for funeral of Andrew Brown Jr.ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - Mourners are gathering for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and kill...

As part of its litter removal efforts, N.C. Department of Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 5 million pounds of litter from roadsides this year.This year's ...