In support of Operation Stop Arm week, the State Highway Patrol will be aggressively enforcing stop arm and other traffic violations in and around school zones and school bus stops this week. The operation will run daily through 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22 and runs in conjunction with National School Bus Safety Week. The…… read more »
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State Highway Patrol Conducts 2021 “Operation Stop Arm”
North Carolina News – October 19
STATE BUDGET NC GOP leaders send new budget-bargaining offer to Cooper RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican legislative leaders have sent another budget-bargaining offer to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The offices of Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore said the joint proposal was taken to Cooper’s office Tuesday. It arrived two weeks after…… read more »
North Carolina News – October 18
AP-US-HOUSE-RETIREMENTS North Carolina Democratic Rep. David Price won’t run again RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Democrat who’s the longest-serving congressman from North Carolina says he won’t seek reelection. Rep. David Price announced on Monday that his 17th term will be his last. The 81-year-old Price has represented the 4th District seat in the Raleigh-Durham area…… read more »
North Carolina News – October 13
GRANDMOTHER KILLED-TWO CHARGED Granddaughter, boyfriend charged in 88-year-old’s death DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a granddaughter and her boyfriend have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of an 88-year-old Virginia woman. The Danville Register and Bee reports Danville police say 24-year-old Lindsey Mae Johnson and 22-year-old Nicasio Antonio Guzman are charged in…… read more »
North Carolina News – October 12
OFFICER SHOOTING-NORTH CAROLINA Police: North Carolina officer shoots armed suspect GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police department says an officer shot and wounded a suspect who they say ran from a traffic stop and pointed a gun at the officer. A news release from the Greensboro Police Department says officers stopped a car…… read more »
North Carolina News – October 11
PARKWAY OVERLOOK-BODY Body found near Blue Ridge Parkway overlook BLOWING ROCK, N.C. (AP) — The National Park Service says a man was found dead near an overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that the park service says a park visitor reported the body on Saturday below the Yadkin…… read more »
“Operation Crash Reduction” Educates Motorists About Buckling Up
As we enter one of the deadliest weeks of the year for North Carolina motorists, local law enforcement agencies plan to increase patrols this weekend to remind drivers and passengers to buckle up. The initiative, dubbed “Operation Crash Reduction,” is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the…… read more »
North Carolina News – October 8
ELECTION 2022-MINORITY VOTERS Effort to register minority citizens in N. Carolina launches RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A new organized effort to boost North Carolina minority voter turnout during the 2022 elections and beyond is underway. The New North Carolina Project is modeled after a similar initiative in Georgia founded by former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey…… read more »
NCDOT Study: Long-Life Pavement Markings Decrease Crashes
A study showing how the N.C. Department of Transportation was able to reduce serious crashes after rural roads were striped with long-life lane markings has garnered national attention. The Federal Highway Administration and the Roadway Safety Foundation honored the NCDOT with a 2021 National Roadway Safety Award during a virtual ceremony broadcast from Washington, D.C.…… read more »
North Carolina News – October 7
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NURSING HOMES Ghost towns: Nursing home staffing falls amid pandemic SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Even before the pandemic bared the truth of a profit-driven nursing home industry with too few caring for society’s most vulnerable, thin staffing was a hallmark of facilities around the country. Now, an Associated Press analysis of federal data finds…… read more »
