NC board certifies results of May 17 elections RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina election officials say audits of last month’s statewide primary and municipal elections showed machine counts were extremely accurate. The State Board of Elections certified the May 17 results on Thursday after tabulations of all eligible ballots were finalized. The certification followed…… read more »
Category Archives: State News
North Carolina News – June 10, 2022
North Carolina News – June 8, 2022
Climate-driven flooding poses well water contamination risks ST. LOUIS (AP) — Experts say more intense storms driven by climate change are boosting contamination risks for privately owned drinking water wells. While estimates vary, studies say roughly 53 million U.S. residents rely on private wells that draw groundwater. Flood waters pick up bacteria and other contaminants…… read more »
North Carolina News – June 6, 2022
Police: 17-year-old shot, killed; second juvenile wounded ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — Police say a 17-year-old was shot to death in a North Carolina city, while a second juvenile was wounded. Elizabeth City police said its officers responded on Sunday to gunshots at around 8:30 p.m., news outlets reported. When the officers arrived, they were…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 31, 2022
Authorities: Trooper fatally shoots man during traffic stop SILER CITY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s State Highway Patrol says a trooper fatally shot a driver who “presented a pistol” during a traffic stop. Officials say the trooper stopped a Ford pickup truck in Siler City late Monday afternoon for a seat belt violation. During the…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 27, 2022
Decade since NC governor win, McCrory trounced in Senate bid RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Pat McCrory’s political career has taken quite a turn in the past decade. The Republican moderate won the 2012 gubernatorial election by a comfortable margin. But he was trounced by 34 percentage points in last week’s U.S. Senate primary by Rep.…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 26, 2022
North Carolina woman sentenced to prison for Medicare fraud RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for conspiring with others to defraud North Carolina’s Medicaid system by turning in more than $4 million in fake claims for behavioral health services. U.S. Attorney Michael Easley says…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 23, 2022
NC Medicaid expansion gets serious attention from Senate GOP RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Senate Republicans are strongly considering legislation that would expand Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults. The idea is contained in a summary of a wide-ranging health care access measure being discussed by state senators. The Associated…… read more »
NC News – May 19, 2022
Man sentenced to 8 years for trafficking carfentanil CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A federal prosecutor says a man convicted last year of trafficking a drug used to tranquilize animals has been sentenced to eight years in prison. U.S. Attorney Dena J. King says in a news release that Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Perez also was sentenced on…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 17, 2022
Election 2022: Pennsylvania, North Carolina hold key races HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump faces the strongest test yet of his ability to shape a new generation of congressional Republicans. GOP primary voters in Pennsylvania and North Carolina are deciding Tuesday whether to rally around the ex-president’s choices for critical U.S. Senate seats. Trump’s preferred…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 16, 2022
2022 midterms: What to watch as 5 states hold primaries HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s winning streak in U.S. Senate primaries is on the line Tuesday as voters in five states cast their ballots in midterm elections. Trump backed celebrity heart surgeon Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania and U.S. Rep. Ted Budd in…… read more »
