AP Explains: Why the 14th Amendment has surfaced in midterms RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Some attorneys and voters are using a rarely cited section of the 14th Amendment dealing with insurrection to try to stop some U.S. House members from running for re-election this year. First-term Republican firebrands Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina and Marjorie…… read more »
Category Archives: State News
North Carolina News – March 25, 2022
North Carolina News – March 23, 2022
WILLIAM PEACE-NAME CHANGE William Peace University reconsiders name, slaveholder ties RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A small private college in North Carolina is considering a name change amid scrutiny of its namesake’s history as a slaveholder. William Peace University President Brian Ralph told WRAL-TV Tuesday that the school will hold a series of “listening sessions” with…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 22, 2022
WILLIAM PEACE-NAME CHANGE William Peace University reconsiders name, slaveholder ties RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A small private college in North Carolina is considering a name change amid scrutiny of its namesake’s history as a slaveholder. William Peace University President Brian Ralph told WRAL-TV Tuesday that the school will hold a series of “listening sessions” with…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 21, 2022
PARKING LOT-SHOOTINGS NC police: 3 dead, 2 wounded in hotel parking lot shootings FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Police in a North Carolina city say three people were killed and two others wounded following reported shootings in a hotel parking lot. Fayetteville police officers say they went to the lot at the Baymont Ramada on Saturday…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 18, 2022
AP-US-MEADOWS-VOTER-REGISTRATION North Carolina investigating Meadows’ voter registration RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s attorney general office says state investigators are probing the voter registration of Mark Meadows, a former chief of staff to President Donald Trump. That step comes amid questions about him listing a home he never owned on voter records. The N.C. Department…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 17, 2022
GRANDMOTHER ASSAULTED Sheriff: Man fires shot at grandmother, assaults her BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s office says a man is facing multiple charges after he got into an argument with his grandmother and fired a shot a her with a rifle. The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 16, 2022
AVIAN FLU-NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina wildlife officials confirm avian flu cases RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Wildlife experts in North Carolina have confirmed that birds in four separate counties have died from the avian flu. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission said in a news release on Wednesday that a snow goose in Hyde County, a redhead…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 15, 2022
SCHOOL-MOCK SLAVE AUCTION NC superintendent apologizes after mock slave auction PITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina schools superintendent apologized Monday for a mock “slave auction” in which white middle-schoolers pretended to sell their Black classmates. The school board also is reviewing the student code of conduct and discipline policies dealing with acts of racism.…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 14, 2022
MAIL FACILITY-OSHA REPORT OSHA: Worker lost arm from injury at US mail facility in NC GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Labor Department says the arm of a mechanic working at a mail facility in North Carolina was amputated last year after coming into contact with a machine that had a safety guard removed. The…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 11, 2022
RETIREES-HEALTH INSURANCE NC retiree health insurance case left unsettled by top court RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A legal fight over whether retired government workers were wronged when North Carolina stopped offering them a more generous level of premium-free health insurance is still unsettled despite a state Supreme Court ruling. A majority of justices agreed Friday…… read more »
