Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Airman 1st Class Louis Valdez from the 4th Operations Support Squadron Valdez has been in the Air Force since May of 2020. He comes to Goldsboro from San Antonio, Texas. Valdez says, with so many other family…… read more »
ELECTION 2022-SENATE-NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina’s Mark Walker staying in Senate race, for now RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker says he plans to remain in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race through the end of the year. But the Republican is also considering returning to the U.S. House. He said he met with…… read more »
IDENTITY THEFT-WOMAN SENTENCED North Carolina woman sentenced to identity theft, mail fraud RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal prosecutor’s office says a North Carolina woman has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for impersonating two people by illegally accessing a state agency’s computers. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of…… read more »
DMV EXAMINERS North Carolina DMV adding new driver license examiners RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Getting a driver license in North Carolina may soon get a little easier. The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles says it has added 41 new driver license examiner graduates to 32 offices statewide. A news release from the agency says the…… read more »
ELECTION 2022-FILING OPENS NC candidate filing for 2022 elections to begin Monday RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Candidate filing for 2022 elections in North Carolina is starting as scheduled. The State Board of Elections and election offices in all 100 counties begin accepting candidate documents and filing fees at noon Monday. Filing ends at midday Dec.…… read more »
Winter Weather Preparedness Week is December 5 – 11 and Governor Roy Cooper is encouraging North Carolinians to plan and prepare now, before potentially dangerous winter weather arrives. “North Carolina’s winter weather can be challenging and everyone should be prepared for dangerous conditions,” Governor Cooper said. “Make a family emergency plan, update your emergency…… read more »
REDISTRICTING LAWSUITS NC judges weigh attempts to block elections under new maps RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legal attempts to block North Carolina legislative and congressional elections from occurring under district maps approved by state Republicans last month are getting heard by state trial judges. A three-judge panel began a hearing Friday on two lawsuits. Plaintiffs…… read more »
AP-US-AWOL-WEAPONS-EXPLOSIVES AP: US military explosives vanish, emerge in civilian world An Associated Press investigation has found that the U.S. military has a missing explosives problem. Hundreds of pounds of plastic explosives have vanished over the past decade, as have hundreds — and possibly thousands — of armor-piercing grenades. These were not rusty war trophies cast…… read more »
FUGITIVE SEX OFFENDER Fugitive sex offender sentenced for not registering RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey man who was a fugitive for nearly two years and who was captured in North Carolina has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for failure to register as a sex offender. Court documents…… read more »
(GDN) — The COVID-19 variant known as “omicron” is likely heading for a town near you. At Tuesday’s media briefing, Gov. Roy Cooper says it’s a stark reminder that North Carolina hasn’t defeated the pandemic. Cooper says getting more people vaccinated remains the way out of the pandemic. The governor says 13% of the state’s…… read more »
