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 »
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 »
AP-NC-JAIL OFFICER-INMATE SEX North Carolina jail officer fired for having sex with inmate CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina jail officer is facing criminal charges after she was fired for having sex with an inmate. News outlets report Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden says jailer Karen Payton also provided the same inmate with tobacco,…… read more »
ELECTION 2022-NORTH CAROLINA SENATE Opponents target Ted Budd, Trump’s choice in GOP Senate race MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — Rep. Ted Budd has been playing defense since getting former President Donald Trump’s endorsement in North Carolina’s GOP Senate primary. Budd is one of three leading candidates looking to keep an open U.S. Senate seat in…… read more »
The N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program continues to rank No. 2 in the nation for number of households served and No. 6 for spending of federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program funding. The latest U.S. Department of the Treasury rankings, which reflect ERA program standings through Aug. 31, note the program…… read more »
HOMICIDE SUSPECT CAPTURED Woman wanted for killing in North Carolina found in Georgia SOUTH FULTON, Ga. (AP) — Police say a woman wanted for a killing in North Carolina has been found in Georgia with her 2-year-old son. The South Fulton Police Department says 31-year-old Camille Singleton was taken into custody at a Walmart on…… read more »
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected this year more than 10 million pounds of litter from roadsides, nearly breaking the state’s record for litter collection set in 2019. This announcement comes on the heels of the two-week Fall Litter Sweep, which saw more than 418,000 pounds of roadside litter picked…… read more »
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY-BEAR ATTACK Bear attacks couple picnicking at Blue Ridge Parkway site. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The National Park Service says a couple having a picnic on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina has survived multiple bear attacks which it says may have been triggered by their barking dog. News outlets report a…… read more »
The names of five North Carolina prison facilities will change effective Oct. 4 in an effort to update them to 21st century cultural standards. “These changes are being made to better reflect the diversity of modern-day society,” said Todd Ishee, Commissioner of Prisons. “In this day and age, it is unacceptable to maintain facility names…… read more »
GUNS CONFISCATED-SCHOOLS Fifth gun confiscated from school in North Carolina system WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police officer has confiscated a handgun from a student’s backpack at a magnet school, the fifth such incident in the same school system this month. The Winston-Salem Journal reports the officer took the gun from a student…… read more »
