SCHOOL BUS CRASH-FATAL Officials: NC school bus driver dead after crash ZIRCONIA, N.C. (AP) — School officials in North Carolina say a school bus driver is dead and four students were taken to a hospital after a crash. Henderson County Public Schools officials say the crash happened Tuesday morning when the bus flipped as it…… read more »
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North Carolina News – November 2
North Carolina News – November 1
COAST GUARD RESCUE Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters off North Carolina coast MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) — The Coast Guard says it has rescued two boaters after their small boat capsized off the North Carolina coast. A Coast Guard news release said the rescue occurred Saturday night near Cedar Island, which is northeast of Morehead…… read more »
NCDOT: Animal-Related Vehicle Crashes Decline Across State
The frequency of vehicle crashes involving animals decreased last year across North Carolina, according to figures kept by the N.C. Department of Transportation. The number of such crashes – usually involving deer and often occurring in the twilight hours during the fall – totaled 18,607 last year. That’s an 8.5% decrease from 2019. Officials with…… read more »
North Carolina News – October 29
AP-US-VOTER-ID-NORTH-CAROLINA NC voter ID debate clouded by call for justices’ recusal RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — One of several legal challenges to North Carolina’s contentious voter ID law is on hold amid a dispute over whether two justices on the state Supreme Court should recuse themselves. The state NAACP’s request that Phil Berger Jr. and ex-Sen.…… read more »
North Carolina News – October 28
COUPLE KIDNAPPED Eight charged after North Carolina couple kidnapped HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s office says eight people face charges after a North Carolina couple was kidnapped and assaulted. The Hickory Daily Record reports the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that deputies responded to a call from a…… read more »
State’s COVID Trends Improve, Officials Still Urge Vaccinations & Boosters
There’s renewed hope over the last month as North Carolina has watched its number of coronavirus cases drop. Gov. Roy Cooper shared what he called the “good news” at a media briefing on Wednesday. Cooper says fewer people are requiring hospital beds and ICU care for COVID. Gov. Cooper is also pleased that children as…… read more »
North Carolina News – October 27
OXYGEN TANK-WORKER LAWSUIT She asked to bring oxygen to work — they fired her instead WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A woman who was fired after asking to bring an oxygen tank to work to help her breathe will get $25,000 in a federal settlement. Delaware-based TriMark Foodcraft also agreed to train its staff on what…… read more »
North Carolina News – October 26
APARTMENT SHOOTINGS Police: 1 dead, 2 wounded in NC apartment complex shootings WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Police say a man died and two others were wounded after shootings at a central North Carolina apartment complex. It happened Monday in Winston-Salem. Officers arriving at the Rolling Hills Apartment complex located a wounded 16-year-old girl and a…… read more »
North Carolina News – October 25
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS-BRIBERY Ex-tennis coach to plead guilty in college admissions case BOSTON (AP) — A former Georgetown University tennis coach is expected to plead guilty Monday in Boston federal court in the ongoing college admissions bribery case. Gordon Ernst was accused of accepting more than $2 million to help the children of wealthy parents get…… read more »
Halloween “Booze It & Lose It” Campaign Underway Statewide
The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program joined Western North Carolina partners, including Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller, Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, and local restaurant owners at Rabbit Rabbit in Asheville on Thursday, Oct. 21, to formally kick off the “Booze It & Lose It” Halloween Statewide Enforcement Campaign. The campaign, which runs from Monday, Oct.…… read more »
