VIRUS OUTBREAK-TEACHER SENT HOME North Carolina teacher sent home for refusing to wear mask SMITHFIELD, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina high school teacher has been sent home for refusing to wear a mask as required by her school district. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports Aurora Preston, who teaches at South Johnston High…… read more »
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS-CAMP LEJEUNE 2 plead guilty to taking 3 in US illegally to Marine base WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A federal prosecutor says a husband and wife from North Carolina have pleaded guilty to transporting people living in the country illegally onto a U.S. Marine base by boat. Acting U.S. Attorney G. Norman Acker III…… read more »
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 9 million pounds of litter from roadsides and are on pace to exceed the state’s record for litter collection set in 2019. “In North Carolina, we take great pride in our natural resources, but we all have to be vigilant to…… read more »
FATAL SHOOTING-TEENAGER CHARGED Teenager charged in shooting death of North Carolina woman WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina have charged a 15-year-old in the shooting death of a woman. News outlets report Winston-Salem police responded to a call about the shooting north of downtown at 4:25 a.m. Sunday. According to police, two groups…… read more »
TROPICAL WEATHER-FRED Officials: 5th person found dead after N. Carolina flooding CRUSO, N.C. (AP) — Officials have found a fifth person dead after flooding in western North Carolina. Haywood County Emergency Services announced in a Facebook post that they found the fifth victim, Frank Lauer Sr., 74, of Cruso on Sunday. It was the fifth…… read more »
TROPICAL WEATHER-NORTH CAROLINA-BEACHES National Weather Service warns of rip currents from Henri WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The National Weather Service is warning residents and beachgoers on the North Carolina coast of rip currents and rough surf associated with Tropical Storm Henri. Meteorologist Steven Pfaff of the weather service’s Wilmington office says swells from Henri are…… read more »
VIRUS OUTBREAK-GOVERNMENT CENTER Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center closes to public CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center is closing to the public because of a surge in COVID-19 cases in Mecklenburg County. The city issued a statement saying the center would be closed to the public beginning on Thursday. According to the statement, the closure…… read more »
CORRECTIONS WORKER-DRUG CHARGES Correctional worker charged with bringing drugs into prison ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A former correctional unit housing manager at a North Carolina prison is facing several drug-related charges after law enforcement officials say she was caught bringing marijuana into the prison. The Daily Advance reports Vanessa Uniqua Spence of Elizabeth City…… read more »
STATE EMPLOYEES-PERSONAL INFORMATION NC employee’s personal info uploaded to internal website RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials say personal information for nearly 85,000 state employees was mistakenly uploaded to an internal portal. Department of Information Technology and Office of State Human Resources announced in a news release last week that a file containing the…… read more »
Now is the time to get yourself a new North Carolina State Transportation Map. The cover of the new map features some of North Carolina’s most scenic views, including the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Greensboro skyline and Sunset Beach. First published in 1916 and updated every two years, the state map is NCDOT’s most popular publication, with…… read more »
