OBIT-SNYDER N. Carolina Republican candidate Jim Snyder dead at 77 LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A memorial service will be held Friday for attorney, author and former North Carolina Republican candidate Jim Snyder Jr. His family says Snyder died last weekend at age 77 following an extended illness. Snyder won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor…… read more »
FBI-HATE CRIMES FBI campaign to raise hate crime awareness in North Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte division of the FBI says it is launching a campaign across North Carolina to raise awareness about federal hate crimes and to encourage people to report them. A news release from the agency says its campaign is…… read more »
PLANT EMPLOYEES DEAD Company probes whether procedures were followed after deaths FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — An eastern North Carolina industrial operation says it’s investigating whether safety procedures were followed after an accident that killed two workers over the weekend. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said two Valley Proteins workers were found unresponsive Sunday at the…… read more »
PLANT EMPLOYEES DEAD Authorities: 2 workers at eastern North Carolina plant die FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say two employees at an eastern North Carolina industrial operation have died at the site. It happened Sunday at the Valley Proteins Inc. plant in Fayetteville. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says deputies came to the operation Sunday…… read more »
EDUCATION FUNDING Judge sets deadline for N. Carolina to boost school funding RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge has set a mid-October deadline for state lawmakers to provide funding for improving public education or he will take action himself. News outlets report State Superior Court Judge David Lee said he was “very disheartened”…… read more »
MURDER SUSPECT- SEARCH Man wanted for murders in two North Carolina cities GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Police are looking for a man wanted for homicides in two North Carolina cities over three days, warning that he should be considered armed and extremely dangerous. A news release from the Greensboro Police Department says 29-year-old Malek Anthony…… read more »
CHILD KILLED-SHOOTING Police: Dozens of shots fired at home, child killed CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police say a young child was killed when people in multiple vehicles fired dozens of rounds toward a Charlotte home. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say officers called to Richard Rozzelle Drive late Tuesday for multiple reports of shots fired found a child…… read more »
FATAL BOAT CRASH Woman dies after boat hits hidden sand shoal HATTERAS, N.C. (AP) — Officials in North Carolina say a Virginia woman was killed when she was thrown from a boat and run over after it hit a hidden sand shoal off the Outer Banks. News outlets report that the rented 21-foot Carolina skiff…… read more »
The 2021 Fall Litter Sweep is taking place September 11-25. Traditionally scheduled for the last two weeks of April and September, Litter Sweep is the N.C. Department of Transportation’s biannual statewide roadside litter removal initiative. Residents throughout the state participate in local efforts to help clean up North Carolina’s roadways. In addition to volunteers, NCDOT maintenance crews…… read more »
GUNS AT SCHOOL 2 teens charged after student brings 2 guns to high school RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Officials in North Carolina say two teens are facing charges after a high school student brought two guns to school. The News & Observer reports that Enloe High School Principal Jacqueline Jordan said that a school employee…… read more »
