N.C. State Highway Patrol, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and Mothers Against Drunk Driving North Carolina will continue their combined campaign, “On the Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink and Drive” with events and safety checkpoints throughout the state on Labor Day Weekend. The multi-agency safety initiative works to reduce alcohol-related incidents on the state’s roadways…… read more »
AP-US-TEACHING-RACE-NORTH-CAROLINA Bill to curb racial teaching goes to North Carolina governor RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans have given final legislative approval to a bill to limit how teachers can discuss certain racial concepts inside the classroom. The proposal would prohibit teachers from compelling students to personally adopt any ideas from a list…… read more »
BC-TROPICAL WEATHER-ATLANTIC Ida’s not done, Kate persists, Tropical Storm Larry forms HURLEY, Va. (AP) — About 20 homes were knocked off their foundations and trailers washed away in Virginia as flooding continues from what’s left of Hurricane Ida. The Buchanan County sheriff’s office says about 50 people were rescued, while hundreds were evacuated to shelters…… read more »
POLICE SHOOTING Police release details after fatal shooting at department GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina have released more details about an encounter that turned deadly for a man they said set fire to a patrol car in the police department’s parking lot and attacked an officer. Police say Christopher Moore used an…… read more »
(NORTH CAROLINA NEWS NETWORK) — Although gas prices in the Carolinas have remained stable during previous weeks, motorists could soon feel the effects of Hurricane Ida in the form of spikes at the pump depending on the damage to the Gulf Coast supply chain. Tiffany Wright of AAA Carolinas says the gas prices may go…… read more »
FILM INDUSTRY Hallmark movies key in a big year for N.C. film production WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hallmark Channel movies are playing a key role in what’s expected to be a big year for North Carolina’s film industry. The StarNews reports that with film productions expected to bring a record-setting $409 million to the state…… read more »
The N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program has distributed more than $342 million in rent and utility payment to 96,944 North Carolina households since opening last fall. The HOPE Program now ranks #2 in the nation for number of households served and North Carolina ranks #6 for spending of federal Emergency Rental Assistance…… read more »
DOG PARK-HUMAN BONE Police: ‘Historical’ human bone found at NC dog park ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — Police in Eastern North Carolina are investigating after a “historical” human bone was found at a dog park. News outlets report that the Rocky Mount Police Department said the bone was found Wednesday at the Best Friend’s Dog…… read more »
State and local officials are targeting minority college students with their latest version of the anti-drunk driving campaign, Booze It & Lose It. Today, members of the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program partnered with Winston-Salem State University on the historically Black university’s campus to launch the 2021 Labor Day Booze It and Lose It campaign.…… read more »
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 »
