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 »
Tag Archives: North Carolina News
North Carolina News – October 7
North Carolina News – October 6
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 »
North Carolina News – October 5
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 »
North Carolina News – October 4
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 »
North Carolina News – October 1
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 »
North Carolina News – September 30
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 »
North Carolina News – September 29
TAX EVASION-COUPLE CHARGED North Carolina couple convicted for multiple tax violations GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says a North Carolina couple has been convicted of getting around paying employment and income taxes for almost a decade to pay for boarding their dog, a country club membership and visits to a spiritual…… read more »
North Carolina News – September 28
VIRUS OUTBREAK-AMBULANCES Ambulances sent to North Carolina counties for COVID-19 aid RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nine North Carolina counties are benefiting from 25 ambulances and their crews provided by the federal government to help locals struggling to respond to the spikes in calls during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Division of Emergency Management says the two-person…… read more »
North Carolina News – September 27
FREEDOM PARK-HOLT BROTHERS NFL Holt brothers’ firm to build North Carolina Freedom Park RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A construction company founded by former NFL players and brothers Torry and Terrence Holt will build the project designed to honor the contributions of African Americans in North Carolina. Leaders of the North Carolina Freedom Park initiative announced…… read more »
North Carolina News – September 24
POLICE OFFICER-FRAUD CHARGE North Carolina police officer charged in fraud investigation CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Detectives with a North Carolina police department have filed charges against one of its officers after an investigation revealed he had submitted work invoices to private businesses for more than what he was due. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says in…… read more »
