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 »
Tag Archives: North Carolina News
North Carolina News – August 25
North Carolina News – August 24
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 »
North Carolina News – August 23
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 »
North Carolina News – August 20
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 »
North Carolina News – August 19
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 »
North Carolina News – August 17
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 »
North Carolina News – August 16
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 »
North Carolina News – August 6
GUN PERMIT DELAY LAWSUIT North Carolina sheriff sued over gun permit delay CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Gun rights organizations and three residents are suing a North Carolina sheriff alleging that his office failed to issue pistol purchase and concealed handgun permits in a timely manner. The Charlotte Observer reports that Gun Owners of America, Gun…… read more »
North Carolina News – August 5
POLICE SHOOT DRIVER Police: Officer shot driver who veered toward deputy WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Officials in North Carolina say police officers and sheriff’s deputies shot a driver when he veered toward a deputy on foot as if to strike him. Wilmington police say officers tried to stop a vehicle Wednesday for a traffic offense,…… read more »
North Carolina News – August 4
CRASH MEMORIAL-TWO KILLED 2 fatally hit by train at memorial for man killed in crash CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police say two men attending a memorial a week after a fatal crash with a Charlotte light rail train were fatally struck by a light rail train themselves. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say officers responded to a report…… read more »
