BC-NC-CHILD FATALLY SHOT 7-year-old fatally shot while riding in car with his mom HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say a 7-year-old boy was fatally shot while riding in a car with his mother. The shooting happened around 11 p.m. Wednesday in Hickory. Hickory police said in a news release that officers responding…… read more »
Tag Archives: North Carolina News
North Carolina News – April 22
North Carolina News – April 21
OUTER BANKS-SHUTTLE Outer Banks Wright Brothers memorial gets autonomous shuttle KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina site of the world’s first powered flight has launched a pilot project to test out the safety and efficacy of another transportation innovation. The popular Wright Brothers National Memorial on the Outer Banks kicked off a…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 20
KAMALA HARRIS-NC VISIT Harris pitches $2.3T spending plan on trip to North Carolina JAMESTOWN, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris visited central North Carolina to pitch the Biden administration’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan. Monday’s trip marked Harris’ first visit to the state since getting sworn in to office. She spoke at Guilford…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 19
POLICE PROTEST-NORTH CAROLINA Protesters detained at Raleigh police brutality march RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several protesters were taken into custody Sunday night after authorities in North Carolina declared a police brutality demonstration an “unlawful assembly.” For a third night in a row, demonstrators marched through downtown Raleigh protesting the police killings of 20-year-old Daunte Wright…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 16
FISH HITS TRUCK In North Carolina, a fish falls onto a trucker’s windshield HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — A truck was rolling down a highway in North Carolina when its windshield was struck by a fish. The Charlotte Observer reported Friday that the unlucky fish had been caught by a hungry bird and then dropped…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 15
AP-US-THERMO-FISHER-PPD Thermo Fisher buying PPD in deal worth $17.4 billion WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Thermo Fisher is buying clinical research company PPD in a deal valued at $17.4 billion. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will pay $47.50 per PPD share. The transaction also includes approximately $3.5 billion in debt. PPD offers a range of clinical research…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 14
AP-US-OBIT-MADOFF Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison at 82 NEW YORK (AP) — Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme, has died in prison. Madoff’s death at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, was confirmed by his lawyer and the Bureau of Prisons. A person familiar…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 13
VOTER ID Trial begins on challenge to latest N. Carolina voter ID law RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s latest law requiring photo identification to cast ballots is now on trial. A panel of three state judges began hearing evidence on Monday in litigation filed to overturn a 2018 law that filled in details of…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 12
AP-US-BIDEN-INFRASTRUCTURE White House issuing reports on states’ infrastructure needs WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden White House is amplifying the push for its $2.3 trillion infrastructure package with state-by-state breakdowns showing the dire shape of roads, bridges, the power grid and housing affordability. The state summaries were obtained by The Associated Press and paint a bleak…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 9
VIRUS OUTBREAK – NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina sites to resume J&J vaccines after CDC review RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s safe for North Carolina vaccine clinics that saw an increase in reports of adverse reactions to continue administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. David Wohl oversees…… read more »
