Tag Archives: North Carolina News

North Carolina News – April 11, 2022

North Carolina News – April 11, 2022

FATAL POLICE PURSUIT Report of state park intruder leads to fatal police pursuit STUART, Va. (AP) — A police pursuit prompted by a call about an intruder at a state park in Virginia has left an elderly man dead and a North Carolina woman charged with vehicular homicide. Authorities say rangers at Staunton River State…read more »

North Carolina News – April 8, 2022

North Carolina News – April 8, 2022

CAPITOL-RIOT-PROUD-BOYS Proud Boys member pleads guilty to conspiracy in Jan. 6 riot WASHINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina man has become the second member of the Proud Boys to plead guilty to conspiring with other members of the extremist group to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote. Charles Donohoe pleaded guilty Friday to…read more »

North Carolina News – April 7, 2022

North Carolina News – April 7, 2022

RACIAL INJUSTICE-BUILDING RENAMED NC college removes name of white supremacist from building RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina women’s college says it’s renaming a building named for a white supremacist who supported unequal funding for schools based on race. The board of trustees of Meredith College in Raleigh voted at a meeting last month…read more »

North Carolina News – April 6, 2022

North Carolina News – April 6, 2022

CLIMATE CHANGE-BLACKOUTS Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread Power outages from severe weather have roughly doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms. An Associated Press analysis found the number of outages tied to severe weather rose from about 50 annually nationwide in…read more »

North Carolina News – April 5, 2022

North Carolina News – April 5, 2022

RACIAL-INJUSTICE-NORTH-CAROLINA-DEATH Nurse indicted in custody death, no indictment for officers WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a nurse on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the 2019 death of a Black man at a North Carolina jail, but declined to indict five former detention officers involved in the incident. News outlets report Forsyth…read more »

North Carolina News – April 4, 2022

North Carolina News – April 4, 2022

MEDICAID-MOTHERS Expanded Medicaid for new mothers begins in NC RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — New mothers can now receive one year of full Medicaid coverage after delivery as a new state law expanding services takes effect. The 12-month post-partum coverage began on Friday. The expansion was offered to states in a COVID-19 relief and stimulus package…read more »

North Carolina News – April 1, 2022

North Carolina News – April 1, 2022

NC man convicted of murder in 2017 fatal beating of uncle ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina prosecutor says a man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2017 beating death of his uncle. District Attorney Jon David said 21-year-old Gabriel McDowell of Elizabethtown was convicted on Thursday after a trial that…read more »

North Carolina News – March 31, 2022

North Carolina News – March 31, 2022

US judge won’t let 2nd group of voters fight Cawthorn suit WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to allow a second group of voters seeking to challenge the candidacy of North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn through a section of the Constitution addressing insurrection from opposing him in court. U.S. District Judge Richard…read more »

North Carolina News – March 30, 2022

North Carolina News – March 30, 2022

Vietnamese carmaker to build electric vehicles in N Carolina RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Vietnamese automaker has announced plans to build a plant in North Carolina to manufacture electric vehicles, promising to bring 7,500 jobs. VinFast will build its first North American plant in Chatham County southwest of Raleigh, with production expected to start in…read more »

North Carolina News – March 29, 2022

North Carolina News – March 29, 2022

NC trial judges again allow more felony offenders to vote RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina judges have struck down a state law that prohibits people convicted of felonies from registering to vote while they are still serving probation, parole or other supervision. While appeals are possible, Monday’s ruling ultimately could allow tens of thousands…read more »

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