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 »
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North Carolina News – April 7, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 »
North Carolina News – March 23, 2022
WILLIAM PEACE-NAME CHANGE William Peace University reconsiders name, slaveholder ties RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A small private college in North Carolina is considering a name change amid scrutiny of its namesake’s history as a slaveholder. William Peace University President Brian Ralph told WRAL-TV Tuesday that the school will hold a series of “listening sessions” with…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 22, 2022
WILLIAM PEACE-NAME CHANGE William Peace University reconsiders name, slaveholder ties RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A small private college in North Carolina is considering a name change amid scrutiny of its namesake’s history as a slaveholder. William Peace University President Brian Ralph told WRAL-TV Tuesday that the school will hold a series of “listening sessions” with…… read more »
