"Rising fuel costs are squeezing North Carolina families’ pocketbooks and creating challenges for farmers across the state," House speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, posted on X. "North Carolinians can’t afford to wait.""Today, @SenatorBerger and I are calling for a special session of the Gene…
"I get to fly out to Texas next July before Junior Gold, and I get to work with some of the Team USA coaches and some of the other kids," said Makayla Pressley.
Each candidate answered questions about themselves, county projects, data centers and McDowell County's future.
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The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has approved a rule that prohibits the feeding of black bears, as well as the placement of food that attracts bears, in Buncombe County.
After detaining Cook, Baliles searched him and found multiple items belonging to the victim, along with marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
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State law enforcement agencies, like the State Highway Patrol, are now required to enter agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, allowing officers to carry out immigration enforcement.
Both major party candidates for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District debuted new ads in the Asheville media market this week.
Police say the 31-year-old man may have used the SnapChat social media forum to reach his minor victims, according to a news release from the High Point Police Department.
Blanche Taylor Moore was sent to death row in 1990 after being convicted by a Forsyth County jury for killing her boyfriend, Raymond Reid, by feeding him arsenic.
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N.C. Rep. Mike Schietzelt, R-Wake, posted on his Facebook page that "the purpose of the WakeMed/Atrium merger was to raise reimbursement rates. That's going to raise your insurance premiums."
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