“Well, we’ve heard of the ‘Wet Bandits’ and ‘Sticky Bandits,’ but we've never come across a ‘Biscuit Bandit,’” said Patrick DeSota, a Greensboro police spokesman said.
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Memorial Day is almost here, bringing a controversial subject to the front of many North Carolina residents' minds: the use of fireworks to celebrate special occasions.
- RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal
A series of Republican-sponsored state constitutional amendment bills surfacing during the 2026 session now includes a House bill in which voters would decide whether to elect members to the State Board of Education.
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North Lincoln baseball would rather not have its back against the wall. Fortunately for the Knights, it isn’t a position to which they are not accustomed.
- RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal
Senate Bill 1080, titled "Lower taxes for all," places a state constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3 general election ballot that would allow North Carolina voters to decide on whether to cap the individual income tax rate at 3.49%.
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The NBA Rookie teams were revealed Wednesday night, and as a surprise to no one, Duke stars Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel made the first team.
- Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer
A years-long struggle to protect one of “the last privately owned, undeveloped tracts on any North Carolina barrier island” came to an end on Tuesday.
Livestock owners are forbidden from allowing livestock to run at-large, according to N.C. general statutes.
A Greensboro man has been arrested and charged in connection with an assault last week after pouring gasoline on a woman and setting her on fire
Health officials say the fox attacked three people on May 14 in Kernersville.
Katherine Legge’s attempt at "The Double" got off to a difficult start Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway but the veteran driver still secured her starting spot in the 110th Indianapolis 500 field.
An order from the top state utilities official could stall and potentially end solar projects expected to come online in the early 2030s — a move environmental organizations are saying is unprecedented and could raise future energy rates for consumers. In North Carolina, Duke Energy is required to use solar power for part of its electrical needs. So, it purchases solar projects from companies ...
The State Employees Association of North Carolina has a simple explanation for the raft of vacant positions in state government: poor pay.
Mallard Creek High School sent a letter to the N.C. High School Athletic Association board of directors on Monday requesting review of an official’s decision that cost the Mavericks a third straight state championship.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
"We must ensure that our children and grandchildren understand that the freedoms they inherit were paid for with courage, service and sacrifice.”
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
“Well, we’ve heard of the ‘Wet Bandits’ and ‘Sticky Bandits,’ but we've never come across a ‘Biscuit Bandit,’” said Patrick DeSota, a Greensboro police spokesman said.
Memorial Day is almost here, bringing a controversial subject to the front of many North Carolina residents' minds: the use of fireworks to celebrate special occasions.
A series of Republican-sponsored state constitutional amendment bills surfacing during the 2026 session now includes a House bill in which voters would decide whether to elect members to the State Board of Education.
North Lincoln baseball would rather not have its back against the wall. Fortunately for the Knights, it isn’t a position to which they are not accustomed.
U.S. Central Command said the strikes were designed "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces."
He also apologized for the church's role in slavery, and repudiated a doctrine used since the fifth century to justify some wars.
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is debating requiring taxpayers to disclose their citizenship status on next year's tax forms, according to three people familiar with the situation.
President Trump says a framework peace deal to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz is nearly finalized, though important sticking points remain.
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The charges stem from the break-in of a residence on Mack Noblitt Road in 2020 and the break-in of a storage unit in Marion in 2023.
No charges have been filed in the shooting.
A Marion woman and a baby were also named as victims.
“Please help us recover these important pieces of history so they can be safely returned."
The plan includes a 5% increase in the water rates and a 5% increase in the sewer rates.
Check out this list to see where you can swim on Memorial Day in surrounding areas.
A series of Republican-sponsored state constitutional amendment bills surfacing during the 2026 session now includes a House bill in which voters would decide whether to elect members to the State Board of Education.
In total, Medford devoted more than 50 years of her life to McDowell County Schools.