July 2020 Archives

Panthers release kicker Graham Gano, stick with Joey Slye

July 30, 2020 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — The Carolina Panthers have decided to keep Joey Slye as their kicker and release veteran Graham Gano, who missed all of last season with a knee injury. Gano took over as the team’s […]

Some NC utilities told to stop disconnections longer

July 30, 2020 Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina regulators have told the state’s larger for-profit electric, natural gas and water utilities to keep delaying disconnections through August as customers still struggle financially from COVID-19. The state Utilities Commission issued […]

3 former presidents mourn John Lewis at funeral in Atlanta

July 30, 2020 Jeff Martin, Associated Press

ATLANTA — John Lewis was mourned, revered and celebrated as an American hero on Thursday at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape civil rights history. Three […]

NASA launches Mars rover to look for signs of ancient life

July 30, 2020 Marcia Dunn | The Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built — a car-size vehicle bristling with cameras, microphones, drills and lasers — blasted off for the red planet Thursday as part of an […]

Herman Cain dies after COVID-19 battle

July 30, 2020 North State Journal Staff

ATLANTA — 2012 GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has died from COVID-19, reported by the conservative news site Newsmax and later on his personal website. He was 74. The former pizza company executive has been […]

2021 Kia Seltos: The perfect road trip companion

July 30, 2020 Jordan Golson

YOSEMITE VALLEY, Calif. — You can learn a lot about a person by going on a road trip with them. Sharing a cramped space for days on end will bring out the best and worst […]

US economy shrank at record-breaking 33% rate last quarter

July 30, 2020 Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. economy shrank at a 33% annual rate in the April-June quarter — by far the worst quarterly plunge ever — when the viral outbreak shut down businesses, throwing tens of […]

100 in 100: Wilkes County’s Junior Johnson, charter member of NASCAR Hall of Fame

July 30, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

Fed sees cloudy economic outlook

July 30, 2020 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday that the viral epidemic is endangering the modest economic recovery that followed a collapse in hiring and spending this spring. As a result, he said, […]

State Rep. Debra Conrad to resign this week from legislature