More than a million tons a year of America’s plastic trash isn’t ending up where it should. The equivalent of as many as 1,300 plastic grocery bags per person is landing in places such as […]
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Eta moved into Honduras on Wednesday as a weakened tropical depression but still bringing the heavy rains that have drenched and caused deadly landslides in the country’s east and in northern Nicaragua. […]
RALEIGH — In the N.C. Supreme Court race between appointed Democratic incumbent Justice Mark Davis and Republican Tamara Barringer, Barringer defeated Davis by over 130,000 votes to win an eight-year term on the court. Barringer, […]
RALEIGH — The outcomes of elections for North Carolina’s top lawyer and top judge likely won’t be settled for at least several more days as absentee, provisional ballots are scrutinized statewide. In the race for […]
RALEIGH — In the N.C. Supreme Court contest to for Justice Paul Newby’s former seat, Republican N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Phil Berger Jr. defeated fellow N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Lucy Inman, a Democrat, […]
RALEIGH — An analysis of the counties that received a letter from N.C. Department of Health and Human Services secretary Mandy Cohen shows possible inconsistencies with who received the letter and who didn’t. North State […]
BURNSVILLE — Construction is underway on a new planetarium located at the Mayland Community College’s Bare Earth to Sky Park in Yancey County and will open to the public spring of 2021. Named after key […]
RALEIGH – Republican incumbent state Sen. Joyce Krawiec held off a challenge from Democrat Terri LeGrand to win another term in the N.C. Senate. Krawiec, who secured her fourth term in the chamber, prevailed after her […]
RALEIGH – Alamance County Commissioner Amy Galey defeated Democrat J.D. Wooten in a close battle in the 24th state Senate district. Galey, a Republican, will succeed state Sen. Rick Gunn, who has represented the district […]
RALEIGH — State Rep. Josh Dobson won the race to become N.C.’s next Labor Commissioner, succeeding the retiring Cherie Berry. Dobson, a Republican, served in the N.C. House representing District 85 since 2013. He was […]
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