RALEIGH — Pecan pie lovers can celebrate. The North Carolina pecan growers have a good crop ahead of the holidays despite a relatively dry summer and damages sustained during last year’s hurricane season. That is […]
RALEIGH — Eight-term Jacksonville State Senator Harry Brown (R-Onslow) announced he will not seek re-election. Brown, who serves as Majority Leader for the Senate Republicans, has served in the General Assembly since 2004. Senator Brown […]
Thanksgiving is here. Along with turkey and mashed potatoes, one thing can be counted on: Awkward dinner table conversations. And unfortunately, this year the main course is a political matter. Your environmentally-conscious cousin may point […]
RALEIGH — A pair of North Carolina House members — one Republican and one Democrat — have announced they will not seek re-election next year. Democratic Rep. Mary Ann Black (D-Durham) made her decision public […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper appears to have “improperly used the authority and influence of his office” to pressure natural gas pipeline builders to agree to a $57.8 million mitigation fund under his […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s schools superintendent has decided he’ll run for lieutenant governor next year instead of seeking re-election. Mark Johnson announced on Tuesday he wants a different office than superintendent of public instruction, which […]
RALEIGH — Former state Sen. Wesley Meredith (R-Cumberland) announced last week that he would run against current state Sen. Kirk DeViere (D-Cumberland). DeViere defeated Meredith by 433 votes in 2018. Meredith was one of six […]
MECKLENBURG — Federal agents have arrested an illegal immigrant from Mexico who was released from custody by Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office after being convicted of felony death by motor vehicle in a drunken-driving incident. Jose […]
RALEIGH — A three-judge panel on Monday approved so-called remedial maps drawn by the legislature after the same court ruled the prior maps to be an unconstitutional political gerrymander. Following the court’s first ruling, the […]
RALEIGH — The 152nd N.C. State Fair closed on Sunday with total attendance of 938,029 visitors. That figure was down from last year’s total of 977,256 and well off of the all-time high of 1,091,887 […]
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