DURHAM — A private funeral was held Friday for North Carolina state Rep. Maryann Black, who died this week at age 76. Black, a Democrat who joined the state House in early 2017, died Wednesday […]
RALEIGH – Details of the 883-page Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act include a large expansion of funds for the 2020 federal election cycle. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was allocated $400 […]
RALEIGH — Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker announced on March 24 that his office was temporarily suspending pistol purchase permits through April 30. “This decision does not limit anyone’s right to purchase a handgun,” said […]
RALEIGH — The state has surpassed 400 cases of COVID-19. Gov. Roy Cooper has enacted executive orders shuttering businesses and the 10 million citizens of North Carolina are living through stormy times. As expected, the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the Trump administration has decided to push the income tax filing date to July 15 from April 15. Mnuchin announced the decision in a tweet Friday saying […]
RALEIGH — State Rep. Linda Johnson (R-Cabarrus), senior chair for House Appropriations and K-12 Education, passed away Feb. 18 after a short battle with several interrelated diagnoses. The response by those in her hometown of […]
The veto and postponing of the budget by Gov. Roy Cooper is delaying millions in much-needed support for rape victims in North Carolina. Rape victims show incredible courage and strength when submitting themselves to a […]
CHARLOTTE — There could be a much higher energy level at college football games in North Carolina this year, regardless of what’s going on down on the field. Credit for that can go to H.B. […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A bill easing requirements to wipe some criminal records clean is advancing through North Carolina’s legislature. The measure that cleared the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday automates expunctions for criminal charges […]
RALEIGH — Iredell County Commissioner Jeffrey C. McNeely was appointed to N.C. House Seat 84 on July 5 to replace Rep. Rena Turner, who resigned her seat effective June 27. Turner, a Republican, held the […]
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