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Cary to host MLB Draft combine
CARY — Major League Baseball and the U.S. Baseball Federation will hold a showcase for prospects ahead of the amateur draft, which has been pushed back to July 11-13 and will hold its first night […]
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Epic Games to transform Cary Towne Center mall into new headquarters
CARY — Epic Games Inc., Turnbridge Equities and Denali Properties announced Sunday an agreement to transfer ownership of the 980,000-square-foot and 87-acre Cary Towne Center to Epic Games, with the goal of converting the property […]
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Paul Newby becomes 30th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina
RALEIGH — Paul Martin Newby became the 30th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina today. He took the oath of office shortly after midnight, administered by Superior Court Judge Andrew Heath of Wake […]
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General Assembly retirements of 2020
RALEIGH — Just over half-a-dozen lawmakers announced retirement this year, with some of them headed to other governmental roles or appointments. The first was Rep. Floyd McKissick (D-Durham), who formally resigned on Jan. 7 after […]
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Are NC school districts following the ‘science and data’?
RALEIGH — Some of the larger school districts in North Carolina, who are backpedaling on reopening schools to full-time in-person instruction, appear not to be following the “science and data” and the repeated messages from […]
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DENTON: Another shutdown would devastate already hurting businesses
March 23, 2020, was a day that forever changed my way of living and how I viewed things around me. Due to COVID-19, Gov. Roy Cooper banned gatherings of more than 50 people and ordered […]
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Republican Paré unseats progressive Batch in Wake County state House race
RALEIGH — Mostly blue Wake County has a new patch of red with Republican Erin Paré unseating incumbent Democrat Sydney Batch for the N.C. House District 37 seat. “After a hard-fought campaign, I am humbled […]
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Personal property, political signs destroyed and vandalized in multiple counties
RALEIGH — Vandalism has not been limited to just political and campaign signs this election year. Across the state, reports of such vandalism also include personal residences and political party offices. In a Cary subdivision […]
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Gov. Roy Cooper chooses replacement NCSBE members
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper has chosen two Republicans from lists submitted by the North Carolina Republican Party to replace David Black and Ken Raymond on the N.C. State Board of Elections. James “Carr” McLamb […]
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Trump Victory sees uptick in field activity four weeks from election day
RALEIGH – Four weeks from the Nov. 3 election day, campaigns are searching for every vote they can get for their candidate. Trump Victory, the combined field operation of President Donald Trump and the Republican […]