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Notable North Carolinians we lost in 2019
RALEIGH — The first woman to defeat another women in a race for U.S. Senate. The inventor of the ubiquitous UPC barcode. The pilot of Airwolf. Those are just a few of the notable North […]
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Murphy wins GOP congressional primary runoff
RALEIGH — A state legislator aided by conservatives on Capitol Hill won the Republican nomination Tuesday for the North Carolina congressional district seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Walter Jones Jr. Voters in […]
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Congressman’s death triggers election, glut of candidates
RALEIGH — U.S. Rep. Walter Jones Jr.’s long-held congressional seat in North Carolina was expected to be up for grabs soon, but it happened more quickly than most people anticipated. Months after the Republican announced […]
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Voting begins soon in race to replace Walter Jones
RALEIGH — Voters will soon begin to pick from among over two dozen candidates who have filed to run for an eastern North Carolina congressional seat empty since last month’s death of GOP Rep. Walter […]
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Eastern NC political champion Jones dies on 76th birthday
RALEIGH — Republican U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr. (R-NC03), a political maverick and advocate for eastern North Carolina, died Sunday on his 76th birthday. The congressman’s office confirmed his death in a statement, saying […]
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Congressman Walter Jones under hospice care
RALEIGH — U.S. Rep. Walter Jones Jr., a Republican congressman who has represented N.C. for over two decades, has entered hospice care. A press release issued Saturday on Jones’s U.S. House website says that his […]
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Jones takes complaint over Dacey ad to district attorney
Raleigh — With the Republican primary just three weeks away Congressman Walter Jones (N.C.-03) is taking legal action against his primary opponent, Scott Dacey, for an ad that his campaign says is “misleading” at a […]
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NC’s House District 3 is a race to watch ahead of May primary
RALEIGH — N.C.’s Congressional District 3 is one of the more closely watched races in the nation as long-time Congressman Walter Jones faces two challengers in the May 8 Republican primary. Jones has already announced […]
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NC delegation breaks for historic tax overhaul near party lines
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a tax overhaul on Saturday, moving Republicans and President Donald Trump a big step closer to their goal of slashing taxes for businesses and the rich while offering […]