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Earlier this week the NY Times wrote an article hammering the incidents surrounding the decisions of NC new Republican led general assembly. They highlighted how nearly 700 people have been arrested in the “Moral Monday” demonstrations which protested the decisions that would cut back on the care of the less fortunate. Yesterday Gov. […]
Yesterday a request spread through social media like wildfire – blackout your profile pictures on each of your social media sites until a verdict is…
A convicted felon with ties to University of North Carolina basketball player P.J. Hairston told WRAL Tuesday the UNC athlete has not received any improper benefits from him. Hairston has been pulled over twice in rental vehicles traced to the same Durham address, raising questions about possible NCAA violations. Durham’s Haydn “Fats” Thomas, 39, rented […]
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory threatened to veto an abortion bill making its way through the General Assembly Wednesday morning. In a statement, McCrory’s office said “unless significant changes and clarifications are made addressing our concerns that were clearly communicated by DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos, Governor Pat McCrory will veto the existing bill, HB 695, if […]
Two supermarket giants are coming together. Kroger has agreed to buy Harris Teeter for 2.5 billion dollars and word has it that there are no plans to close any of the Harris Teeter stores… so everyone will still have jobs. Together, the two companies will operate 2,631 supermarkets and employ more than 368,000 associates […]
Some 20,000 year round students started school this morning in WakeCounty. Many parents have complained about the long bus rides that their kids have to take, with some commutes being over an hour. School leaders say budget cuts are to blame and they are working to make conditions better. So far the district has added […]
Monday is the 10th week of Moral Monday protests is planned at the General Assembly. The NAACP and other groups use the demonstrations to speak out against cuts to unemployment benefits and changes to voting laws, and other Republican backed policies they say hurt the poor and minorities.
The North Carolina State Utilities Commission will hold a hearing Monday about Duke Energy Carolinas’ request for a rate increase. The 9.7 percent increase would affect 1.9 million NC customers, primarily in the Piedmont, including Charlotte and the Triad.
We have lots of sun and heat in the forecast today but over the last week or so we’ve had more than our share of rain and flooding. Orange county was hit with alot more rain than some of our other counties, leaving many of their residents displaced because of flooding. Today those more […]
It was originally decided that the fireworks at Ft. Bragg would be cancelled due to sequestration… but thanks to a sergeant’s contest winning essay the event is a GO! Staff Sgt. Jeff Wells described in his essay how much his community deserved a Fourth of July celebration and how the sequestration had snuffed it out. […]
