It’s been a week since the election and Gov. McCrory camp is still pushing to get all ballots counted and possibly a recount since he is trailing Democrat Roy Cooper by 5,000 votes. The elections board chairman in heavily Democratic Durham County says he doubts McCrory will find the surge of votes from his community […]
Governor Pat McCrory announced Wednesday that there are now 20 confirmed storm-related deaths in North Carolina following Hurricane Matthew. Some rivers are still rising making flooding situations even worse in areas already under water. The Neuse River at Kinston is forecast to crest at record level on Saturday. The Tar River crested late Wednesday night in […]
At a news conference Thursday morning, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory announced that he has declared a State of Emergency ahead of an approaching winter storm. The Governor made the move because of two deaths in western North Carolina that has already been attributed to the weather. McCrory went on to say that his first […]
It didn’t take long for the NC Senate to vote to cancel Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto of a marriage bill. The Senate voted 32-16 – enough to override the governors veto of a bill that would allow some court officials in NC the right to refuse to perform gay marriages because of their religious objections. […]
The line outside of the Nike store stretched down the block long before the ribbon was cut announcing the grand opening of Charlotte Premium Outlets…
The landmark Racial Justice Act allowed convicted murderers to have their death row sentences reduced or challenged if they could prove that racial bias influenced the outcomes of their cases…. such as racism in the jury etc… Yesterday Gov. Pat McCrory signed a repeal to do away with this law and critics say this will […]
Some leaders in the community are calling on Gov. McCrory to experience living on the newly proposed unemployment benefit of $350 a week. A bill has been presented to cut unemployment benefits from $535 a week to $350 and will be considered by a house committee. If passed, Rep. Julia Howard says the proposal […]
There’s a new governor in town and the celebration are on. The festivities began yesterday and will continue tonight with a gala Inaugural Ball at the Raleigh Convention Center. Then tomorrow (Saturday) morning the formal ceremony will be held on the South side of the old Capitol building, followed by the inaugural parade in […]
