Top Recruit GG Jackson Expected to Flip His Commitment, per Report The No. 1 prospect in the class of 2023 was expected to attend North Carolina. Sports Illustrated · Jul 14, 2022
NC health plan resumes coverage of transgender surgeries The North Carolina state employee health plan will resume coverage of gender affirming treatments for transgender people, complying with a June federal court ruling that declared the refusal of coverage unconstitutional The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022
Crony Capitalism Is Apparently Business-Friendly North Carolina wins "America's Top State for Business" by picking winners and losers. Reason · Jul 13, 2022
Movie review: 'Where the Crawdads Sing' a faithful if unfulfilling adaptation of bestselling novel In 2018, retired zoologist Delia Owens, the author of the bestselling 1984 memoir “Cry of the Kalahari,” published her first novel at the age of 69. “Where the Crawdads Sing” is set on the North Carolina coast in the 1950s and ‘60s, threading romance and murder mystery through the life… Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022
Pilot describes harrowing landing on North Carolina highway ‘There were so many things that could have been catastrophic, but they didn’t happen,’ Sheriff says The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022
‘Don’t quit. Organize’: Amazon union push spreads it wings after New York success Workers in North Carolina, Maryland and Kentucky bid to become unionized as criticism of Jeff Bezos’s retail monolith grows The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2022
Trump rally in North Carolina canceled as former president summoned to court Former President Donald Trump and a host of Republican personalities have canceled their scheduled appearances Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 11, 2022
‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ comes to life and to the screen Reese Witherspoon was an early champion of “Where the Crawdads Sing,” a coming-of-age story, romance and courtroom drama about a young girl growing up alone in the marshes of costal North Carolina, and set out to make a feature film with the help of screenwriter Lucy Alibar and director Olivia… The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022
The state of barbecue: How NC is clinging to tradition in its most famous food RALEIGH, N.C. — It’s an impossible question but Wyatt Dickson has an answer. Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022
Frightening Strike: Terrified North Carolina Family Flees House Hit By Thunderbolt The house fire took place in the 1300 block of Pheasant Lane, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Tuesday, July 5. Zenger · Jul 11, 2022
Dog sitter mauled to death by pit bulls in North Carolina Police are still trying to find dogs’ owners The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022
Rachel Hunt raised more than any other Democratic House Rep. in North Carolina North Carolina Democratic candidates and officeholders have raised $12.8 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state House candidates and officeholders, Rachel Hunt has raised more than any other Democrat. Ballotpedia · Jul 10, 2022
1 dead, others hurt when van strikes pedestrians at NC footrace, officials say A popular 5-mile footrace near Linville, North Carolina, had to be canceled after a van collided with pedestrians, killing one and injuring several others, according to investigators. Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2022
Activists swarm NC senior living facility in search of woman named in arrest warrant in Emmett Till’s murder A senior living facility in North Carolina was flooded with protesters in search of Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused 14-year-old Emmett Till of making improper advances prior to his kidnapping and murder in 1955. Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022
Mic · Jul 8, 2022 North Carolina Republicans want to destroy EV charging stations — unless they come with free gas, too A recent bill finds conservatives getting real petty about electric cars.
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022 North Carolina: Casualties after multiple pedestrians hit by driver at race Officials have yet to confirm exactly how many pedestrians were struck by the driver of a car
Salon · Jul 7, 2022 The harm of abortion waiting periods “With access compromised, waiting periods make accessing care even more burdensome,” one expert told Salon
Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022 Will Friend dead: One Tree Hill star Bevin Prince's husband dies from lightning strike Will Friend has died aged 33 after being struck by lightning near Masonboro Island in North Carolina. He was the husband of actress Bevin Prince
Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2022 NC governor moves to protect abortion access, including for women from out of state RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina may become a destination for women who are seeking abortion care and coming from states with more restrictive laws since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month.
Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2022 During ‘other’ 1982 championship run, Michael Jordan led USA Basketball past Yugoslavia RALEIGH, N.C. — Michael Jordan’s iconic shot against Georgetown 40 years ago that gave North Carolina coach Dean Smith his first NCAA title wasn’t the only championship performance he had that year.
Benzinga · Jul 5, 2022 Cannabis Reg. Update: CA Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Removing Marijuana Grow Tax, Cannabis Banking Reform Advances In PA & More CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bill To Remove Marijuana Grow Tax
Tribune News Service · Jul 4, 2022 ‘We’re going to be flying people north’: How some patients will travel due to Florida’s 15-week abortion law FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s new 15-week ban on abortions will likely mean more patients traveling out of state for the procedure — prompting a string of organizations to raise funds for trips hundreds of miles away, anywhere from North Carolina to New York.
Ballotpedia · Jul 4, 2022 North Carolina senate president raises $2,036,086 this election cycle According to campaign finance reports filed with the North Carolina State Board of Elections, North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson has raised $2,036,086 and spent $799,763 between Jan. 1, 2021, and Feb. 28, 2022. Robinson currently serves as the president of the state senate.
WEKU · Jul 4, 2022 Black Marines were 'dogged' on this base in the 1940s. Now they're honored there In the 1940s about 20,000 men trained on racially segregated Montford Point in North Carolina. Some of the 300 surviving Marines recently returned for the reopening of a restored museum honoring them.
Tribune News Service · Jul 4, 2022 Travel for Two: Chiseled into a mountain wall, Omni Grove Park Inn is the perfect slope-side retreat ASHEVILLE, N.C.— With summer just getting started and heat and humidity practically smothering most of the country like a fat wool blanket, now is the time to plan a romantic getaway to higher, cooler elevations. The historic, stunningly serene Omni Grove Park Inn, in the heart of western North Carolina’s…