The Latest Breaking News from North Carolina

Luke DeCock: NCAA tournament game will serve as a homecoming of sorts for UNC forward Brady Manek

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Getting sent to Texas for the opening weekend may not have meant much to most of North Carolina’s roster – the Tar Heels, as a No. 8 seed, were entirely at the mercy of bracketing fate – but it meant everything to Brady Manek.

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2022

Republicans accuse each other of being weak on Russia as Ohio and North Carolina primaries heat up

‘I’m sick of Joe Biden focusing on the border of a country I don’t care about while he lets the border of his own country become a total war zone,’ says JD Vance

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022

NCAA Tournament bracket picks: J. Brady McCollough's prediction for every game

LOS ANGELES — While UCLA and USC will fall short of New Orleans, there will be a distinct Western flavor in the Big Easy with Gonzaga and Arizona. And how about a Pac-12 champion as national champion for the first time in 25 years?

Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2022

‘He is deplorable’: Madison Cawthorn’s local paper demolishes him for calling Zelensky a ‘thug’

North Carolina congressman has drawn outrage with various radical and incendiary statements since first winning office in 2020

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2022

UGA football offers North Carolina OT

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to Providence Day offensive tackle recruit David Sanders, who is planning on attending the 2025 All-American Bowl

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 14, 2022

Madison Cawthorn called an embarrassment

Republicans in North Carolina are expressing distaste and calling for Cawthorn to be replaced

Salon · Mar 14, 2022

Postal service blamed after worker’s arm amputated in NC safety incident, feds say

A postal worker’s arm was amputated after an incident at a North Carolina mail center that’s accused of recurring safety violations, federal officials said.

Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2022

Republicans outraise Democrats by 82% in North Carolina House races

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns.

Ballotpedia · Mar 12, 2022

NC can't bar same-sex couples from domestic violence protection, state's top court says

RALEIGH, N.C. — The state's highest court ruled Friday that victims of domestic violence in same-sex relationships can obtain emergency restraining orders, nullifying a law that made North Carolina the only state in the nation that lacked such protections.

Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2022

Video emerges of Madison Cawthorn calling Zelensky a ‘thug’ and Ukrainian government ‘woke’ and ‘evil’

‘Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil and has been pushing woke ideologies,’ North Carolina Republican says

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022