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North Carolina joins US Department of Justice in suing software company accused of illegally raising rent prices
North Carolina, the DOJ, and seven other states filed a bipartisan lawsuit against RealPage, alleging it violated antirust law and pushed apartment prices artificially high.
Black Death Row Inmate Argues For Resentencing Based On North Carolina’s History Of Racial Bias
Attorneys for a Black man who is currently on death row are arguing for their client to be resentenced to life in person due to the history of the state’s documented history of racial discrimination. According to NBC News, Hasson Bacote was convicted on a first-degree charge of murder for the 2007 shooting death of an 18-year-old man during a home robbery attempt. The jury that convicted him was made up of 10 white and two Black jurors. One of his attorneys, Henderson Hill, senior counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union argued that white jurors “get shown the box. Black...
State opens purse for area arts groups
The Surry Arts Council was on the receiving end of some good news this week when the North Carolina Arts Council announced recipients of $11.5 million in grant funding. The Surry Arts Council were among 366 recipients of grant funding, receiving two grants from the state organization totaling more than $59,000. For the Grassroots Arts Program, the local council was granted $51,123, while the Traditional Arts Programs for Students (TAPS) received $8,000. ...
Ocean engulfs house as serious threat looms over southern US: 'We don't have any easy solutions'
It's a shocking sight: a two-story house floating away from shore on the ocean's current. But for residents of Rodanthe, in North Carolina's Outer Banks, it's not the first time they've seen it. What happened?. This was the seventh home in Rodanthe to simply collapse and float away in just...
Vikings Fall to Falcons 34-7 to Open 2024 Season
The Kinston High Vikings hosted and lost to the South Central Falcons 34-7 on Friday night in Kinston, NC, to open their 2024 season. This was a rematch of last year’s opener, and for the second consecutive year, the Vikings found themselves on the wrong side of the scoreboard.
Matthews man scored huge lottery jackpot: 'I didn't think it was real'
MATTHEWS, N.C. — A Matthews man woke up early for an appointment and it led to him winning a huge lottery prize. Andrzej Kielbon said he was waiting for an appointment to get his car fixed when he decided to play a digital lottery game. He scored a $379,747 jackpot on the Bison Bonanza game, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.
Voter registration forms found scattered in Raleigh, spark security concerns
Trenice Wright pulled into the driveway of her job Friday afternoon in Raleigh and saw dozens of white forms on the ground.She took a closer look; they were all voter registration forms."I felt bad because...one, people's information is on there. Their addresses are on there," Wright said. "Then, they're assuming that they're registered to vote."Most of the ones Eyewitness News saw were blank. However, there were three completed.According to the Board of Elections website, one was invalid and the other two were registered voters. ABC11 was able to contact one of the voters, who did not want to reveal her...
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Photographer Daniel Pullen’s special homegrown art
Earlier this month, the N.C. Coastal Federation awarded local photographer Daniel Pullen with their Pelican Award for his volunteer work documenting the organization’s Hatteras Island Oyster Roast, litter cleanups, and oyster restoration events, as well as his advocacy describing the impact of shoreline erosion along the Outer Banks. The...
Precautionary water quality swimming advisory lifted for ocean-side areas along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Dare County
The advisory, issued Aug. 7, was for ocean waters at GA Kohler Court in Rodanthe and at Tower Circle in Buxton due to public health risks associated with septic drain fields exposed by extensive erosion caused by Tropical Storm Debby and Hurricane Ernesto. Untreated wastewater can cause adverse health effects...
NC Supreme Court declines to fast-track Governor Cooper's lawsuits over board appointment powers
North Carolina's highest court has decided it won't fast-track appeals of results in two lawsuits initiated by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper that challenged new laws that eroded his power to choose members of several boards and commissions.The state Supreme Court, in orders released Friday, denied the requests from Republican legislative leaders sued by Cooper to hear the cases without waiting for the intermediate-level Court of Appeals to consider and rule first on arguments. The one-sentence rulings did not disclose how individual justices voted on the petitions to bypass the cases to the Supreme Court. Cooper's lawyers had asked the court...
ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 6 Dontavius Nash
East Carolina is within a week until kickoff, when the Pirates take on Norfolk State inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Aug. 31 to begin the sixth year of the Mike Houston era in Greenville. To count down the days to kickoff, we will be utilizing the Pirates' football roster to help us, going in numerical order from the highest number on the roster to the lowest.
Annual fishing tournament honors former Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier employee
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - When Marc Morrison arrived at Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier Saturday, he only had one rod with him. He soon made sure to buy another one. The pier was hosting the 5th annual Donnie Wood’s Flounder Fishing Tournament, and with $10 entry fees per rod, Morrison, a friend of Wood’s, wanted to ensure he was helping support a good cause. Half of the proceeds from the event went to the Celebrate Recovery Outreach Association, which helps people struggling with substance abuse and other problems.
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