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UNC Football: Pregame festivities getting an upgrade for the 2024 season
UNC football fans enjoying a home game at Kenan Stadium have grown used to a familiar, if underwhelming, pregame experience. Tar Heel Town, centered on the Polk Place lawn between the South Building and Wilson Library, had games for kids, seating for catered picnics, and traditions like the Bell Tower Walk and the Marching Tar Heels playing on the steps of Wilson Library.
Virginia removes 6,303 'noncitizens' from voter rolls, fueling fraud allegations
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said earlier this month he had issued an executive order removing 6,303 noncitizens who had “accidentally or maliciously attempted to register” to vote. He said in an interview that he was “not suggesting there is widespread voter fraud,” but had said in an earlier...
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...
Hardee’s Friday Night Blitz Preview : Gretna
GRETNA, Va. (WFXR) — The Hardee’s Friday Night Blitz Preview Tour rolls on with a stop in Gretna and a look at Gretna High School. The Hawks will be under the guidance of Shaun Miller in his 4th season as head coach. In 2023, Gretna went 9-3 losing...
4 caught after crime spree at 4 Goldsboro stores spurs 22-mile chase into Wilson, police say
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — Two women and two men were arrested Friday after a theft spree from four Goldsboro stores led to a 22-mile car chase into Wilson, police said Saturday. The four suspects stole more than $5,700 worth of items from Dick’s Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Ross and TJ...
Trinity Jones, 16, Reported Missing From Durham Since Aug. 13; Police Seek Public’s Help
DURHAM, NC – The Durham Police Department is actively searching for 16-year-old Trinity Jones, who has been missing since August 13, 2024. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward as concerns grow over her safety. Trinity was last seen in Durham, North Carolina, and has not been...
Police searching for man who robbed PNC Bank in Granville County, officers say
CREEDMOOR, N.C. (WNCN) – The Creedmoor Police Department is searching for a man who officers said robbed a bank on Friday afternoon. The robbery occurred at PNC Bank located on N. Main Street in Creedmoor. The suspect walked into the bank at around 3:29 p.m. and left with an undisclosed amount of money, police said.
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...
Introducing Chatham High School’s new athletic director
This year, Pittsylvania County Public Schools hired new Athletic Directors for each of the county high schools. Chatham High School was fortunate enough to hire someone who knows what it means to be a Cavalier. Mr. Beau Cassada graduated from Chatham High School and played baseball for the Cavaliers in...
Fact Check: Were militia groups in Charlottesville better equipped than Virginia State Police?
In response to violence in Charlottesville, Va., Gov. Terry McAuliffe praised law enforcement’s work, but also said that some demonstrators were better equipped than the State Police. White nationalists and militia members, as well as people who opposed them, gathered on Aug. 12 in different parts of Charlottesville and...
Multi-car crash leaves 1 dead and 3 injured in Harnett County
One person is dead, and three others injured after a multi-car crash in Dunn Friday night.It happened just before 9 a.m. in the 1000 block of Long Branch Road.According to investigators, when traveling west on Long Branch, a silver Ford Fusion crossed the center line and hit a Toyota Highlander.This caused the Toyota to roll over several times and hit a Kia Optima head-on where the car's passenger flew out of the windshield.The driver of the Ford died at the scene.The driver and passenger of the Kia were taken to a hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the Toyota was also taken to a hospital with serious injuries.No further information has been released at this time.
A timeline of the investigation into the missing Virginia mother whose husband is now accused of killing her in their home
The week after Naresh Bhatt told news reporters he was “suffering” as authorities searched for his missing Virginia wife, he stood before a judge on Friday morning facing accusations he killed her inside their home and dragged her body outside in late July.
Virginia one step closer to creating single gaming agency; more …
From elsewhere: Deal is worked out on The Greenbrier at least until Oct. 24, Justice family says in announcement. Could the Squirrels become a Washington Nationals affiliate? Blacksburg Town Council member chooses not to step down during fraud investigation. The post Virginia one step closer to creating single gaming agency; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.
Before he was famous, a teenage J. Cole was a skating rink mascot in Fayetteville
Editor's note: This story, originally published in The Fayetteville Observer on Aug. 16, 2001, was written as part of the Observer's summer series "On the Job." In this installment, Round-A-Bout Skating Center employee Jermaine Cole, now Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist J. Cole, talks about his experience as the Roller Roo mascot. Cole was 16 at the time this story was published. When you're Fayetteville's premier party animal, you expect to put up with a few small problems. ...
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