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9 stores pay fines for overcharging customers, officials say
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Standards Division collected fines from nine different stores in several counties for price scanning errors. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines) The stores that the NCDOA is collecting fines from are in Alamance, Forsyth, Hertford, Mecklenburg,...
North Carolina trailblazers reflect on 60th anniversary of Civil Rights Act passage
Tuesday marked 60 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, a landmark decision that changed America forever. The sweeping legislation prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin."When I think about the Civil Rights Act, I think about how rigidly segregated the American South was in so many ways, and all of the institutions in employment, in education, in housing and just across the board," North Carolina State Sen. Dan Blue told ABC11. He also serves as the state Senate Minority Leader. "The Civil Rights Act was aimed at...
Red, white, and brown? Lawn tips for a hot and dry July Fourth
How droughts are changing lawncare and soil guidance, products. More than half of North Carolina, including Wake County, is currently under moderate drought conditions. Crops are cooking and lawns across the state are browning, as July Fourth backyard barbeques get underway. Grady Miller, a turfgrass management specialist and professor at...
North Carolina's Latino population is growing — but not its recent voter turnout
WAKE COUNTY, N.C. — When Josahandy Avila thinks about the 2024 presidential election, the word “excitement” does not come to mind. As a first-generation Mexican American, her family is directly affected by state and federal immigration laws, and she’s concerned about reproductive rights. But at the presidential level, she’s still undecided — she is leaning toward President Joe Biden but is potentially open to a third-party ticket.
No, it wasn't a comet, it was SpaceX's Falcon 9 flying through the Triangle
A rocket that launched in Florida early Wednesday morning was seen in the sky over North Carolina.ABC11 viewers from around the Triangle shared videos they captured of the rocket streaking across the sky. Many of you asked-what was that?SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was seen in North Carolina after its early morning launch at Cape Canaveral.What was that?It was not a comet but a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.The liftoff happened at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station around 4:55 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, according to SpaceX.The rocket was carrying 20 Starlink satellites, which include 13 with direct cell capabilities. These satellites act as cellphone towers in space, eliminating dead zones without phone modifications or special apps, the company said.Click on Space X to watch the launchThis marks the 67th Falcon 9 mission of 2024 already.Thank you for sharing your videos and photos with ABC11!WATCH | Mysterious objects found in North Carolina mountains were part of SpaceX spacecraftThe two mysterious objects were found 40 miles apart in the North Carolina mountains in late May.
PCC president awarded Trailblazer Award by American Council on education
On Friday, June 14, at the closing ceremony for the North Carolina Chapter of the American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dr. Pamela G. Senegal, President of Piedmont Community College (PCC) was awarded the organization’s Trailblazer Award for 2024. “The Trailblazer Award...
North Carolina Senator resigns, states family life as the reason why
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Tuesday morning, North Carolina State Senate District 2 member and Senate Majority Whip, Jim Perry, announced his resignation effective today. Late last year, Perry decided not to run for re-election. Perry said it was an honor to serve for three terms, and wanted to fulfill his duties through the end of […]
NCCU Student Carrie Everett Crowned Miss North Carolina 2024
RALEIGH, NC – A new Miss North Carolina has been crowned. Carrie Everett was crowned on Saturday, June 29. Everett is Miss Johnston County and is a rising Sophomore at NC Central University (NCCU), an HBCU in Durham. During the competition, Everett promoted her community service initiative “We Need...
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