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Ranking WNC WRs in 2024 NC high school football season
From Sawyer Belue to Hayezon Tobe, the Citizen Times and Times ranked the top wide receivers for the 2024 NC high school football season in WNC. The start of football practices in North Carolina is a month away. Western North Carolina teams are hard at work in summer workouts and 7-on-7s to prepare for the upcoming NCHSAA and NCISAA seasons.
Old castle hidden beneath NC's largest sand dune fully visible again
NAGS HEAD, N.C. — Thousands of families visit the Outer Banks to climb the incredible sand dunes at Jockey's Ridge each year. Many have no idea, however, what's hidden beneath the 400 acres of sand that covers the largest active dune on the East Coast. Is it an illusion?...
North Carolina man wins $1 million lottery prize with $10 scratch-off
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — Irineo Cruz-Sanchez of Hurdle Mills tried his luck on a $10 scratch-off and won a $1 million prize. He bought his lucky Multiplier Mania ticket from the Efland Supermarket on U.S. 70 West in Efland. When Cruz-Sanchez arrived at lottery headquarters on June 21, he had a decision to make. He […]
19 more NC counties to receive expanded internet access through statewide program
The N.C. Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) announced Monday an additional $112M in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects for nineteen more counties through a statewide initiative.
State’s top court orders new reviews of two high-profile media access disputes
A state Supreme Court decision in May dealing with media access to law enforcement recordings could have an impact on two other high-profile cases. Court orders Friday called for new reviews of both cases. A 5-2 court majority ruled on May 23 that media outlets did not need to file...
US Supreme Court’s approval of Oregon city’s ordinance criminalizes homelessness
On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court voted in favor of Grants Pass, Oregon, and opened the door for more municipalities across the U.S. to ticket, fine, and jail people experiencing homelessness for doing something that every human being must do to survive – sleep. Legal experts suggest the case hinged on whether people experiencing […] The post US Supreme Court’s approval of Oregon city’s ordinance criminalizes homelessness appeared first on NC Newsline.
In coastal North Carolina, a legal fight over wetlands protections
A U.S. district court judge has denied a landowner’s attempt to prevent federal regulators from enforcing the Clean Water Act against him, the latest ruling in a set of cases involving wetlands protections in North Carolina. Earlier this month, Robert D. White, of Elizabeth City, sat quietly in a federal courtroom while his attorneys sought […] The post In coastal North Carolina, a legal fight over wetlands protections appeared first on NC Newsline.
Overturned plane reported in Davidson County
DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) –A plane overturned in Davidson County on Tuesday night. State troopers responded to the Fly High Lexington/Davidson County Executive Airport on Aviation Way. No injuries have been reported at this time. It is unclear how many people were in the plane when it overturned. The cause of the plane overturning is […]
Statewide medical cannabis stalls; Passed GOP Senate with help of Western NC legislators
A move to legalize medical marijuana statewide has failed, despite bipartisan backing of state senators, including a Republican representing Buncombe County who had previously voted no. The GOP-majority Senate voted 36-10 in late June to allow cannabis for medical uses. But the N.C. House of Representatives did not take up...
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