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New North Carolina poll shows state could again vote red for president, blue for governor
With North Carolina in the national spotlight for the 2024 Election, a new poll sponsored by Elon University is shedding light on how the races for president and governor are shaping up.In both 2016 and 2020, North Carolina voters split their tickets -- voting for Republican Donald Trump to be president and Democrat Roy Cooper to be governor. Polling suggests a similar outcome could happen in 2024, even without Cooper on the ticket.The new poll from Elon University found both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump viewed favorably by just about half of voters.That similar favorability means the presidential race in...
NC Education Lottery: Why are schools still struggling to pay teachers more?
GREENSBORO, N.C. — It's called the North Carolina Education Lottery. I mean, it's right there in the name. So why are we constantly hearing about shortfalls in school budgets and the struggle to pay teachers more?. Let's look at the numbers according to the NC Education Lottery website. Since...
Football Recap: J.H. Rose Comes Up Short on the Road Against New Hanover
J.H. Rose kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 13-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Hanover Wildcats. The Rampants were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2023.
Football Recap: Wilmington Starts off Right with Win over Greenville
Wilmington took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They put the hurt on the Greenville Trojans with a sharp 28-7 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Greyhounds also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
High of 92, 20% chance of rain on Tuesday in the Triad
An area of high pressure is causing a heat dome across the southeast, with temperatures topping out in the lower- to mid-90s in the Piedmont today. In the Triad, highs will reach the lower-90s with heat indices between 96° and 97°. We will have partly cloudy skies by this afternoon, and a slim, 20% chance […]
Advocating for agriculture: North Carolina farmer chosen for national program
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Linda Pryor started her career in dentistry, but now she’s a farmer. “Being able to make people feel comfortable, reassure them that you’re doing everything you can do to have a good product is the same as I was doing in dentistry,” Pryor said.
High school football player’s family suing NC over being denied access to NIL opportunity
A Greensboro high school quarterback, among the top football recruits in the country, has been denied the opportunity to profit from his name, image and likeness, the lawsuit alleges.
Agencies release Threatened Oceanfront Structures report
On Aug. 26, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management and the National Park Service’s Cape Hatteras National Seashore released the report, Managing Threatened Oceanfront Structures: Ideas from an Interagency Work Group. The release of the report comes a little over a week after another...
NC special deputy attorney general exposed himself to traffic on Glenwood Avenue, arrest warrant says
NC special deputy attorney general charged with exposing himself, intoxication. A North Carolina special deputy attorney general has been arrested and charged with public indecency and intoxication. According to court records, Torrey Dixon, 46, was taken into custody over the weekend in Raleigh. The arrest warrants allege that Dixon exposed...
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