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Racial Justice Act case in Johnston County could affect every NC prisoner on death row
A Superior Court judge is now considering a case that could impact every person sitting on death row in North Carolina.Hassan Bacote's team of lawyers are challenging his death sentence. He's a Black man who was sentenced to death in Johnston County by a majority-white jury in 2009.That same year, the Racial Justice Act was passed. The law allows capital defendants to challenge their death sentence on the basis that race played a significant factor in decisions to seek or impose the death penalty.Fifteen years later, the court is now looking at whether race played a role in Bacote being...
Gov. Cooper to be one of last speakers before Harris accepts presidential nomination at DNC
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is set to be one of the final speakers before Vice President Kamala Harris accepts the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night, according to the Associated Press.
Governor opens 2024-2025 RISE Award competition
On Wednesday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced the 2024-2025 application period for the North Carolina Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) Award is underway. The award, passed by Congress in 2019 and overseen by the U.S. Department of Education, honors classified school employees who provide exemplary service. “School employees are the backbone of our education system,” says […] The post Governor opens 2024-2025 RISE Award competition appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
North Carolina Man Demands Answers After Mother’s Death On Haiti Voodoo Trip
A loving son from North Carolina has taken to the internet to express his concern over a distressing situation. His mother, a North Carolina woman, mysteriously passed away during a trip from North Carolina to Haiti. Despite Haiti’s historical reputation for being somewhat eerie, the trip initially seemed to proceed normally. She traveled to become well-versed in Vodou, but her death has led some online to question what exactly happened.
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Downtowns change, like it or not
RALEIGH — Four years ago, communities in North Carolina and beyond were reeling from the COVID-induced Great Suppression. After spiking into double digits in April 2020, the state’s headline jobless rate was still a painful 7.3% by August, with some 376,000 fewer North Carolinians employed than on the eve of the pandemic. Central business districts […] The post JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Downtowns change, like it or not appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
Dominion Energy customers received a notice in the mail about rate changes. Here’s what it means.
A six-page notice went out from the NC Utilities Commission last month, notifying Dominion Energy customers about two rate changes requested by Dominion. The changes will end up reducing the average customer’s bill by about $4, according to Dominion. First, Dominion requested the authority to increase the base rates and charges for additional revenue of […] The post Dominion Energy customers received a notice in the mail about rate changes. Here’s what it means. appeared first on The Coastland Times.
NC governor candidates offer competing plans to cut taxes, address inflation
Both candidates for governor, Attorney General Josh Stein and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, are pledging to cut taxes, but their plans to save people money look a lot different. Robinson, the Republican candidate, announced what he calls his “10-Point Economic Plan” this month. Item No. 3 on his list is “Cut Taxes for ALL North Carolinians.” Stein has his own set of economic priorities listed on his campaign website, and his list includes “cutting taxes for working families.”
JD Vance Claims Kamala Harris Will ‘Walk Us Right Into A Nuclear War’
Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) claimed during a Wednesday campaign rally that Vice President Kamala Harris will lead America "into a nuclear war." The post JD Vance Claims Kamala Harris Will ‘Walk Us Right Into A Nuclear War’ first appeared on Mediaite.
'Better armed than some of my officers': Eastern NC law enforcement concerned with youth gun violence rising
Law enforcement concerned about increase in youth gun violence. The bullets on Enfield Police Chief Eric Johnson's desk paint a grim picture of the issue he's dealing with. In 30 years working in law enforcement, he said he's never dealt with so much youth violence. Johnson said most of the cases of shots fired in his town involve people from age 14-19.
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