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Don’t Leaf Trash Behind: Join The NCDOT Fall Sweep In Sept.
Raleigh, NC – As the leaves begin to turn, the N.C. Department of Transportation is excited to announce its Fall Litter Sweep from Sept. 14-28. This biannual event invites residents to roll up their sleeves and help clear roadside litter, keeping North Carolina’s roadsides beautiful. The Fall Litter...
Volunteers hitting ground running ahead of North Carolina elections
With the Democratic National Convention underway and former President Donald Trump in North Carolina, it's clear the state is in play.In 2020, Trump only won by about 74,000 votes over Joe Biden in North Carolina. And in 2024, that margin could be even narrower and could come down to every door knocked.Between now and November, if you live in Cary, Mona Singh may be knocking on your door."When it's for such a big important thing like our democracy nothing else comes close to it," Singh says. She volunteers for the Wake County Democrats every day.For the first time since the...
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...
As misinformation about our elections spreads, this group looks to restore faith
Since Donald Trump rose to prominence in the Republican Party nearly 10 years ago, he has cast doubt over the integrity of our elections. Even before he was elected, Trump said if he lost, it would be because the election was "stolen." He picked up that line when he did lose the election in 2020. There has been no evidence of widespread election fraud.
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.
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.
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.
Sentences handed down in COVID-19 fraud scheme
NEW BERN, N.C. — Two more defendants have been sentenced in North Carolina federal courts as part of an ongoing investigation into COVID-19 fraud. Toni A. Smith, 46, of New Jersey, and Dontae Antonio Murphy, 40, of Charlotte, N.C., received sentences of 15 months and 12 months in prison, respectively. They were also ordered to pay several hundred thousand dollars in restitution to the Small Business Administration, according to a press release from the office of Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Violent crime up in NC, down nationwide
A recent survey of major US cities shows violent crime is declining nationwide, but it’s growing in some of North Carolina’s major cities, such as Charlotte and Raleigh. An uptick in violent crime in major US cities can be seen from the first half of 2023, according to a mid-year survey, comparing current rates to the mid-year report from 2019. The survey accounts for homicide, robbery, rape, and aggravated assault.
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