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VT, UVA player attendees announced for ACC football media day
CHARLOTTE, NC. (WDBJ) - The players who will be in attendance for next week’s ACC media day have been revealed. For the Hokies, in addition to head coach Brent Pry, Quarterback Kyron Drones, defensive lineman Antwaun Powell-Ryland, and Corner Back Dorian Strong will all make the trip to Charlotte for preseason media availability.
9 Investigates: Charlotte shooting spree suspect ordered to be deported in 2022
Channel 9 has learned one of the two suspects accused in a deadly shooting spree in Charlotte was ordered to be removed from the U.S. by an immigration judge in 2022, according to records.
‘An inch away’: Tarboro police officer under investigation for attempted Trump assassination post to Facebook
TARBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — “Damn. Only about an inch away from making America great again…”. Those 11 words have put a 24-year veteran member of the Tarboro Police Department on administrative leave pending an internal investigation. A screenshot of the post shared with CBS 17 shows the post made by Detective Sergeant Brandon Richardson.
Severe drought covers a quarter of NC counties amid record-breaking heat
June marks the 13th consecutive month of global record-breaking high temperatures. North Carolina has not been spared from the heat. “We are trending toward one of our warmest years on record in North Carolina,” said Kathie Dello, N.C.'s state climatologist. “While we haven’t had 13 months of consistent records in North Carolina, we are feeling the heat — both in the daytime and the nighttime temperatures.”
Triangle delegates react to Vance VP pick, Robinson speech
ABC11 heard for the first time from local Republican delegates in Milwaukee this week about former President Donald Trump's announcement Monday that J.D. Vance will be his pick for vice president -- and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's appearance and speech at the Republican National Convention.On Monday, Triangle delegates described the mood in Milwaukee as re-energized."After the incident on Saturday, I think we're even stronger and more solidified toward making sure that we get a victory in November," said Alan Swain, a Raleigh resident and candidate for US Congress.Swain said he believes Trump's tabbing of Vance, a senator from Ohio, as...
Travel insurance could save thousands for vacationers with emergencies
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Imagine suffering a medical emergency abroad and being on the hook for potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in order to get home. That is the reality in two recent cases where women from the Carolinas have required medical air transport to return to the U.S.
Where do education lottery funds go?
I have been asked many times how I am enjoying myself since retiring as Yadkin County Schools superintendent March 1st of this year. I can honestly say that I am loving it! However, I am not one that retired to sit around the house. I am still working to support our students, educators, and schools, albeit in a different way than I was before. In April I began working for the Shallow Ford Foundation to raise funds for the Yadkin County Education Foundation fund. This...
Medicaid expansion over quarter-million since first-day automatics
(The Center Square) – Medicaid expansion has brought an additional 503,967 enrollments in North Carolina since the Dec. 1 implementation. For context, however, those by genuine choice is 231,030. On the first day, an automatic increase of 272,937 happened as part of the family population moved to full coverage. The half-million number was “celebrated” in a release from the Department of Health and Human Services, led by Secretary Kody Kinsley, and the office of Gov. Roy Cooper. ...
Team’s state-tournament performance pleases Herring
LOCKWOOD FOLLY — Season-ending losses are painful in the moment, but should not overshadow an otherwise successful campaign on the baseball diamond. Solemn players with sweat-stained faces listened as head North Duplin baseball coach Blake Herring delivered that heartfelt — and emotional — message. The Rebels bounced...
Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling on what voters are thinking about the nation’s top races
For the last 17 years, one of the nation’s most knowledgeable and accurate political pollsters has been based right here in North Carolina. Over the course of numerous primary and general elections during that period, Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling has dissected and accurately forecast literally hundreds of races across the country. And with […] The post Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling on what voters are thinking about the nation’s top races appeared first on NC Newsline.
Pactiv Evergreen to divest facilities in North Carolina, Arkansas in $110M cash deal
Brazilian pulp and paper company Suzano is expanding its North America operations with the $110 million cash purchase of two Pactiv Evergreen mills, the companies announced Friday. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, pending antitrust approvals. The mills in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and Waynesville, North Carolina,...
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