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Clemency ends three jail terms 37 years early
(The Center Square) – Three men, each with 37 more years left in jail as punishment for robbery at a church, have been given clemency by North Carolina’s governor. Another convicted robber, age 45 and confined for nearly 30 years, had a sentence running to 2030 commuted. The decisions made by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper come with less than six months to go in his second term. Cooper established the...
‘Tragic news’: North Carolina teen girl drowns in rip current
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A teenage girl from Winston-Salem drowned in a rip current while visiting Ocean Isle Beach on Sunday afternoon. FOX8 is told she was a student at Reynolds High School and was with the school’s robotics team. Two other students were also caught in the rip current with her, but they […]
Man dies in overnight shooting after a fight in Burlington, police say
BURLINGTON, N.C. — A man is dead after an overnight shooting in Burlington, according to police. They said the shooting happened just before 11:50 p.m. Monday when they responded to Bellvue Street about a shooting. Officers found a 24-year-old Kemori Booth suffering from a single gunshot wound. The victim...
DA’s office settles four murder cases in 1 week
ASHEBORO — The last week of June was celebratory for the Randolph County District Attorney’s office. Not so much for persons charged with murder. During the week of June 24, four murder defendants all pleaded guilty, according to Assistant DA Walt Jones, who handled the cases. Juan Carlos...
Thank you to the hundreds of people who pulled out your fishing poles and came out to fish this week at the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center.
Thank you to the hundreds of people who pulled out your fishing poles and came out to fish this week at the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center. It was a great week. Even today people didn’t let the rain stop them from fishing. Tribal Chairman Lowery also took his children fishing on Thursday. Here are 2 “Eating size” fish John Jr. caught; a Crappie and a Bream. Overall they caught 7 fish and released them back into the lake for others to enjoy.
Family Care Center Of Taylorsville Announces Marshall As New FNP
Iredell Health System, in partnership with the Iredell Physician Network, is pleased to welcome Landon Marshall, FNP-C, to Family Care Center of Taylorsville. Marshall is a certified family nurse practitioner. He brings 12 years of experience as a registered nurse, primarily in intensive care units and emergency departments. He also has 2.5 years of experience as a nurse practitioner.
‘We need your support’: NC team seeking travel funds for World Series
LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A youth baseball team is asking for the public’s help to get them to Louisiana for the Dixie World Series. The West Lincoln Optimist Club 12U team will be representing North Carolina in the series and is raising money to cover travel and lodging expenses.
30-year-old woman reported missing in Robeson County located
Editor’s note: Because the woman has been found safe, all identifying information and photos have been removed from this story. ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A 30-year-old woman who had been reported missing in Robeson County was located, the sheriff’s office said Monday evening.
Students complete early childhood classroom internships
Stokes Partnership for Children (SPC) is pleased to announce West Stokes High School students Haleigh Moran and Brianna Guraleczka completed the Workforce Innovation to Support Early Education (WISEE) program during the 2024 spring semester. Both students, who are juniors, completed the program by conducting an internship in an early childhood...
Member of NC House Democratic leadership resigning for UNC System job
Rep. Ashton Wheeler Clemmons, a Democrat from Guilford County, resigned Tuesday from her seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives. She was the No. 2 Democrat in the House. Clemmons' resignation comes one day after Republican Rep. Jason Saine announced his resignation, effective Aug. 12. Clemmons is the third...
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.”
Lt. Gov. Robinson’s chief of staff invokes ‘some folks need killing’ comment after a body is carried away from Trump assassination attempt
Brian LiVecchi, the chief of staff and general counsel for Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, invoked a controversial comment from his boss following the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.
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