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'Go away': PepsiCo sued after failing to accommodate blind man at Triad call center
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A blind man at the center of a federal discrimination lawsuit says all he wanted was a job. The lawsuit says Cliff Rau was fired from PepsiCo in Winston-Salem after they couldn't accommodate his needs. When Rau was fired, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission stepped in....
Lofts at Elmsley Crossing offer new housing options in Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — After three years in the making, a new affordable apartment community is open in east Greensboro. On Monday, they celebrated the completion of Lofts at Elmsley Crossing apartment community with a ribbon cutting. The 84 apartment units are located on Kallamdale Road near Randleman Road. They’re considered affordable because rent rates […]
NC A&T's endowment hits $200 million, now the highest of any public HBCU
GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has just reached another financial milestone. The historically black college's (HBCU) endowment sits at $202 million, according to a release from the university. This number sets NCA&T's endowment as the largest of any public HBCU, just behind Howard University,...
Federal Appeals Court revives lawsuit against Greensboro police officer in fatal shooting
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a mother's lawsuit against the Greensboro police officer who shot her 17-year-old son to death in 2022. Appellate judges agreed the trial court should not have relied on the officer's dashcam video to justify throwing the case out. The unanimous three-judge...
Man dead after shooting at AutoZone Auto Parts in Greensboro, police say
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A man is dead after a shooting at Auto Zone on East Wendover Ave. Monday, Greensboro police said. Officers said the call came in around 3:33 p.m. When they arrived, officers found Robert Harris, 56, with gunshot wounds. Life-saving efforts were initiated before Harris was taken to a nearby hospital. He later died from his injuries.
‘We’re hitting the reset button’; Alamance-Burlington School System announces new superintendent
BURLINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — A Piedmont-Triad school district has a new head honcho after being plagued with issues for the previous school year. Alamance-Burlington School Systems announced the new hire at a special meeting on Monday. After returning from a closed session to discuss personnel matters, the ABBOE announced that they had selected Aaron Fleming […]
Guilford County Gets Grant To Help Address The Young Adult Homeless Problem
On Thursday, Aug. 1, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners will accept a state grant from NC Department of Public Safety that will assist the county in funding a transitional living program for those 18 to 21 years of age who might otherwise be homeless. The initiative will be part...
Fayetteville restaurant worker charged with secret peeping and indecent exposure to teen, police say
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A man has been charged with felony indecent exposure involving a teen boy after an incident at a restaurant the suspect worked at in June, police said. Police said that Kalon Sanchez Frank, 27, of Fayetteville was charged with indecent exposure to a person less...
Man 'behaving erratically' dies in Lumberton police custody
LUMBERTON, N.C. (WPDE) — North Carolina's top cops are investigating the death of a man while in the custody of the Lumberton Police Dept. Early Monday morning around 3, officers were called to the parking lot of the Royal Farms convenience store on Roberts Avenue on reports of a man displaying erratic behavior.
Federal court ends fight over Novant $320M merger proposal
Another stamp of finality, this one from a federal court, has been given to Novant Health’s proposed $320 million merger with Lake Norman regional Medical Center and Davis Regional Psychiatric Hospital. The injunction sought by the Federal Trade Commission had already been granted June 18, and in response Novant said it would discontinue pursuit of the deal. This week, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion erasing the June 5 opinion of U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Bell. ...
Green fundraising outpaces Morrow in superintendent race
Democrat Mo Green is raking in the donations in the statewide race for N.C. superintendent of public instruction. Green raised more than six times the amount of Republican opponent Michele Morrow in the second fundraising quarter. “Mo has made history in North Carolina,” said Misti Williams, Green’s campaign manager, in a statement to The Center Square, noting that no other candidate for the statewide office has raised even close to...
NC Justice Center attorney Jason Pikler discusses efforts to crackdown on predatory debt buying
Debt buying. You may never have heard of it but amazingly, debt buying – a scheme in which companies buy old and stale claims from creditors for pennies on the dollar and then file lawsuits against thousands of debtors who may not even remember the debt – is a big and often predatory multi-million-dollar industry. […]
NC Voting Information: All you need to know
Voting Dates The in-person early voting period for the 2024 general election: Begins Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. Ends 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. The general election is on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Voter Registration Deadline The deadline to register to vote in North Carolina for the 2024 general election is 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.* Read […]
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