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Help Students Thrive: Donate to the 9SchoolTools Project!
Join the Concord-Afton Sunset Rotary Club in supporting local students with its 7th annual 9SchoolTools Drive. Through July 30th, they’re collecting new school supplies to benefit Cabarrus County and Kannapolis City Schools. 🎒 Needed Supplies. Help fill backpacks with essentials like mechanical pencils, pens, highlighters, 24-packs of crayons,...
For the 4th time this year, someone hit a fire truck in Concord
CONCORD, N.C. — For the fourth time this year alone, a Concord Fire Department truck was hit by another vehicle, the fire department said. Two of the incidents happened in a span of 24 hours. Sunday morning, the fire department shared photos of a Jeep with extensive damage after...
Albemarle Police assists Cabarrus County in two-county chase, arrest
On July 22, Albemarle Police Department assisted Cabarrus County in the apprehension of two suspects who led law enforcement on a pursuit that was initiated by the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office in Cabarrus County. The suspect vehicle entered Albemarle just before 9 p.m. on N.C. Highway 73. A short time later, the Albemarle Police Department […] The post Albemarle Police assists Cabarrus County in two-county chase, arrest appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
Albemarle Police Reports – July 22, 2024
Albemarle Police reports: • Smart, Michael Dean (W M, 43) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 1315 Hathcock Av, Albemarle, on 07/22/2024. • Hernandez, Maria Angelica (W F, 43) Arrest on chrg of School Attendance Law Viol, M (M), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, on 07/22/2024. The post Albemarle Police Reports – July 22, 2024 appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
Monster Mini Golf goes in search of new haunts nationwide
Twenty years ago, in the small eastern Connecticut town of Danielson, Christina and Patrick Vitagliano would sit at their kitchen table brainstorming business opportunities. One dark and gloomy night, it hit them: glow-in-the-dark miniature golf with courses stalked by colorful and creepy monsters!. Today, with mini-golf-themed entertainment centers scoring spaces...
Cold front headed to Piedmont Triad
(WGHP) — The Piedmont will continue to dodge scattered showers and thunderstorms. We’ll see scattered showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Some storms will be capable of producing localized heavy rain. The chance of rain is 60%. A cold front will approach the Piedmont on Thursday. With more […]
UNC System awards $29 million in grants to expand nursing education
RALEIGH — The University of North Carolina System has awarded nearly $29 million to expand nursing education at 12 public universities and North Carolina’s Area Health Education Centers. The grants are part of a groundbreaking effort to address the nursing workforce shortage in North Carolina. Like many states across the country, North Carolina is coping with an alarming drop in nursing professionals. The state is projected to have a shortage of up to 18,600 registered nurses over the next decade, a major challenge for health...
Home solar panel retrofit fails for years, drains money from NC couple until Troubleshooter steps in
Imagine shelling out more than $60,000 to go solar, but after a few years never seeing any savings.That's exactly what happened for ABC11 viewers Robert and Leatha Batts."It's been very stressful, very stressful," Leatha said.The Batts signed a contract with Sunpro Solar in 2020 to install solar panels and two batteries at their home near Goldsboro. The total price for the system was more than $60,000."It was supposed to be a whole home battery backup system, whereas the panels would generate the energy and we would be able to store the energy as well with the batteries," Robert said.Unfortunately, there...
Afternoon thunderstorms, risk of flooding on muggy Tuesday in the Triad
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — Warm, muggy weather is ahead for today with afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the mid-80s, and with the humidity factored in, it will feel like the lower-90s. By mid-afternoon, showers and thunderstorms will develop, and there will be areas across the Piedmont that receive an inch or […]
Wake County woman charged with 22 felonies
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey on Tuesday announced the arrest of Tonia Yvett Clare Jones, 55, of 3220 Emerald Ridge Court, Raleigh. Jones was charged with 11 counts of insurance fraud, 10 counts of obtaining property by false pretense and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense. All charges are felonies. According to special agents with the […] The post Wake County woman charged with 22 felonies first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Black Republican women say they're voting for more than skin color and gender
Less than 48 hours after President Joe Biden withdrew his name for consideration in the 2024 race for the White House and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for Commander-in-Chief, Black female Republicans are sounding off on the move."Sometimes I do admire the Democrats and how they smash mouth their constituents and say 'You're going to take what we give you,'" Felice Pete said. Pete said she's shocked at the lack of a traditional primary for Democrat voters to determine their nominee.However, the chair for the North Carolina Democratic Party disagreed."(People) voted for the Biden-Harris ticket. They voted for Kamala Harris,"...
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