NC investigates 31 gas stations after complaints about gas tax savings
A complaint about a Citgo on East Independence Boulevard alleged it charged $4.19 per gallon for regular gas, compared with $3.53 at a nearby station.
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Charges upgraded for suspect charged in Winston-Salem hit-and-run that killed 11-year-old boy
A Winston-Salem woman's felony charge has been upgraded after she was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a child.
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Ex-FBI officials accused of false statements about Hunter Biden press for dismissal of charges
Two ex-FBI agents charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden to Congress want the charges thrown out, saying the case is politically motivated.
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‘Medically frail’ Medicaid enrollees won’t have to prove they can’t work to keep coverage
Medicaid recipients who are disabled or have a chronic illness will not have to prove they are unable to work to be exempted from new work requirements that take effect next year, a federal judge ruled Thursday. The decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston grants a partial victory to the 25 Democratic-led […]
NC Newsline
Man arrested in High Point in connection with 2023 Columbus County homicide
White was booked into the High Point Detention Center on Thursday and is scheduled to make his first court appearance Friday.
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Man pleads guilty in 2023 Winston-Salem murder
Khalil Adur-Rahman entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder on Oct. 13 in Forsyth County Superior Court.
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Federal prosecutors announce more indictments in NC for illegal voting
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced it has indicted 18 more people living in North Carolina with voting illegally in 2024. Two weeks ago, on the first day of early voting, the Justice Department announced the indictments of 10 people on charges of voting illegally in the state. Seventeen of the people indicted […]
NC Newsline
A&T tournament puts students’ business skills to the test
A business simulation video game tournament at N.C. A&T challenged students to make real-world financial decisions while competing for prizes.
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CNN, MSNOW and Politico ask court to make Trump access order permanent
Three news outlets have beefed up their legal complaint against the White House over access, saying it is continuing to defy a judge's orders by refusing to let them return to covering President Donald Trump in the Oval Office and on Air Force One — thus violating their free speech rights by continuing to keep them out of the rotating press “pool.”
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South Carolina police close investigation into Hayden Panettiere’s death after coroner’s ruling
Police in South Carolina have closed their investigation into the overdose death of actor Hayden Panettiere following a coroner's finding that it was accidental.
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Suspect charged in Gaston County armed robbery
Investigators say the suspect had multiple outstanding warrants in an unrelated case.
WCNC Charlotte
Appeals court upholds actor Danny Masterson's rape convictions
Actor Danny Masterson's rape convictions and long prison sentence were upheld by a California appeals court, dismissing claims of trial errors and bias.
WCNC Charlotte
Drivers report more than 600 fuel check complaints amid gas tax suspension
It’s been 10 days since North Carolina suspended its gas tax and the Attorney General's office has received more than 600 fuel check complaints.
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‘We do not want them to be cops anywhere’: CMPD chief pushes to revoke officers’ certifications
One CMPD officer still awaits decision as 6 others resign over biased, racist text messages.
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Voter ID, tax cap amendments from 2018 face NC Appeals Court hearing
The North Carolina Court of Appeals is tackling a seven-year-old legal battle over state constitutional amendments voters approved in 2018 to lower the state income tax cap and require photo identification for in-person voters. The post Voter ID, tax cap amendments from 2018 face NC Appeals Court hearing appeared first on Carolina Journal.
Carolina Journal
Teen charged with attempted murder in Alamance Crossing shooting, police says
Police say a 16-year-old boy was charged with four offenses, including attempted murder, after a shooting in Burlington on Saturday night.
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Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud
A man who played a major role in defrauding a federal food program in Minnesota was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, the latest punishment in a sprawling scheme to collect millions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic by claiming to have fed needy children.
WCCB Charlotte
More than 100 pounds of cocaine seized in Mebane; 2 men charged
A tip from a citizen led investigators to seize approximately 111 pounds of cocaine, a firearm and cash in Mebane.
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NC Supreme Court race could shape battle for court majority in 2028
Democratic NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls leads Republican former state Rep. Sarah Stevens by 7.6 points in the latest Carolina Journal Poll. The post NC Supreme Court race could shape battle for court majority in 2028 appeared first on Carolina Journal.
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Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the enduring “Sí, se puede!” rallying cry, has died. She was 96.
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