Families demand answers as Guilford County investigates Piedmont Memorial Cemetery
The Guilford County Sheriff's Office is investigating Piedmont Memorial Cemetery for possibly operating without a license.
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Election betting is booming as the midterms near. Do states have the power to curb it?
On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning. The volume of trading on the outcome exceeded $1.8 million. This is exactly the type of activity Minnesota and numerous other states want to shut down. “They jeopardize people’s trust in government and […]
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Whatley pledges support for congressional term limits
Whatley backs six-year House and 12-year Senate term limits; Cooper has not pubilcally stated a position. The post Whatley pledges support for congressional term limits appeared first on Carolina Journal.
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NC Senate District 26 candidates discuss education funding, property taxes at forum
Republican Sam Page and Democrat Steve Luking shared their views on education funding, property taxes and state leadership during a candidate forum ahead of Election
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U.S. will not resume military strikes on Iran before midterm elections, Trump says
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will not resume military strikes on Iran before the midterm elections on Nov. 3.
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Dave Boliek Says He’s Focused on Auditing, But All Eyes Are on the Election
The state auditor declined to comment on his political ambitions while vowing voters won’t see significant changes at the polls this year.
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NC Senate prepares for first leadership change in 15 years
Four Republican senators are positioning themselves to succeed Phil Berger as Senate leader after the November election. The post NC Senate prepares for first leadership change in 15 years appeared first on Carolina Journal.
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Guilford County Sheriff’s Office drives special Cruisers to raise awareness
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office is highlighting breast cancer and domestic violence awareness with patrol cars that double as tools for community outreach.
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Guilford County deputies seek help finding missing Greensboro man
Frederick Harold Lahr, 65, was last seen Sept. 15 near Edgemore Road and Pisgah Church Road, according to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office.
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Waxhaw Police asking for public’s assistance in search for missing teen
Trayven Grier is a 16 year old, mixed race male, missing from Waxhaw.
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Greensboro voters to decide on $41.5 million in bonds for bridges, fire stations and more
Five separate proposals would authorize borrowing for city projects. Mayor Marikay Abuzuaiter says she hopes to avoid a tax increase but cannot guarantee it.
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Democrats see opening in NC as Whatley campaign pauses ads
North Carolina has some of the country’s most expensive media markets in Charlotte and the Raleigh-Durham area.
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Trump says US will not resume military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections
President Donald Trump says the U.S. will not resume military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Trump has hinted that was confident that an end game to the war cold come in the days before or after the election, while also suggesting he remained open to resuming full-scale military operations.
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As early in-person voting approaches, North Carolina election officials seek to ease fears
Beaufort County Board of Elections Director Kellie Hopkins has been involved in North Carolina elections for 28 years. She’s learned firsthand that you can’t procrastinate. “Election preparation started months ago,” Hopkins said in a Wednesday briefing on election procedures hosted by Keep Our Republic, a nonpartisan civic education organization. Hopkins’ staff is busy this week […]
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Margaret Hamilton, who coined the phrase 'software engineer' and designed steering systems for Apollo 11, dies
Margaret Hamilton, who died Sept. 30, was regarded as a pioneer in the software development world, at a time when women were uncommon in the field.
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Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs
WASHINGTON — Rebecca Myers lives in one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional districts, and tariffs were on her mind as she voted early and in-person in Suffolk, Virginia in late September. The 44-year-old trained social worker said she and her husband, who recently retired after 25 years in the U.S. Navy, are raising […]
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California man charged with soliciting minor by computer in Union County
Daniel Castillo is charged with soliciting a minor by computer after a caller's report led Union County deputies to Dogwood Park, the sheriff's office said.
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Rowan Co. Sheriff’s Deputies arrest man accused of buying and sharing child sexual abuse materials
A 57-year-old local man is behind bars, accused of buying and sharing child sexual abuse materials.
WCCB Charlotte
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US Senate candidates in 9 key races quiet about Social Security benefits cliff
WASHINGTON — Nearly all of the U.S. senators elected this year will be in office when Congress debates how to restructure Social Security to prevent an automatic drop-off in retirement benefits in 2032. Very few candidates in competitive races, however, have policy proposals on their campaign websites and many, when contacted by States Newsroom, declined […]
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Documents show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained millions of records in hunt for noncitizen voters
The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using undercover agents to investigate voter registration efforts by nonprofit groups. The reports from May and June by Homeland Security Investigations, a sub-agency of Immigration […]
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