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Man charged with assaulting wife’s North Carolina fast food restaurant co-worker, pushing head toward deep fryer

Police in North Carolina have charged a man with assaulting his wife’s co-worker behind the counter of a fast food restaurant, saying he put his ... Read more

by Associated Press, Saturday, January 6, 2024 6:58 pm

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Chief judge is replaced in a shakeup on the North Carolina Court of Appeals

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina’s chief justice has quietly replaced the next leader of the state’s intermediate-level appeals court in a move ... Read more

by Associated Press, Saturday, January 6, 2024 4:25 pm

hate crime

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Judge recommends ending suit on prosecuting ex-felons who vote in North Carolina, cites new law

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press A North Carolina law that makes it a serious crime for someone to vote while still on probation or ... Read more

by Associated Press, Saturday, January 6, 2024 12:21 pm

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Off-duty police officer is killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime

An off-duty police officer was shot and killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime at a gas station and approaching the two suspects, officials ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, January 3, 2024 6:48 pm

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Long-running North Carolina education case will return before the state Supreme Court in February

More arguments in education funding litigation that goes back nearly 30 years are scheduled for early next year at the North Carolina Supreme Court. The ... Read more

by Associated Press, Saturday, December 30, 2023 11:10 am

trump

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Challenge to having Trump’s name on North Carolina’s primary ballot has been dismissed

North Carolina’s election board threw out on Tuesday a voter’s challenge to keep former President Donald Trump off the March presidential primary ballots that argues ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, December 20, 2023 2:22 pm

magnetic balls

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Consumer product agency issues warning on small magnetic balls linked to deaths

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning about the danger of high-powered, pea-sized magnets found in toys, announcing one company’s recall of a set ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, December 13, 2023 1:09 pm

Life sentences

crime

Imprisoned accomplice in shooting of then-NFL player’s girlfriend dies

A man who had spent two decades in prison for firing the shots in a plot by then-Carolina Panthers player Rae Carruth to kill Carruth’s ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, December 13, 2023 1:03 pm

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After indictment, North Carolina’s state auditor says she’ll resign

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood announced on Thursday that she will resign from her elected post next month, ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, November 16, 2023 10:18 am

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With map redrawn favoring GOP, North Carolina Democratic US Rep. Jackson to run for attorney general

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson of North Carolina announced a 2024 bid for state attorney general on Thursday, one ... Read more

by Associated Press, Monday, October 30, 2023 6:11 pm

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