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North Carolina obscenity bill gets OK in Senate vote

The punishment in North Carolina for distributing what’s defined in state law as obscene literature or performances could be higher when done in a child’s ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, May 2, 2023 8:02 am

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crime

North Carolina police officer, wife found shot to death at home

A police officer and his wife were found shot to death in their North Carolina home after the officer failed to show up for work ... Read more

by Associated Press, Saturday, April 29, 2023 9:36 am

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Lawsuit over North Carolina private school scholarship program dismissed

A legal challenge filed nearly three years ago to North Carolina’s taxpayer-funded scholarship program for K-12 children to attend private schools was dismissed Wednesday by ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, April 20, 2023 2:03 pm

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crime

North Carolina man shoots child, parents apparently over stray ball

A North Carolina man shot and wounded a 6-year-old girl and her parents after children went to retrieve a basketball that had rolled into his ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, April 20, 2023 12:57 pm

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Business

North Carolina-based Bank of America profits grow 15%

By Ken Sweet, AP Business Writer Bank of America said its profits grew 15% last quarter, the latest of the big banks to do exceptionally ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, April 20, 2023 11:56 am

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Ban on participation of transgender girls in middle school, high school and college sports approved by North Carolina House

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press/Report for America Transgender girls in North Carolina would be prohibited from joining female sports teams in middle school, high school ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, April 20, 2023 7:27 am

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Teen boy gets stuck after climbing into North Carolina claw machine for prize

A 13-year-old boy had to be freed from a claw machine after he climbed inside hoping to score a prize, according to an official at ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, April 18, 2023 1:21 pm

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Teen girl killed, five others wounded in North Carolina shooting

A 14-year-old girl was killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting that took place Wednesday, April 12, 2023 during a gathering at ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, April 13, 2023 7:27 am

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Business

North Carolina unemployment rate falls to 3.6%

North Carolina’s unemployment rate declined to 3.6% in February, the state Commerce Department announced last Friday, marking its lowest level since last June. The seasonally ... Read more

by Associated Press, Monday, April 3, 2023 9:56 am

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North Carolina governor signs Medicaid expansion bill into law

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday signed a Medicaid expansion law that was a decade in the making ... Read more

by Associated Press, Saturday, April 1, 2023 10:25 am

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