North Carolina GOP Condemns Senator Over Vote to Convict Trump
Senator Richard Burr said the move to denounce his vote in the impeachment trial shows loyalty to Trump over adherence to Republican values.
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Winter’s Wrath: Bitter Cold, No Power and a Deadly Tornado
At least three people were killed when a tornado tore through a seaside town in North Carolina, one of many wild and deadly impacts from a sprawling blast of winter weather across the United States.
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NC High Court: Lt. Governor Can Sue Over Political Ad
Former North Carolina Lt. Governor Dan Forest can sue over a 2012 political ad that favored his Democratic opponent, the state’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday.
Read moreRed Wolves
A federal court in North Carolina ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must develop, by March 1, a plan to release captive red wolves into the Red Wolf Recovery Area in the state.
Read moreProtective Orders
An appeals court in North Carolina ruled that people who have been in an abusive same-sex dating relationship who are seeking a protective order should be equally protected against domestic violence as people in relationships with persons of the opposite sex.
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Biden Taps North Carolina Environmental Regulator to Head EPA
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday picked North Carolina’s top environmental regulator to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, which became known for rolling back regulations under the Trump administration.
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Right-Wing Group Argues for Release of North Carolina Voter Data
The Fourth Circuit seemed unlikely Thursday to side with a conservative legal group in its effort to get sensitive voting records from North Carolina, based on claims that the state has not properly maintained its rolls.
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GOP Lawmakers Face Uphill Battle to Join Voter ID Case at En Banc Court
The en banc Fourth Circuit seemed hesitant Monday to allow Republican members of the North Carolina Legislature to intervene in a dispute over the state’s voter ID law.
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Fourth Circuit Upholds North Carolina Voter ID Law
A federal judge incorrectly halted a North Carolina law requiring voters to present photo ID at the polls, a Fourth Circuit panel ruled on Wednesday.
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Environmentalists Bring Second Suit to Protect NC River Species
An environmental group sued the federal government again Tuesday for not giving endangered species protections to two aquatic creatures in eastern North Carolina, claiming officials have dragged their feet for nearly a decade on the proposed protection.
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Court Upholds Hog Verdict; Smithfield Announces Settlement
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to awarding monetary damages to neighbors of a North Carolina industrial hog operation for smells and noise they said made living nearby unbearable.
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‘Dueling Dinosaurs’ Fossils Donated to North Carolina Museum
The fossil skeletons of two dinosaurs intertwined in what looks like a final death match have been donated to a North Carolina museum.
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Red Wolf Advocates Sue Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is facing a new challenge from red wolf advocates, who said in a federal lawsuit Monday that the agency is failing to conserve the critically endangered species.
Read moreThom Tillis Holds Onto US Senate Seat as Democratic Rival Concedes
North Carolina is swinging “red” in major contests as Republicans held onto the coveted U.S. Senate seat and President Donald Trump is ahead of President-elect Joe Biden as the state continues counting votes.
Read moreCurriculum Kerfuffle
A federal court in North Carolina denied parents’ request for a restraining order to prevent their son’s school from including the novel “The Poet X” in its ninth grade language arts curriculum. The parents claim the book promotes hostility towards Catholicism. Questioning traditional religion is one of the topics of the book, “yet the same might be said of celebrated authors such as Chaucer, Voltaire, Paine, Twain, or Sinclair Lewis,” the court wrote.
Read moreElection March
North Carolinians who participated in a march to a polling place on the last day of early voting claim in a federal lawsuit that police in Alamance County violently dispersed peaceful marchers with pepper spray and wrongly arrested several of them.
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Trump Assails Biden at Election Eve Rally in North Carolina
On the eve of Election Day, President Donald Trump attacked his Democratic rival as unqualified and urged voters in the crucial battleground state of North Carolina to cast their ballots for him.
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Biden Hangs On to Narrow Lead Over Trump in North Carolina
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s lead over President Donald Trump in the crucial battleground state of North Carolina has slipped slightly to a 3-point advantage, according to a poll released Thursday.
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Supreme Court Keeps North Carolina Extended Ballot Deadline in Place
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to keep in place an extended deadline for tallying absentee ballots in North Carolina.
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US Teen Charged Over Child Porn Researched Killing Biden: Court
A 19-year-old man charged with possession of child pornography and arrested over a van-load of weapons had conducted internet searches related to killing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, according to court documents.
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