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Woman’s body found in suitcase near Neuse River in NC, Wake County Sheriff’s Office investigating

4 years ago  •  Crime, Triangle

WNCN – CBS 17 – A woman’s body was found in a suitcase Monday morning off Allen Road, which is east of Raleigh near the Neuse River, Wake County Sheriff …
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R.C. Soles Jr., former North Carolina lawmaker, dead at 86

4 years ago  •  NC General Assembly

AP — Robert Charles “R.C.” Soles Jr., a former North Carolina lawmaker who served in the General Assembly for more than four decades, has died. He was 86. Soles, of …
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Nash County deputy out of hospital is ‘glad to be home’ after being shot 3 times

4 years ago  •  Crime, Triangle

Mackenzie Stasko, WNCN — A Nash County deputy who was shot three times during a traffic stop earlier this week was released from the hospital Saturday afternoon. Dozens of deputies …
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NC education board approves new social studies rules

4 years ago  •  Education, Statewide

AP — The Democratic majority of North Carolina’s Board of Education has voted to adopt new K-12 social studies standards that would have teachers discuss racism, discrimination and the perspectives …
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NC House approves relief bill for state bar owners

4 years ago  •  NC General Assembly, Business

Kristy Kepley-Steward, WLOS – The North Carolina House approved legislation Thursday that extends deferrals for ABC permit renewal fees to benefit bar owners unexpectedly hit with renewal bills last month …
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NC Supreme Court: Dan Forest can sue over 2012 political ad

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Campaigns, Courts

Bryan Anderson, AP — North Carolina’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld a split decision by a lower court to allow former Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest to pursue a lawsuit …
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North Carolina to receive nearly $19 million in opioid settlement

4 years ago  •  Courts, Statewide

John Smist, WECT – A large sum of much-needed money is coming to North Carolina to fight the opioid epidemic. State Attorney General Josh Stein announced Thursday that he reached …
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Assistant principal at local elementary school charged with child sex crime

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Crime, Education

An assistant principal at a local elementary school has been arrested and accused of committing a child sex crime. Shaun Michael Bock, of Mooresville, has been charged by the Mooresville …
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NC lawmakers pass COVID relief, advance K-12 reopening bill

4 years ago  •  NC General Assembly, Education, COVID-19

Bryan Anderson, AP — North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday unanimously approved a coronavirus relief bill that sends federal money approved by Congress in December to schools for reopening, public health …
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NC governor unveils COVID relief budget, including bonuses for teachers, college staff

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Governor

Dawn Baumgartner and Adam Wagner, News & Observer – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper laid out his budget recommendations for coronavirus relief spending Thursday, continuing efforts to stop the spread …
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