Charles Duncan, Spectrum News – A week after the violent insurrection in Washington, D.C., North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn says he is sticking by his speech at the pro-Trump …
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WRAL – A Republican who lost a race for a Wake County judgeship in November has filed suit to prevent Gov. Roy Cooper from appointing someone to fill the seat …
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Austin Weinstein, Charlotte Observer – After years of sending hundreds of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of conservative Republican candidates, some of North Carolina’s largest corporations are reconsidering the …
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Carl Blankenship, Salisbury Post – The town’s Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday brought a surprise visitor with some top-notch news. N.C. Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal Mike …
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WBTV – James “Smuggie” Mitchell announced he is resigning as a council member effective at 5 p.m. Monday. Mitchell, a democrat, was serving his third term as an at-large council …
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AP – A North Carolina coastal town has named a new town manager after his predecessor resigned in the wake of a misdemeanor assault charge.

Lucille Sherman and Virginia Bridges, News and Observer – Sydney Batch, who previously represented Wake County in the state House, is North Carolina’s newest state senator. And Knightdale Mayor James …
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JAKE BLEIBERG, SARAH BLAKE MORGAN and JAMES LAPORTA, AP – The Army is investigating a psychological operations officer who led a group of people from North Carolina to the rally …
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Jackie Pascale, WXII – As North Carolina continues to break its own COVID-19 records, hospital workers have been feeling extra pressure to keep up with the growing number of patients. …
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Chatham Journal – On Friday, January 8, Governor Roy Cooper announced two judicial appointments, one to the North Carolina Superior Court and one to the North Carolina District Court.