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North Carolina Election Officials Warn Voters That Voting Twice Is A Crime, After President Trump Suggests It

North Carolina Election Officials Warn Voters That Voting Twice Is A Crime, After President Trump Suggests It

Election officials in North Carolina warned voters on Thursday that voting more than once, or attempting to do so, is a felony, USA Today reported. The warning comes a day after President Trump suggested that voters should try to cast their ballots via by mail and in-person to see if they get caught. As previously […]

4y ago

Donald Trump Encourages North Carolina Residents To Test The Mail-In System By Voting Twice

Donald Trump Encourages North Carolina Residents To Test The Mail-In System By Voting Twice

When Donald Trump was asked on Wednesday whether or not he had confidence in the mail-in ballots program in North Carolina, he wanted people to test it by voting twice, wrote Lauren Egan and Pete Williams of NBC News. Trump said they should all try once through the mail and once in person. This, he […]

4y ago

Asheville, North Carolina, Approves Slavery Reparations For Black Residents

Asheville, North Carolina, Approves Slavery Reparations For Black Residents

The city of Asheville, North Carolina, voted Tuesday night to approve slavery reparations for its Black residents, The Citizen-Times reported. The ordinance doesn’t authorize direct payments, but rather aims to invest in the city’s Black community. In a unanimous 7-0 vote Tuesday night, the city passed a resolution apologizing for its role in slavery and […]

4y ago

Ohio State, North Carolina Athletic Departments The Latest To Pause Workouts After Coronavirus Resurgence

Ohio State, North Carolina Athletic Departments The Latest To Pause Workouts After Coronavirus Resurgence

The University of North Carolina and Ohio State’s athletic programs are the latest to announce that their summer workout programs are on pause due to a reported resurgence of the novel coronavirus. Bill Rabinowitz of the Columbus Dispatch reported on Wednesday that the Buckeyes’ football, men’s and women’s basketball, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer […]

4y ago

Raleigh, North Carolina, Protesters Pull Down Confederate Statue, Hang Parts From A Light Post

Raleigh, North Carolina, Protesters Pull Down Confederate Statue, Hang Parts From A Light Post

Protesters in Raleigh, North Carolina, vandalized the city’s Confederate monuments Friday night, toppling the likenesses of soldiers and hanging one from a tree, The Raleigh News & Observer reported. In the wake of the George Floyd protests, attention has turned to monuments of Confederate fighters, of which there are over 700 across the country. In […]

4y ago

Shark Attacks A 16-Year-Old Boy Visiting The Outer Banks, Father Had To Fight It Off

Shark Attacks A 16-Year-Old Boy Visiting The Outer Banks, Father Had To Fight It Off

On Thursday, a 16-year-old boy visiting the Outer Banks in North Carolina was attacked by a shark. According to CNN, Nick Arthur was playing on the sandbar when the shark bit his thigh and refused to let go. Tim Arthur, the boy’s father, rushed over to his son and started to kick the shark in […]

4y ago

Donald Trump Threatens To Move Republican Convention If North Carolina Can’t Promise Full Occupancy

Donald Trump Threatens To Move Republican Convention If North Carolina Can’t Promise Full Occupancy

Donald Trump announced on Monday morning via a Twitter post that he’s considering moving the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina. While the Republican National Committee (RNC) has the final say on where the event is held, it’s thought the RNC would follow the lead of the president. In a tweet thread, Trump explained […]

4y ago

North Carolina Poll: Donald Trump Trails Joe Biden By Seven Points

North Carolina Poll: Donald Trump Trails Joe Biden By Seven Points

In the state of North Carolina, President Donald Trump trails the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden by seven points, according to a Meredith College poll released on Friday. Per The Hill, the poll shows Biden polling at 47 percent and Trump at 40 percent. Considered a battleground state, North Carolina swung Republican in […]

4y ago

Democrats Accuse Republicans Of ‘Sabotage’ In A Key North Carolina Race

Democrats Accuse Republicans Of ‘Sabotage’ In A Key North Carolina Race

Democrats in North Carolina are accusing Republicans of sabotage after an outside contestant for the Democratic senate nomination has threatened the chances of the establishment candidate, reports Politico. The brouhaha began a week ago when numerous advertisements for three-term state senator Erica Smith began hitting the airwaves. The media blitz came as a shock to […]

4y ago

Protesters Waved Confederate Flags, Chanted ‘Trump 2020’ At Early Voting Site In N.C.

Protesters Waved Confederate Flags, Chanted ‘Trump 2020’ At Early Voting Site In N.C.

A group of protesters waving Confederate flags and shouting “Trump 2020” showed up to an early voting site in North Carolina that was also holding a discussion about the removal of Confederate monuments, reports noted. As WRAL reported, the group of protesters gathered outside the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center in Chatham County on […]

4y ago

North Carolina Woman Uses Toes To Call 911 After Crushing Her Hands While Changing A Tire

North Carolina Woman Uses Toes To Call 911 After Crushing Her Hands While Changing A Tire

Driving on a dark highway can be a nerve-racking experience and a woman from North Carolina found out why. After pulling over to inspect a flat tire she found herself stranded with her hands crushed under her car. Yet, she was able to perform an incredible task while under extreme duress by finding a way […]

4y ago

Black Mother Adopts Three White Children Only To Be Slammed With Hate Comments

Black Mother Adopts Three White Children Only To Be Slammed With Hate Comments

Treka Engleman is a single mother from Cincinnati, Ohio, who also happens to be African-American with three adopted white children. When Engleman gave her three children a loving home, she did not expect to be slammed by hate comments — with some people telling her that she should have adopted within her own race. Nevertheless, […]

4y ago

‘World’s Worst Cat’ Up For Adoption At North Carolina Shelter, ‘Perdita’ Is Just Plain Mean, Her Carers Say

‘World’s Worst Cat’ Up For Adoption At North Carolina Shelter, ‘Perdita’ Is Just Plain Mean, Her Carers Say

The “World’s Worst Cat” is available for adoption at a North Carolina animal shelter, The Charlotte Observer reports. The Mitchell County Animal Rescue is so eager to be rid of “Perdita” that they are waiving their customary adoption fees. Cat owners know that felines can be stingy with their affection, giving it only on their […]

4y ago

North Carolina Pizza Delivery Driver Fights Back Against Armed Robbers, Shoots Three Of Them

North Carolina Pizza Delivery Driver Fights Back Against Armed Robbers, Shoots Three Of Them

A North Carolina pizza delivery driver wasn’t about to let four youths rob him, instead using his own weapon to shoot three of them, Charlotte’s WSOC-TV reports. The unidentified driver had been sent to a Charlotte, North Carolina apartment complex just before midnight Monday night. There, he was set-upon by four youths who aimed what […]

4y ago

North Carolina Town Ditches ‘Possum Drop’ New Year’s Eve Tradition After Three Decades

North Carolina Town Ditches ‘Possum Drop’ New Year’s Eve Tradition After Three Decades

A North Carolina town is getting rid of its traditional “possum drop” New Year’s Eve tradition, possibly due to complaints from animal-rights activists, CNN reports. In cities across the country, the New Year will be rung in with an object being ceremonially “dropped” as the clock counts down. New York City’s Times Square has its […]

5y ago

Arlando Henderson Accused Of Stealing $88,000 From Bank, Posting Pics Of The Stolen Loot On Facebook

Arlando Henderson Accused Of Stealing $88,000 From Bank, Posting Pics Of The Stolen Loot On Facebook

A North Carolina man is accused of stealing $88,000 from the vault at the bank where he had worked. Police began to suspect Arlando Henderson of the crime after he allegedly posted pictures of himself on social media holding stacks of the stolen loot and showing off the luxurious lifestyle he was living thanks to […]

5y ago

North Carolina Towns Cancel Christmas Parade Because Of Fears Of Violence Over Confederate-Themed Floats

North Carolina Towns Cancel Christmas Parade Because Of Fears Of Violence Over Confederate-Themed Floats

Two North Carolina towns have canceled their Christmas parades over fears that planned floats that would reference the Confederacy would invoke fights or violence, ABC News reports. The cancellations come amid other cities canceling, moving, or otherwise altering their Christmas parade plans due to social/political issues. Wake Forest This week, the town of Wake Forest […]

5y ago

North Carolina Fast Food Restaurant Cashier, Manager Fired For Refusing To Serve Police Officer

North Carolina Fast Food Restaurant Cashier, Manager Fired For Refusing To Serve Police Officer

A cashier and a manager of a North Carolina fast-food restaurant have been fired after both refused to serve a police officer, Durham’s WTVD reports. Cook Out, for those not familiar, is a regional burger chain with about 250 locations in 10 states, mostly in the Southeast. At a Roxboro, North Carolina, location last week, […]

5y ago

North Carolina Football Coach Resigns After Using N-Word, Says He’s Not Racist

North Carolina Football Coach Resigns After Using N-Word, Says He’s Not Racist

A North Carolina high school football coach has resigned after video of him using the N-word appeared on social media, Raleigh’s WTVD reports. However, John Hoskins says that he used the word in a joyful context that was not meant to be taken offensively. Last Friday, Hoskins’ Knightdale High School defeated Corinth Holders High. Hoskins […]

5y ago

North Carolina Man Buys $200,000 Winning Lottery Ticket On The Way To His Last Cancer Treatment

North Carolina Man Buys $200,000 Winning Lottery Ticket On The Way To His Last Cancer Treatment

A North Carolina man stopped by a convenience store to buy a lottery ticket while on his way to his final chemotherapy appointment and wound up winning $200,000, BBC News reports. Unfortunately for the lucky winner, much of that money will have to go to medical bills. Ronnie Foster had been battling colon cancer, one […]

5y ago

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