Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans view as a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to Black service members. The change is the most prominent in a broad Department of Defense initiative to rename milita…
Legalized sports gambling starting next year in North Carolina now seems a better bet after Senate votes this week and House Speaker Tim Moore saying he expects his chamber to accept the Senate's changes next week. Senators voted 37-11 on Thursday for its version of legislation to authorize …
An effort to legalize sports gambling in North Carolina has cleared what could be one of its last remaining legislative hurdles in the state Senate. Senators voted on Wednesday for the measure, which also would authorize remote horse-race betting. One more vote is required in the Senate befo…
Toyota will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and hybrid vehicle battery factory that’s under construction near Greensboro, North Carolina. The plant will supply batteries to Toyota’s huge complex in Georgetown, Kentucky, which will build Toyota’s first U.S.-made electric vehicle, a…
The North Carolina General Assembly’s chief advocate for legalizing medical marijuana in the state has revealed how he smoked pot over 20 years ago to withstand intense chemotherapy during his fight with cancer. Sen. Bill Rabon of Brunswick County has previously described himself as a colon …
As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most people in the U.S. say the court should allow consideration of race as part of the admissions process. Yet few believe students’ race should play a significant role in those decisions. A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Cen…
Two North Carolina state House Republicans have lost their caucus leadership positions following recent comments directed at Democratic colleagues questioning their religion and educational attainment. A top House GOP leader announced on Thursday that Reps. Keith Kidwell and Jeff McNeely, wh…
Toyota will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and hybrid vehicle battery factory that’s under construction near Greensboro, North Carolina. The plant will supply batteries to Toyota’s huge complex in Georgetown, Kentucky, which will build Toyota’s first U.S.-made electric vehicle, a new SUV with three rows of seats. The plans announced Wednesday won’t immediately create any more jobs at either factory. Toyota plans to have 2,100 employees at the battery factory. The investment will prepare infrastructure to expand for growth. Production is to start in 2025. It brings the total investment to $5.9 billion. The huge Kentucky complex now employs 9,500 people. The company says jobs will shift to the new electric vehicle when production starts in 2025.
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A bill allowing the state’s leading health insurance provider to restructure is on its way to the desk of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The North Carolina legislature gave the bill final approval despite criticisms from the state insurance commissioner that it would erode his regulatory authority. The measure cleared the Senate 41-5 Tuesday after passing the House with similar bipartisan support earlier this year. The measure permits Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and a dental insurance provider to transfer assets into a parent holding company and make investments. The changes would take effect as soon as it becomes law.
The composition of several North Carolina state commissions would shift away from gubernatorial appointees and toward the choices of legislators and others in a measure that cleared a House committee. The bill is a version of a Senate bill that passed that chamber last month. Republican sponsors argued the changes would bring more diversity to powerful boards currently controlled by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s picks. Cooper and fellow Democrats consider the legislation an unconstitutional power grab. The version that passed the House committee on Tuesday removes changes to the state Utilities Commission but adds a provision on the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.
The North Carolina General Assembly’s chief advocate for legalizing medical marijuana in the state has revealed how he smoked pot over 20 years ago to withstand intense chemotherapy during his fight with cancer. Sen. Bill Rabon of Brunswick County has previously described himself as a colon cancer survivor. But he had been reticent on details like whether he used marijuana until pitching his legislation on Tuesday to the House Health Committee. The measure passed the Senate three months ago. Rabon recalled how a physician told him to obtain marijuana when he sought a more aggressive form of treatment. Medical pot opponents say marijuana may cause harm to patients.
As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most people in the U.S. say the court should allow consideration of race as part of the admissions process. Yet few believe students’ race should play a significant role in those decisions. A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds 63% say the Supreme Court should not stop colleges from considering race or ethnicity in their admission systems. The poll shows little divide along political or racial lines. People are more likely to say grades and standardized test scores should be significant factors. Lawsuits are challenging admissions systems at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.
A veteran North Carolina Democratic political consultant died over the weekend after he was ejected from the boat he was riding in near some of the state’s barrier islands. The National Park Service says 42-year-old Conen Morgan of Raleigh died on Sunday. The park service says three passengers were in a rented boat south of Shackleford Banks when it took a wave that ejected them. They all made it to shore but one passenger — identified later as Morgan — collapsed around the wave line. Gov. Roy Cooper tweeted that Morgan's “hard work and determination made a real, positive difference for people of North Carolina.”
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Toyota North America has upped its investment — this time by $2.1 billion Wednesday to $5.9 billion — in its North Carolina electric-vehicle battery plant.
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The man and two others who survived were thrown into the ocean after their boat hit a wave.
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On Thursday, a district court judge lowered bond from $1 million to $500,000 for a man charged with two counts of felony child abuse in connection with the fire that killed his 2-year-old son and the child's 3-year-old friend.
The man died Wednesday in a local hospital.
A 36-year-old man was charged today with two counts of felony child abuse after an investigation into the deaths of his 2-year-old son and his son's 3-year-old friend, Cash Whitaker, police said today.
The woman is charged with two counts each of second-degree murder and felony child abuse in the deaths of her 3-year-old son, Cash Whitaker, and his 2-year-old friend.
Joel Oakley has served four terms as President of the Greensboro Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
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City staff members will help residents fill out applications for a rebate on their property taxes.
Nonprofit Care4Carolina also has received funds from other foundations that include Cone Health Foundation, The Dogwood Health Trust and The Duke Endowment.
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