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July 8, 2021

North Carolina owner of escaped zebra cobra facing 40 charges

Criminal summonses have been issued against a North Carolina snake owner after an escaped zebra cobra terrorized a Raleigh neighborhood last month.

July 8, 2021

Tropical Storm Elsa kills 1 in Florida, hurts 10 at Georgia Navy base

A weakened but resilient Tropical Storm Elsa killed at least one person in Florida on Wednesday and injured several others when a possible tornado struck a campground at a Navy base in southeast Georgia.

July 7, 2021

Judge jails editor over reporter's use of recorder in court

A North Carolina Superior Court judge put a small-town newspaper editor behind bars last month after one of his reporters used an audio recorder for note-taking purposes at a murder trial — a punishment the paper and media rights groups consider excessive.

July 7, 2021

North Carolina's lieutenant governor backs anti-CRT effort: Kids should understand 'greatness of this nation'

North Carolina's first African American lieutenant governor is throwing his support behind a nationwide initiative to challenge what's being called racial "indoctrination" in schools. 

July 6, 2021

Boston teens forced to sleep in airport after mask rebellion gets flight canceled

American Airlines Flight 893 was set to depart Charlotte at 9:30 a.m. Monday when a mechanical issue forced flyers to switch planes. The high school students began acting up after boarding the second jet, WSOC-TV reported.

July 6, 2021

Psaki says Howard U 'quite lucky' to have 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones

The White House weighed in on Tuesday about 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones's decision to turn down a tenure offer at the University of North Carolina and instead head to Howard University after long-simmering drama over a lifetime faculty appointment.

July 6, 2021

Florida man steals reporter’s car, crashes it into North Carolina police cruiser amid manhunt

A man who was being hunted by North Carolina cops this weekend stole a TV news car then crashed head-on into a police cruiser, a report said.

July 5, 2021

Elsa latest: Florida on notice as tropical storm expected to churn over Cuba before passing near Keys

On Monday, the National Hurricane Center extended its tropical storm warnings and watches for the state north along the west coast of Florida for Elsa, which, as of Monday morning, is just south of Central Cuba.

July 3, 2021

Mark Robinson: Government won't give you the American dream, will give you false hope

North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson joined ‘Unfiltered with Dan Bongino’ Saturday to discuss the importance of hard work, and what makes America great.

July 2, 2021

North Carolina Scout troops camp out, watch over American flag display

The Boy Scouts of Mooresville, North Carolina, are spending their nights this week guarding more than 600 American flags that line one of the town's fields.