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January 17, 2024

North Carolina confirms ex-felon can run for office

The North Carolina State Board of Elections ruled that Republican ex-felon Joseph Gibson III is able to run for office because he has been discharged for his crimes.

January 14, 2024

North Carolina police arrest suspect who reportedly brought explosives to grocery store parking lot

North Carolina suspect Cameron Lee Smith was charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction after he was allegedly found with explosives in a Food Lion parking lot.

January 13, 2024

North Carolina boy, 6, in 'excruciating pain' after overdosing on Delta-9 THC candy mistaken for Skittles

A North Carolina mom said her son was hospitalized after he unknowingly consumed 13 times an adult dosage of Delta-9 edibles he thought were freeze-dried Skittles.

January 12, 2024

NC Gov. Cooper gets tentative win in legal battle over environmental board's makeup

A North Carolina judge has temporarily ruled in favor of Gov. Roy Cooper, who argues legislative changes to an environmental regulatory board's makeup impede its functionality.

January 11, 2024

TikTok user is frustrated by music 'blasting' in wee hours of the night from a Chick-fil-A restaurant

A TikTok user from North Carolina went after Chick-fil-A for the loud music she says the fast food restaurant was blaring in the middle of the night near her apartment. Here's what happened.

January 11, 2024

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has raised $5.7M since July for his run at governorship

Current Attorney General of North Carolina Josh Stein claims to have a record-breaking campaign fund for his 2024 gubernatorial run. Candidates will soon have to report their numbers.

January 10, 2024

'Angry' woman bites and chews through seat of police cruiser after arrest in North Carolina

A 32-year-old woman became so enraged after she was arrested that she chewed through the backseat of a North Carolina police cruiser, according to the Boone Police Department.

January 10, 2024

Winter storm hammers East Coast, leaves hundreds of thousands without power

Forecasters are anticipating “widespread hazardous weather impacts Wednesday following a powerful winter storm in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions.

January 10, 2024

Ronnie Long case: Man gets $25M for wrongful rape conviction after serving 44 years in prison

Ronnie Long, a Black man who was wrongfully convicted of raping a White woman in the 1970s, has been awarded a $25 million settlement after serving 44 years in prison.

January 9, 2024

Fourth Circuit Judge James Wynn to step back from full service, giving Biden another court vacancy to fill

President Biden will get to nominate another judge to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals as Judge James Wynn will be stepping away from a full-time role.