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Critics of North Carolina school athletics governing body pass bill ordering more oversight
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators have ordered additional oversight of the chief nonprofit body that manages high school sports, finalizing legislation Friday that seeks to leave more rule-making in the hands of state education leaders. In separate House and Senate...
North Carolina officials reverse course to allow Christmas parade after girl's death last year
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials will allow a Christmas parade in the capital city after a truck towing a float struck and killed a girl during last year’s event. The city of Raleigh reversed course late Friday after initially denying the Greater Raleigh Merchants...
Julio Rodríguez scores the game-winning run after being walked as Mariners beat Angels 3-2
SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez hit a run-scoring double and later scored the tiebreaking run after drawing an intentional walk, leading the playoff-contending Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. Luis Castillo added six strong innings for the...
Editorial Roundup: North Carolina
Charlotte Observer/Raleigh News and Observer. September 8, 2023. Editorial: NC Republicans may be second-guessing at least some of their bad elections bill Protesters showed up at the legislative building in Raleigh on Tuesday, ready to denounce a bill that would...
North Carolina governor appoints Democrat to fill Supreme Court vacancy
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper appointed an appellate judge and longtime voting rights attorney to fill a vacancy on the North Carolina Supreme Court created when one of two Democratic justices stepped down early. Allison Riggs, a registered Democrat, will replace...
North Carolina board reasserts funding control over charter schools after losing other powers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The State Board of Education approved on Thursday a policy that seeks to reassert control over North Carolina charter schools weeks after the General Assembly shifted decision-making for approving these nontraditional public schools to a panel filled with mostly legislative...
While North Carolina gambling opponents rally, Republicans weigh whether to embrace more casinos
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As North Carolina House members met privately over whether to authorize more gambling in the state, social conservatives, business operators and political candidates urged lawmakers on Tuesday to reject efforts to permit more casinos and legalize statewide video gaming...
NC State's Ashford won't play against No. 13 Notre Dame after leaving opener on stretcher
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State safety Rakeim Ashford won't play this weekend against No. 13 Notre Dame after he was taken off the field on a stretcher during the season-opening win at Connecticut, coach Dave Doeren said Monday. Ashford spent Thursday night in the...
Audio reveals 911 caller in University of North Carolina shooting immediately identified a suspect
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where a professor was fatally shot on a college campus this week, received information on the suspect's identity within minutes of the gunfire, according to a recording of the 911 call. Some portions of the audio sound...
North Carolina Gov. Cooper endorses fellow Democrat Josh Stein to succeed him
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper formally endorsed Attorney General Josh Stein to succeed him, saying Wednesday that the fellow Democrat would build upon Cooper's efforts to improve public schools, health care and the state's economy. The endorsement by Cooper,...
