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North Carolina elections chief wants senator to take back comment about vote manipulation
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Board of Elections' top administrator asked a powerful legislator on Thursday to retract a comment that he made suggesting this month's results were being manipulated, saying it could lead to threats against local election workers. ...
North Carolina Republicans push through bill weakening incoming governor and attorney general
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators gave final approval Wednesday to a series of political power moves that would weaken the incoming governor and other Democratic elected officials in the ninth-largest state. They're contained in a massive bill sprinkled with a new round...
Phil Berger is poised to continue his run leading North Carolina's Senate
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Senate Republicans have left their leadership team mostly intact for the next two years, choosing Sen. Phil Berger again to hold the powerful position of Senate president pro tempore. The Senate Republican Caucus, meeting privately on Wednesday,...
Republican lawmakers are set to elect a new North Carolina House speaker, Destin Hall
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans carried out a succession plan Tuesday that they agreed upon a year ago, choosing the chamber's rules committee chairman to succeed Rep. Tim Moore after his 10 years as speaker. Republicans who recently won House elections met...
Advance Auto Parts: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Advance Auto Parts Inc. (AAP) on Thursday reported a loss of $6 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Raleigh, North Carolina-based company said it had a loss of 10 cents. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs,...
Man charged in North Carolina highway shootings will remain in jail for now
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A 23-year-old man suspected of shooting at least eight vehicles on a busy North Carolina highway and several homes in recent days, wounding one person, will remain in custody without bond for now, a judge ruled Friday. Andrew Thomas Graney was arrested Thursday...
Two people detained after repeated gunfire at cars on busy North Carolina highway
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two people were detained Thursday in an investigation of shootings into eight vehicles and several houses that left one person injured in the Raleigh area this week, the city's police chief said. Several people reported gunfire on a stretch of Interstate 40 in...
Democratic incumbent Don Davis wins reelection in North Carolina's only toss-up congressional race
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic freshman Rep. Don Davis has won reelection, defending his seat from a challenge by Republican opponent Laurie Buckhout in North Carolina’s only toss-up congressional race. Davis faced an uphill battle this year compared to 2022, when he first won...
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is elected as the state's governor
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and maintaining Democratic leadership of the chief executive’s office in a state where Republicans have recently controlled the legislature and appeals...
North Carolina's next governor could have a more potent veto with even a small Democratic gain
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Stein's veto could become more effective than outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper's stamp has been recently, should the margin in a legislative district election hold for their party. Results show Democrats winning 48 of the 120...
