North Carolina voters will decide three constitutional amendments involving property-tax limits, the state income-tax cap and voter photo ID.
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Jamila Headley, executive director of The Patients Union, said Wake County residents "will look back on this day as a sad moment in history."
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Neighbors pulled the sister to shore but could not find the man after he went under the water.
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A mere 38% still believe talent and hard work matter more when it comes to economic mobility.
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Greater Carolina, a Mooresville-based nonprofit promoting conservative economic development policies, held the 2024 tour in the Louisville, Kentucky area, and an earlier one in 2022.
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Carvana, the car vending machine retailer known for its glass towers filled with vehicles, is planning to add 100 new jobs in the Charlotte region.
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After surrendering a franchise-record 59 points in their season-opening loss to the Chicago Bears, the Carolina Panthers needed someone on defense to step up in Week 2.
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A bear, named Dolly by her supporters, was set to be euthanized when captured, but the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission walked back that decision after a campaign to save the bear's life.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance was joined at a campaign stop by local elected officials and others running for office on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, N.C.
“Do we want a man who will stand up fearlessly to these lunatics or do we want one of these lunatics who pretends to be a moderate?” Vice President JD Vance said.
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N.C. State’s stunning loss to Vanderbilt was the kind of loss where people look at each other and don’t know what to say.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s third-quarter performance in a 31-21 road upset of then-No. 9 Texas A&M last Saturday left ESPN’s Greg McElroy marvelling. “For one quarter, Kentucky played football at a level that only two, maybe three programs in the SEC have played at in the last 10 years,” McElroy said on the “Always College Football” podcast. In breaking away from a 7-7 halftime tie, UK ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Just in case, the excuses are in place, so it will not be Deion’s fault. Colorado is a hard job. They are not committed. We don’t have enough NIL money. Kids these days are different. Not enough support. The fourth year of one of college football’s great experiments is morphing into the self-serving money grab that it always was; the University of Colorado can only hope and ...
He's the first from the motorsports industry to receive the highest civilian award in North Carolina.
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Purple Heart Homes’ VAIP program renovated veteran Tommy Mitchell’s Mooresville, N.C., home, improving bathroom safety, access ramp, and critical home systems.
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Statesville highlights its Fall Trash Bash cleanup, Night Out with local police, featured events on statesvillenc.net, and notes that this is a BLUE recycling week.
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UNC Greensboro women's cross country placed eighth of 16 teams in the 5K at the adidas Cross Country Challenge, led by junior Hailey Meyers in 25th place.
Shows and movies that touch on religious themes can have an enthusiastic and built-in audience, so it’s no wonder that filmmakers are eager to produce them when the opportunity arises.
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