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Elections

North Carolina elections office previews Election Day count

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s elections office is predicting that at the end of Election Day it will be able to tally and report at ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, November 1, 2020 10:48 pm

Elections

Alamance County organizer plans another march on Election Day

GRAHAM (AP) — The organizer of a get-out-the-vote rally in North Carolina that ended with police pepper-spraying and arresting participants is planning another march on ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, November 1, 2020 10:46 pm

Racing

Elliott races into NASCAR championship; Harvick eliminated

By Jenna Fryer AP Auto Racing Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Kevin Harvick was on cruise control all season long, the most dominant driver in NASCAR, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, November 1, 2020 8:00 pm

Elections

Handful of races to set North Carolina legislature rule, agenda

By Gary D. Robertson and Bryan Anderson Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — Control of the North Carolina General Assembly — which carries with it the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, November 1, 2020 8:00 pm

College

AP Top 25: No. 2 Alabama closes gap with Clemson; Liberty in

By Eric Olson AP College Football Writer Clemson remained No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, but not by much. Trevor ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, November 1, 2020 7:04 pm

Elections

Republicans on defense in state congressional races

By BRYAN ANDERSON AND GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — A soft-spoken former state Supreme Court justice who’s challenging a four-term incumbent represents ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, October 31, 2020 12:00 am

Coronavirus

As officials face second wave of COVID-19, some resisting steps to curb virus

By ADAM GELLER and DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Even as a new surge of coronavirus infections sweeps the U.S., officials ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, October 31, 2020 12:00 am

Coronavirus

State health officials ease shutdown for church that had 181 COVID-19 cases

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Health officials on Friday eased a shutdown of a North Carolina church where a COVID-19 outbreak stemming from a week-long event led ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, October 31, 2020 12:00 am

News

South Carolina tribe presents casino plan for Kings Mountain

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration has received a proposal from a South Carolina-based Native American tribe on how it would like ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, October 31, 2020 12:00 am

News

Rockingham County ordered to reopen voting site

REIDSVILLE (AP) — A judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday which reopens a rural North Carolina voting site that was closed due to a ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, October 31, 2020 12:00 am

Racing

Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team partners with Joe Gibbs, Toyota

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE (AP) — Michael Jordan expects to field a winning team when 23XI Racing begins NASCAR competition next ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, October 31, 2020 12:00 am

News

Zeta-caused landslide creates 90-mile detour in Mitchell, McDowell counties

LENOIR (AP) — A landslide caused by Tropical Storm Zeta has blocked a North Carolina road, severing access between mountain counties and forcing motorists to ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, October 31, 2020 12:00 am

Nation/World

Six dead as Zeta soaks Gulf Coast and Southeast

By Jeff Amy and Rebecca Santana Associated Press ATLANTA — Millions of people were without power and at least six were dead Thursday after Hurricane ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, October 30, 2020 12:00 am

Elections

Black Lives Matter signs will remain up at Carrboro polling site

By Tom Foreman Jr. Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM — North Carolina elections officials ordered a town to remove Black Lives Matter signs from its voting site ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, October 30, 2020 12:00 am

Nation/World

Hackers snag $2.3 million from Wisconsin Republican Party

By Scott Bauer Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Hackers have stolen $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party’s account that was being used to help ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, October 30, 2020 12:00 am

Elections

Two who attended rally for Trump in Gastonia test positive for COVID-19

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — Two people who attended President Donald Trump’s rally last week in Gastonia have tested positive for ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, October 30, 2020 12:00 am

Elections

Storm hinders Tillis events; Cunningham campaign activities remain quiet

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Severe weather prevented North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis from making campaign appearances on Thursday with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, October 30, 2020 12:00 am

Elections

Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12

By MARK SHERMAN and JONATHAN DREW Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots in North Carolina to be received and ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:00 am

Nation/World

Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, October 26, 2020 9:25 pm

Sports

Misty, drizzling day postpones Cup race in Texas on Lap 52

By Schuyler Dixon AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas — NASCAR’s Cup playoff race in Texas was postponed Sunday night after 52 laps on a ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, October 25, 2020 11:38 pm

Nation/World

New storm Zeta a hurricane threat to Mexico, US Gulf Coast

MIAMI (AP) — Newly formed Tropical Storm Zeta strengthened Sunday in the western Caribbean and will probably become a hurricane before hitting Mexico’s resort-dotted Yucatan ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, October 25, 2020 11:33 pm

Elections

GOP slowly gaining nationwide as early vote total surpasses 2016

By Nicholas Riccardi and Angeliki Kastanis Associated Press With nine days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year’s presidential election ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, October 25, 2020 6:52 pm

Sports

Bridgewater nearly sinks Saints in return to Superdome

By Guerry Smith Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Teddy Bridgewater took a sack when he could least afford to late in the fourth quarter against ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, October 25, 2020 6:44 pm

News

Cunningham keeps low in NC Senate race marked by his affair

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham is bypassing uncomfortable questions about his extramarital activities in the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, October 24, 2020 11:38 pm

Nation/World

Trump, Biden go after each other on coronavirus, taxes

By Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Will Weissert and Michelle L. Price Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden offered ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, October 22, 2020 10:33 pm

News

Court lets North Carolina keep absentee deadline extension

By Jonathan Drew Associated Press North Carolina can accept absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day for more than a week afterward, a federal ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 11:50 pm

News

North Carolina scrambles to inform voters of absentee errors

By Jonathan Drew and Bryan Anderson Associated Press DURHAM — Time was dwindling for thousands of North Carolina voters to fix absentee voting errors as ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 11:50 pm

Sports

First fans to be allowed in Superdome on Sunday as Panthers come to New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints will start having fans in the stands for home games after the mayor agreed with the team ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 12:00 am

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