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Sports

Short-handed Hornets lean on 3-pointers, top Hawks 130-127

ATLANTA (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 32 points and the Charlotte Hornets, without four players, leaned on their best 3-point shooting game of the season ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, December 5, 2021 10:59 pm

Sports

Davis scores 23, North Carolina pulls away from Georgia Tech

ATLANTA (AP) — RJ Davis scored 13 of his game-high 23 points in the second half Sunday afternoon as North Carolina pulled away after halftime ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, December 5, 2021 10:54 pm

Sports

No. 20 Wake Forest, No. 23 Texas A&M face off in Gator Bowl

No. 20 Wake Forest (10-3, ACC) vs. No. 23 Texas A&M (8-4, SEC), Dec. 31, 11 a.m. ET LOCATION: Jacksonville, Florida. TOP PLAYERS Wake Forest: ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, December 5, 2021 10:51 pm

Sports

North Carolina, South Carolina meet in Duke’s Mayo Bowl

North Carolina (6-6, ACC) vs South Carolina (6-6, SEC), Dec. 30, 11:30 a.m. ET LOCATION: Charlotte, North Carolina TOP PLAYERS North Carolina: QB Sam Howell ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, December 5, 2021 10:49 pm

Sports

Opposites: App State, W. Kentucky meet in Boca Raton Bowl

Appalachian State (10-3, Sun Belt) vs. Western Kentucky (8-5, Conference USA), Dec. 18, 11 a.m. ET LOCATION: Boca Raton, Florida. TOP PLAYERS Appalachian State: RB ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, December 5, 2021 10:47 pm

Sports

UCLA, No. 18 NC State to meet in Holiday Bowl at Petco Park

UCLA (8-4, Pac-12) vs No. 18 NC State (9-3, ACC), Dec. 28, 8 p.m. ET. LOCATION: San Diego. TOP PLAYERS UCLA: QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson became ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, December 5, 2021 10:43 pm

Local

Small earthquake reported in western North Carolina

LAUREL PARK (AP) — A small earthquake struck a county in western North Carolina on Sunday morning, geologists said. The News & Observer of Raleigh ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, December 5, 2021 10:42 pm

Local

Bob Dole, presidential candidate, husband to Salisbury’s Elizabeth Dole, dies at 98

By John Hanna and Cal Woodward Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, December 5, 2021 1:21 pm

Local

Photo gallery: Bob Dole in Salisbury

Bob Dole, a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and husband to Salisbury’s Elizabeth Dole died Sunday at the age of 98. ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, December 5, 2021 1:00 pm

Nation/World

More omicron detected as hospitals strain under delta surge

By Carolyn Thompson Associated Press New York announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus Saturday, bringing the number of state cases ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, December 4, 2021 11:56 pm

Nation/World

CNN fires Chris Cuomo for helping brother deal with scandal

By David Bauder and Michelle L. Price Associated Press  NEW YORK — CNN fired anchor Chris Cuomo on Saturday less than a week after new ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, December 4, 2021 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Michigan parents found in building; bond set at $500K apiece

By Kathleen Foody and Corey Williams Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. — A judge imposed a combined $1 million bond Saturday for the parents of the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, December 4, 2021 11:55 pm

News

State briefs: Officials say fire at Pilot Mountain finally contained

RALEIGH (AP) — A fire that burned 1,050 acres on Pilot Mountain in Surry County, is finally 100% contained, the N.C. Forest Service reported Saturday. ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, December 4, 2021 11:55 pm

Elections

Judges deny requests to block state elections under new maps

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s 2022 elections under new legislative and congressional maps can begin as scheduled next week ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, December 4, 2021 12:01 am

Crime

Parents of Michigan boy charged after school shooting

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor filed involuntary manslaughter charges Friday against the parents of a teen ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, December 4, 2021 12:00 am

Coronavirus

Contact tracing revs up with arrival of omicron variant in the US

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. has health officials in ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, December 4, 2021 12:00 am

Business

Storm costs add to bills of Duke Energy customers

Associated Press CHARLOTTE  — Duke Energy electric customers in North Carolina will see a new line-item charge on their bills to repay $1 billion in ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, December 3, 2021 12:00 am

Nation/World

Stopgap spending bill OK’d in time to avoid a short-term government shutdown

By Kevin Freking and Lisa Mascaro Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill Thursday that avoids a short-term shutdown and funds ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, December 3, 2021 12:00 am

News

Governor vetoes bill moving up deadline for absentee ballot

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed on Thursday legislation that would bar officials from counting mail-in absentee ballots received ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, December 2, 2021 11:59 pm

Coronavirus

Omicron coronavirus variant turns up in multiple states

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The omicron variant of COVID-19, which had been undetected in the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, December 2, 2021 11:59 pm

News

Escaped campfire blamed for Pilot Mountain blaze; Pogue Mountain fire about 45% contained

PILOT MOUNTAIN  (AP) — A wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park has burned 1,100 acres and was about 80% contained Thursday, according to the North ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, December 2, 2021 11:50 pm

Nation/World

Justices signal they’ll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe

By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko Associated Press WASHINGTON — In the biggest challenge to abortion rights in decades, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 11:56 pm

Nation/World

Jan. 6 panel votes to hold former DOJ official in contempt

By Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection voted Wednesday to pursue contempt charges against ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Michigan teen charged in Oxford High School shooting

By Corey Williams and Ed White Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 15-year-old boy was charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 11:55 pm

Nation/World

US reports first case of omicron variant in returning traveler

By Zeke Miller, Olga R. Rodriguez and Michael Balsamo Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of the omicron variant ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 11:55 pm

Nation/World

South Africa’s new COVID cases double in 1 day amid omicron

By Andrew Meldrum Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s new cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in a day, authorities reported Wednesday, signaling a dramatic surge ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 11:55 pm

Education

North Carolina court stops order to spend $1.7B on education

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court on Tuesday blocked enforcement of parts of a trial judge’s recent ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 12:00 am

News

Head of North Carolina health department stepping down

By Tom Foreman Jr. Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM — Dr. Mandy Cohen, the head of North Carolina’s health department and face of regular updates on the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 12:00 am

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