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Six-year-old, parents shot in Gastonia after ball goes in neighbor’s yard

GASTONIA (AP) — A North Carolina man shot and wounded a 6-year-old girl and her parents after children ...

News

North Carolina House approves ban on transgender athletes

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — Transgender girls in North Carolina would be prohibited from ...

State News

If you see an armadillo, let Wildlife Commission know 

RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is asking the public to report any sightings of nine-banded armadillos ...

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Emissions inspections could end in Rowan County if Ford gets bill passed

RALEIGH — Sen. Carl Ford, who represents Rowan and Stanly counties, has sponsored a bill that would eliminate ...

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If NC lawmaker goes through with party switch, Republicans would have veto-proof majority

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — Speculation is rising in the North Carolina legislature that ...

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GOP lawmakers seek to erode governor’s power on key panels

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Republicans redoubled their efforts on Tuesday to ...

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State budget provisions take new import with Medicaid expansion

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina state government budgets usually include policy directives ...

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Police say Forsyth Tech student shot himself in hand, sparking campus lockdown

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A high school student visiting a North Carolina community college shot himself in the hand, ...

Nation/World

Permit from sheriff to buy handgun no longer required in North Carolina

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina residents can now buy a handgun without ...

News

Revived sports wagering bill wins key NC House vote

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — Sports gambling in North Carolina soared over a major ...

News

Biden: GOP policies would surrender tech economy to China

By Aamer Madhani Associated Press DURHAM (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Republicans’ ideas for cutting ...

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Home for Life Design a semifinalist for grant funding

DURHAM — Home for Life Design, a Salisbury home safety assessment application that fosters independent living for aging ...

News

Governor signs Medicaid expansion bill into law

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday signed a ...

News

Officials: 7 hurt in Brevard when wind picks up inflatable rides

BREVARD (AP) — At least seven people were hurt when wind gusts picked up two inflatable rides, throwing ...

Nation/World

Raleigh-based First Citizens acquires troubled Silicon Valley Bank

NEW YORK (AP) — First Citizens will acquire much of Silicon Valley Bank, the tech-focused financial institution that ...

Outdoor

Wild turkey season opens April 1 in NC

RALEIGH — Wild turkey hunting season opens in North Carolina on April 1. The youth season is April ...

News

Cooper vetoes bill eliminating pistol purchase permit system

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Republican gun ...

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NC approves Medicaid expansion; measure can’t take effect until state budget is approved

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — A Medicaid expansion deal in North Carolina received final ...

News

NC lawmakers nearing final Medicaid expansion OK

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — An agreement to expand Medicaid in North Carolina neared final ...

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Sports wagering getting second chance in North Carolina House

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — A second-chance effort this year to authorize sports wagering ...

News

Democrats, advocates want N. Carolina corporate tax retained

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Democratic lawmakers and advocacy groups called Monday for blocking the ...

News

Tougher riot penalties becoming NC law with no Cooper veto

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Increased punishments for rioting in North Carolina will become law ...

News

NC Senate bill would reduce wait time for unsupervised driving

RALEIGH (AP) — More young North Carolina drivers wouldn’t have to hold a learner’s permit as long before ...

News

NC justices could revive voter ID previously tossed

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — A photo voter identification mandate first sought over a decade ...

News

NC House sends pistol permit bill to Cooper’s desk

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina’s House sent a sweeping firearms bill to ...

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Cooper’s big budget increase scoffed at by GOP

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Democratic governor released his state government spending plan ...

News

Medicaid agreement in North Carolina closes in on passage

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — The details of a deal reached by North Carolina legislative ...

News

NC Senate OKs harsher penalties for utility damage

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — The North Carolina Senate unanimously passed legislation Tuesday that ...

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