CHILD KILLED-SHOOTING Police: Dozens of shots fired at home, child killed CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police say a young child was killed when people in multiple vehicles fired dozens of rounds toward a Charlotte home. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say officers called to Richard Rozzelle Drive late Tuesday for multiple reports of shots fired found a child…… read more »
Category Archives: State News
North Carolina News – September 8
North Carolina News – September 7
FATAL BOAT CRASH Woman dies after boat hits hidden sand shoal HATTERAS, N.C. (AP) — Officials in North Carolina say a Virginia woman was killed when she was thrown from a boat and run over after it hit a hidden sand shoal off the Outer Banks. News outlets report that the rented 21-foot Carolina skiff…… read more »
NCDOT’s Fall Litter Sweep Begins Sept. 11
The 2021 Fall Litter Sweep is taking place September 11-25. Traditionally scheduled for the last two weeks of April and September, Litter Sweep is the N.C. Department of Transportation’s biannual statewide roadside litter removal initiative. Residents throughout the state participate in local efforts to help clean up North Carolina’s roadways. In addition to volunteers, NCDOT maintenance crews…… read more »
North Carolina News – September 3
GUNS AT SCHOOL 2 teens charged after student brings 2 guns to high school RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Officials in North Carolina say two teens are facing charges after a high school student brought two guns to school. The News & Observer reports that Enloe High School Principal Jacqueline Jordan said that a school employee…… read more »
State Agencies Team Up For Labor Day Weekend Campaign
N.C. State Highway Patrol, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and Mothers Against Drunk Driving North Carolina will continue their combined campaign, “On the Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink and Drive” with events and safety checkpoints throughout the state on Labor Day Weekend. The multi-agency safety initiative works to reduce alcohol-related incidents on the state’s roadways…… read more »
North Carolina News – September 2
AP-US-TEACHING-RACE-NORTH-CAROLINA Bill to curb racial teaching goes to North Carolina governor RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans have given final legislative approval to a bill to limit how teachers can discuss certain racial concepts inside the classroom. The proposal would prohibit teachers from compelling students to personally adopt any ideas from a list…… read more »
North Carolina News – September 1
BC-TROPICAL WEATHER-ATLANTIC Ida’s not done, Kate persists, Tropical Storm Larry forms HURLEY, Va. (AP) — About 20 homes were knocked off their foundations and trailers washed away in Virginia as flooding continues from what’s left of Hurricane Ida. The Buchanan County sheriff’s office says about 50 people were rescued, while hundreds were evacuated to shelters…… read more »
North Carolina News – August 31
POLICE SHOOTING Police release details after fatal shooting at department GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina have released more details about an encounter that turned deadly for a man they said set fire to a patrol car in the police department’s parking lot and attacked an officer. Police say Christopher Moore used an…… read more »
N.C. Waits To See How Hurricane Ida Will Impact Gas Prices
(NORTH CAROLINA NEWS NETWORK) — Although gas prices in the Carolinas have remained stable during previous weeks, motorists could soon feel the effects of Hurricane Ida in the form of spikes at the pump depending on the damage to the Gulf Coast supply chain. Tiffany Wright of AAA Carolinas says the gas prices may go…… read more »
North Carolina News – August 30
FILM INDUSTRY Hallmark movies key in a big year for N.C. film production WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hallmark Channel movies are playing a key role in what’s expected to be a big year for North Carolina’s film industry. The StarNews reports that with film productions expected to bring a record-setting $409 million to the state…… read more »
