Nash County Commissioner Gwen Wilkins is calling for the resignation of the leadership at th… Read moreNash commissioner calls for DSS resignations in wake of girl's death
Two Whitakers residents recently split a $655,750 N.C. Education Lottery jackpot. Read moreNash County residents hit lottery jackpot
Local residents and N.C. Wesleyan University alumni will have an opportunity on March 28 to … Read moreDay for Wesleyan to help support local university
Three young candidates for the highest honor from the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar Rive… Read moreTeens honored by Boys & Girls Clubs
Rocky Mount police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects who broke in… Read moreTwo vehicles stolen from Rocky Mount dealership
Three people, including one allegedly linked to a homicide in the city, are facing drug-rela… Read moreThree arrested on drug charges in Nash
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North East Carolina Prep collected nine runs in the first inning and four in each of the nex… Read morePrep Sports Roundup: NECP baseball rolls past Washington County
The Rocky Mount High School track team emerged victorious in numerous events during the NC R… Read moreGryphons shine in NC Runners Invitational meet
It’s March and that means it’s time to write my annual column about the NCAA Men’s Basketbal… Read moreUNC basketball: The postmortem
Colby Lewis fired a two-hitter with eight strikeouts and two walks, and Nash Central used tw… Read moreBaseball Roundup: Lewis, big innings help Bulldogs stop Rocky Mount
The Rocky Mount High School boys tennis team remained unbeaten at 5-0 in the Big East 2A/3A … Read moreTennis Roundup: Gryphons blank Rams to stay unbeaten
Faith Christian School’s softball team scored 20 straight runs after spotting North East Car… Read moreSoftball Roundup: Patriots spot NECP lead, then rally for win
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics just released its latest jobs report for North Carolina and the rest of the country. As usual, the report contained a mixture of good news and bad. Read moreJohn Hood: Labor participation is falling again
Let’s be grateful that Ron DeSantis devotes so much of his time raging over drag queens and bragging how he punished Disney for disagreeing with him. An obsessive pursuit of “woke” has kept the Florida governor and apparent presidential candidate from mucking around serious matters. But, sadly, not always. Read moreFroma Harrop: Before DeSantis, Miami was fun
What’s one good clue that President Joe Biden really intends to run for reelection in 2024? He is trying to distance himself from the Democratic Party’s soft approach to crime. The president, who in 2020 distanced himself from Democrats who advocated defunding the police, stunned many in his party recently when he announced his opposition to a lenient local law in the District of Columbia that would reduce sentences for carjackers and other criminals who use guns in the commission of their crimes. Read moreByron York: Biden, Democrats have a chronic crime problem
North Carolina elected leaders have enacted several ineffective and misleading laws over the years, but when it comes to undermining public confidence in government and taking advantage of vulnerable people, the badly misnamed “education lottery” has to be near the bottom of any “worst of” list. Read moreRob Schofield: N.C. shouldn't cave in to sports gambling onslaught
My own basketball coaching career ended many years ago, when my 13-and-under Billy Mitchell Boys Club squad lost to the Guy Thunderbirds in a one-sided blowout. My guys had laughed their foolish heads off all the way from Little Rock to Guy, a little country town in Arkansas’ Faulkner County. Read moreGene Lyons: March Madness and murder investigations shouldn't mix
New Orleans vocalist Nayo Jones will usher in a powerhouse lineup of musicians and singers f… Read morePrime Smokehouse to launch Dinner Concert Series
Now that we’ve put winter behind us — at least on the calendar — it’s time for us to think a… Read moreNathan Lindeman: End of winter can signal time for financial ‘spring cleaning’
Mayor Sandy Roberson joined US Cellular officials on Wednesday to announce the three winners… Read moreLocal students win Black history art contest
Nash County Public Schools and Nash Community College launched a renewed workforce developme… Read morePartnership targets workforce development
So what is recycling contamination? Read moreStephanie Collins: Recycling contamination poses growing problem
Northern Nash High School advanced manufacturing students recently visited Nash Community College. Read moreStudents tour NCC manufacturing program facilities
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Wyoming has pushed to the front of efforts to prohibit the most common type of abortion with the nation's first explicit ban on abortion pills. In many states women can now get abortion pills prescribed online and delivered to be taken at home. Increased availability has helped pill abortions now account for more than half of abortions in the U.S. Yet while many states effectively ban abortion pills by prohibiting abortion, none had taken direct aim at abortion laws before Wyoming. The bill passed alongside a new, sweeping abortion ban and observers say both measures are likely to be challenged in court.
Four people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the latest trial involving members of the far-right antigovernment extremist group. A Washington D.C. jury found Sandra Parker, of Morrow, Ohio, Laura Steele, of Thomasville, North Carolina, William Isaacs, of Kissimmee, Florida, and Connie Meggs, of Dunnellon, Florida, guilty of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and other felony charges. In a rare loss for prosecutors, Sandra Parker’s husband, Bennie Parker, was acquitted of obstruction as well as one conspiracy charge. A sixth defendant — Michael Greene, of Indianapolis — was also acquitted of two conspiracy charges.
Federal prosecutors have rested their seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants charged with plotting to stop the transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election. Jurors will still hear testimony by defense witnesses before they begin deliberating. Before prosecutors rested Monday, the jury heard over 30 days of testimony by more than 20 prosecution witnesses. A defense attorney told jurors Monday the Proud Boys did not travel to Washington to “cause a riot.” The case against the far-right extremist group’s leaders is among the most serious generated by the Justice Department’s investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
SHELBY, N.C. (AP) — Jimmy Hall is all about lifting up others, inspiring unity and shining a light on the positive stories in the community.
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A Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student says it has changed her life and she has vivid memories and nightmares about that day. First-grade teacher Abby Zwerner spoke publicly for the first time since the Jan. 6 shooting during an exclusive interview with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie that partially aired Tuesday morning on “Today.” Zwerner said she'll never forget the look on the student's face while he pointed the gun at her. She said she's still in shock and can't make sense of it, but she thinks about it daily and it has changed her life.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has made a surprise visit to Kyiv, stealing some of the global attention from Asian rival President Xi Jinping of China, who is in Moscow to show support for Russia against the West over the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. The two visits highlighted the nearly 13-month-old war’s repercussions for international diplomacy as countries line up behind behind either Moscow or Kyiv. They follow a week in which China and Japan both enjoyed diplomatic successes that have emboldened their foreign policy. Kishida told Ukrainian officials that he plans to “provide maximum support in order to restore peace in Ukraine.”
Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District are walking off the job over stalled contract talks. They’re being joined Tuesday in solidarity by teachers for a planned three-day strike that’s shutting down the nation’s second-largest school system. Demonstrations began at a bus yard and are planned at schools across the city by members of Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union, which represents about 30,000 teachers’ aides, special education assistants, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and other support staff. They are demanding better wages and increased staffing. Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho says the union has refused to negotiate.
Wall Street is poised to open higher ahead of a decision by the Federal Reserve this week on whether to raise interest rates again despite heightened anxiety over the stability of the global banking system.. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and futures for the S&P 500 each rose 0.8% before the bell. Mid-sized banks, rattled by the collapse of two tech-focused banks, are bouncing back. First Republic Bank has been particularly volatile this week because so many of its customers have deposits that exceed that $250,000 level. Shares plunged 47%. Shares are bouncing back early Tuesday, up 23% before the opening bell.
