Two men from the Dallas-Fort Worth area are behind bars, each under a $25 million bond, afte… Read more
The Nashville Town Council unanimously voted at its Tuesday night meeting not to renew its c… Read more
A man and a woman, both with prior records, are behind bars on charges of trafficking in her… Read more
Part of a recent City Council work session included hearing that having a southeastern conne… Read more
New COVID-19 cases reported to health departments in the Twin Counties remained relatively h… Read more
A Rocky Mount woman has been ordered to serve five years and 11 months in federal prison for… Read more
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Rocky Mount Little League is the host of the North Carolina District 4 Little League Basebal… Read more
The name Bill Brodrick probably wasn’t terribly familiar to many NASCAR fans from 1969 throu… Read more
Lennie Rosenbluth passed away last week. If you don’t know who that is, you’re not alone, bu… Read more
The No. 8-ranked North Carolina Wesleyan University men’s tennis program received three of t… Read more
Everywhere I go these days, someone will stop me and ask about my sports team allegiances. Read more
The Tarboro River Bandits (10-2, 4-1) split a doubleheader with long-time rival Wake Forest … Read more
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Have you been following the court case Biden v. Texas? It’s not in the headlines every day, but court filings in the case are giving us the best picture yet of what the Biden administration is doing on the U.S.-Mexico border. And the news is very, very bad. Read more
As far as I’m concerned, Joe Biden is a national hero: the savior of our democracy, and as decent a man as has ever occupied the Oval Office. They ought to put up his statue on courthouse squares across America. Read more
J. Michael Luttig is an orthodox conservative and loyal Republican, appointed to the federal bench by President Bush 41 and often mentioned as a possible Supreme Court nominee. So when he appeared before the Congressional committee investigating the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, his words of warning carried extra weight. Read more
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday made a decision of rare importance, concerning not a pandemic illness but the country’s leading cause of preventable death: smoking. It is crucial the White House stick up for what would be the FDA’s most assertive antismoking policy ever — one that will inevitably meet severe resistance. Read more
The debate over gun restrictions bothers me for two seemingly contradictory reasons. Read more
Summer is in full swing at Braswell Memorial Library. Read more
N.C. Wesleyan University recently welcomed its new Provost, Joseph “Joe” Lane. Read more
This year’s recipient of the Carlton D. Stevenson Annual Charity Golf Scholarship is T’Jay Andrews. Read more
Motorists who travel westbound on West Wilson Street in front of the Tarboro campus of Edgec… Read more
For many years, Americans provided for their retirement needs through three sources: employe… Read more
Serving others is the common theme that brought more than 20 faith community partners out th… Read more
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — After debuting last summer, the dinosaurs at Sweet Valley Ranch are ready to wake from their slumbers.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court gave Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina a win Thursday in a fight over the state's latest photo identification voting law.
HOPEWELL, Va. (AP) — All four inmates who escaped a minimum-security prison satellite camp in Virginia over the weekend are now back in custody, the U.S. Marshals Service and Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Wednesday.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 but is continuing to work from home while experiencing mild symptoms.
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U.S. national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe expressed her anger Friday over the Supreme Court's decision to strip the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion, decrying an erosion of rights that women have had for a generation.
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Two people were killed and more than a dozen injured early Saturday in a mass shooting in Oslo, Norwegian police said, as the city was gearing up for an annual Pride parade.
YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — The shock quickly turned to sadness for Victoria Lowe.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazil and Sao Paulo midfielder Richarlyson said in a podcast on Friday that he is bisexual, a rare revelation in a country where macho culture in soccer is rife.