Author: The Carolinian

This image provided by the Avery County Sheriff’s Office shows Elizabeth Carserino. On Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, Sheriff Kevin Frye announced that Carserino was taken into custody and charged with murder, identity theft, larceny of motor vehicle and financial card theft. Carserino was held at Avery County jail on secured bond of more than $1.6 million, the sheriff said. (Avery County Sheriff’s Office via AP) A woman whose body was

By BRYAN ANDERSON FILE - In this April 26, 2021, file photo, House Speaker Tim Moore, left, talks with Senator Phil Berger in Raleigh, N.C. The North Carolina House on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, approved a two-year budget with enough support to thwart a potential veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP, File) The North Carolina House on Thursday approved a two-year budget with

By DR. JOY MARTINEZ, Staff Writer A popular Durham bar is the latest business to announce that it will begin requiring indoor patrons to show proof of vaccination for COVID-19. Kingfisher, on East Chapel Hill St., announced via social media Tuesday that the new policy would start on Aug. 17. Outdoor seating at Kingfisher will continue to be open to all guests, regardless of vaccination status. In their social media

By MATTHEW BARAKAT This Monday July 26, 2021 photo shows a sign for the Lee Jackson highway in Fairfax County, Va. The names of Confederate leaders are being stripped from schools and major highways throughout Virginia. But when it comes to the many side streets in the state that carry Confederate names, it's a different story. (AP Photo/Dan Huff)  It came as a surprise to Mottrom Drive resident Beau Fitzpatrick

By BRYAN ANDERSON Tens of thousands of North Carolina college students will need to get a COVID-19 vaccine or be tested weekly, according the University of North Carolina System.  The system serving roughly 250,000 students at 16 public colleges and universities across the state said in a statement on Thursday that UNC System President Peter Hans will also issue guidance later this week to extend that standard to faculty and

By EDDIE PELLS The United States team of Allyson Felix, Athing Mu, Dalilah Muhammad and Sydney Mclaughlin, from left, celebrate winning the gold medal in the final of the women's 4 x 400-meter relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) They set records everyone saw coming and others that surprised the experts.  They suffered, and battled, and spoke their truth in

A South Carolina prosecutor is using a federal grant to expand a program that can let non-violent criminals who are veterans or addicted to drugs avoid prison. The 14th Judicial Circuit’s Multidisciplinary Court program is expanding from Beaufort County into Colleton and Jasper counties, Solicitor Duffie Stone said in a statement. The program allows veterans whose problems in military service like post traumatic stress disorder or people with drug problems

Dr. Erin H. Moore joins the CRSJ with a diverse range of experience in higher education, telecommunications, and nonprofits. The Shaw University Center for Racial and Social Justice (CRSJ) is elated to announce Dr. Erin H. Moore as the new Executive Director of the CRSJ. Dr. Moore joins Shaw with a diverse and impressive resume, including experience in telecommunications marketing, higher education, and nonprofit social justice.“The Shaw Community is proud

By DANI ROSS, Staff Writer Our world is in such chaos that even the earth itself is revolting. Across the globe citizens, who are tired of being marginalized and ignored, are rising up to fight against their governments. Circumstances have escalated to the point that everyday people are attacking armed battalions with reckless disregard for their lives, or anyone else’s. Assassinations, attempted assassinations, military coups, insurrections, these are all terms

By WILL GRAVES Simone Biles, of the United States, warms up prior to the artistic gymnastics balance beam final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Simone Biles found something a little more manageable than the weight of the world. Bronze. The American gymnastics superstar earned her seventh Olympic medal and second in Tokyo with a third-place finish in the balance beam