‘Election Day is not results day’: Get ready for a wait to find out who’s president

WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on Monday hopscotched across swing states and prepared for what could be an exceedingly tense election night watch as the 2024 presidential election sped to a close. So far, more than 80.6 million Americans have voted, according to the University of Florida's Election Lab. In a presidential contest that pollsters say is virtually a toss-up, seven battleground states likely will

$5 Million Investment to Expand Access to Behavioral Health Care in Primary Care Offices

RALEIGH - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announces $5 million to help providers build capacity and implement the Collaborative Care Model in primary care offices across the state. Through the Collaborative Care Model, primary care providers work with an integrated behavioral health case manager and a psychiatric consultant to monitor and treat patients for mild to moderate behavioral health conditions. The need for integrated medical and behavioral

VP Candidate Tim Walz campaigns in Greensboro

By Yasmine Regester Staff Writer, Carolina Peacemaker (October 31, 2024) With only six days left until Election Day, Vice Presidential candidate Governor Tim Walz (MN) made a few stops in Greensboro while campaigning on October 30. This visit marks the governor's fifth visit to North Carolina since he joined the Harris-Walz ticket. Governor Tim Walz arrived at Piedmont Triad International Airport around 2:45 pm and upon arrival, the governor was

Supreme Court will weigh in on new mostly Black Louisiana congressional district, after election

[caption id="attachment_9663" align="alignnone" width="980"] FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, FIle)[/caption] WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana's congressional map with two mostly Black districts. The court won't hear arguments until early next year and the 2024 elections are proceeding under the challenged map, which could boost Democrats' chances of retaking the

North Carolina sees turnout record with more than 4.2M ballots cast at early in-person voting sites

[caption id="attachment_9649" align="alignnone" width="980"] People stand in line during the last day of early voting, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)[/caption] RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina had already surpassed its early-voting record set in 2020, but the State Board of Elections announced Sunday that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early in-person voting sites, with turnout in western counties hit by Hurricane Helene

As presidential campaign rockets toward end, 7 big things that happened this weekend

WASHINGTON - On the final frantic Sunday of the presidential race, while Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at a Black church service in Michigan, former President Donald Trump told supporters at a Pennsylvania rally that he "shouldn't have left" the White House after he lost the 2020 presidential election. At a campaign rally at an airplane tarmac in Lititz, Pennsylvania, Trump again perpetuated the falsehood that the 2020 presidential election

Harris, Obamas and voting rights leaders work to turn out Black voters in run-up to Election Day

[caption id="attachment_9645" align="alignnone" width="800"] Democratic candidates, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, left, and unincorporated Miami-Dade voters dance to the sounds of the Bahamian Junkanoo band during a festive visit to the polls at the Joseph Caleb Center during the "Souls to the Polls" event on the last day of early voting Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Miami. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)[/caption]   MIAMI (AP) - Concerts and carnivals hosted at

Local sheriff asks FBI to investigate death of Black man found hanging in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The FBI is investigating the death of a Black man in Alabama, who was found hanging in an abandoned house, following a request from a local sheriff amid fears among community members who accuse local law enforcement of longstanding, unchecked misconduct. Sheriff's deputies found Dennoriss Richardson, 39, in September in a rural part of Colbert County, miles away from his home in Sheffield, a city of

Affordable housing bonds totaling $165M on the ballot in four NC towns and cities

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Four North Carolina cities and towns will vote on housing bond proposals in the 2024 general election. (Photo: Clayton Henkel)[/caption] Voters in at least four North Carolina cities and towns will be asked to approve affordable housing bonds totaling $165 million in this year's general election. In Charlotte, voters have been asked to approve a $100 million housing bond the majority of which-$35 million-will go toward