Tropical storm kills 1 in Florida, hurts 10 at Georgia base
By RUSS BYNUM and CURT ANDERSON A weakened but resilient Tropical Storm Elsa killed at least one person in Florida on Wednesday and injured several others when a possible tornado struck a campground at a Navy base in southeast Georgia. […]
Read MoreOfficial: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Hatii (AP) — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated after a group of unidentified people attacked his private residence, the country’s interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday. Moïse’s wife, First Lady Martine Moïse, is hospitalized, interim Premier […]
Read MoreGroup gives hefty raises to South Carolina agency leaders
A group that considers pay raises for the leaders of state agencies has agreed to give tens of thousands of dollars in pay increases to five directors. There was only one vote Thursday against the raises by the Agency Head […]
Read MoreBaby boom forecast busts in North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Predictions of a baby boom during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown have gone bust in North Carolina, according to a team of researchers. Data compiled by Carolina Demography showed that birth rates in North Carolina fell […]
Read MoreBiden: US ‘coming back together,’ but COVID not yet finished
WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling a vaccination “the most patriotic thing you can do,” President Joe Biden on Sunday mixed the nation’s birthday party with a celebration of freedom from the worst of the pandemic. He tempered the strides against COVID-19 […]
Read MoreTemporary Catawba casino opens in North Carolina
The South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation has opened a preliminary, temporary version of its proposed casino just across the border in North Carolina. Tribal leaders were joined by local and state government officials Thursday for a ribbon-cutting at the modular […]
Read More‘Blue pill’ overdoses alarm South Carolina health officials
Fake blue pain pills — laced with cocaine, meth or fentanyl — are showing up in alarming numbers in South Carolina, health officials said. About 500 people have overdosed from the little blue pill that’s a counterfeit of Roxicodone, according […]
Read MoreBill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison Wednesday in a stunning reversal of fortune for the comedian once known as “America’s Dad,” ruling that the prosecutor who brought the […]
Read MoreNorth Carolina bill aims to stop prosecuting 6-year-olds
By BRYAN ANDERSON Children as young as 6 can be prosecuted in North Carolina juvenile court — the lowest age set by law in the country — but a bipartisan effort would raise the minimum age of delinquency to 10 […]
Read MoreInitial deal struck to end South Carolina prison riot suits
By MEG KINNARD South Carolina prison officials said Monday they have reached the initial approval phase of a $6 million settlement to resolve dozens of lawsuits the Department of Corrections is facing following a deadly prison riot that killed seven […]
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