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Full Appeals Court will not hold new hearing for cop killer Golphin

The state Court of Appeals will not hold a full “en banc” rehearing of the latest appeal from convicted murderer Kevin Salvador Golphin. An order released Tuesday showed that no judge on the 15-member court voted to grant the rehearing Golphin requested after his latest legal loss.

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Unanimous Appeals Court upholds life sentence for cop killer Golphin

A unanimous three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals has upheld a life sentence without parole for Kevin Salvador Golphin, one of two brothers who killed two law enforcement officers in Cumberland County in 1997.

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Blue Cross bill among top issues at Council of State meeting

On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper and other members of the North Carolina Council of State met for their monthly meeting to discuss a wide range of issues, including a controversial bill allowing for Blue Cross Blue Shield NC’s organizational restructuring. Hosted by N.C. Agricultural Commissioner Steve Troxler at the recently built Agricultural Sciences Center in...

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Robinson, Budd headline Salt & Light Conference in Charlotte

Themes on the importance of faith in the public square and optimism about the future in the face of adversity highlighted the NC Faith and Freedom Coalition’s 5th annual Salt & Light conference, held at Freedom House Church in Charlotte on Sept. 23 and 24.  N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson; current and former members of...

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25 years after slayings, officer’s brother says Beasley no friend of law enforcement

“I just think it’s B.S,” Al Lowry said of ads portraying Beasley as pro law enforcement. “She’s for the criminals and not for the law officers, which my brother was one of them that got killed."

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Russia bans N.C. congressional delegation citing ‘Russophobia’

The Russian Foreign Ministry released a list banning 963 Americans from entering Russia, including N.C.’s entire congressional delegation. In fact, President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Sen. Tillis, Sen. Burr, and every member of Congress are named on the list released May 21. The three representatives who voted against banning Russian oil...

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Ukrainian priest glad for support, but doesn’t see a good end to war with Russia 

A Ukrainian priest serving the Charlotte area said the outpouring of support from North Carolinians for the people of Ukraine has been amazing, but he doesn’t see a quick or good end to the war with Russia.   “Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine for economic purposes, world power, logistics,” said Father Michael Kulick, priest and administrator...

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Biden’s State of the Union draws fire and praise from N.C. delegation

For President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, members of Congress filed into the U.S. House chamber, many wearing blue and yellow ribbons in support of Ukraine. Tuesday’s speech comes amid the highest inflation in 40 years, Russia’s violent invasion of Ukraine, and just 31% of Americans satisfied with the direction of...

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N.C. parents say public schools usurping their authority as parents 

Parents in North Carolina report feeling increasingly concerned about the public schools’ efforts to usurp their parental authority on topics such as mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates to the teaching of controversial race and gender theories.  The debate heated up over the summer as lawmakers in the General Assembly passed an anti-indoctrination bill — House Bill 324, Ensuring...

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State House Republicans hold ultimate ace to stop N.C. Supreme Court madness

Should Democrats on the State Supreme Court make the highly partisan and controversial move of forcing two Republican State Supreme Court Justices off a critical case to decide the fate of voter-approved state constitutional amendments requiring voter ID and lowering the maximum income tax rate, State House Republicans can effectively suspend those Democrat justices immediately...

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