NC lawmakers urge Gov. Josh Stein to deploy the National Guard to Charlotte amid rising violent crime and officer shortages.
National Guard deployments to the Tar Heel State, or any state, over the objections of the governor, unless there is imminent catastrophe, violates the spirit, and maybe even the letter, of emergency powers laws.
Federal lawmakers take action in the wake of Iryna Zaruska's murder.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a 200-month prison sentence for a man accused of overseeing nearly $12 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims in North Carolina.
A short film just released to the public depicts a particularly dark part of North Carolina’s extraordinary history. In 1898, the only successful coup d’état in American history took place in the Tar Heel state.
North Carolina consistently ranks within the top 10 states for human trafficking. According to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) have also focused their operations in concentrated areas of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. According to a DEA report, eight counties in North Carolina serve as distribution centers for “powder cocaine,...
While a historic political button suggests that the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once ran for president with pediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock, the two never officially declared their candidacy. Anti-Vietnam War activists made the button to suggest the idea that King and Spock run in the 1968 presidential election as third party...
Smash and grab robberies area already making headlines across the country, just a week into the holiday shopping season. In Memphis, 25 criminals smashed through the window at a high-end sneaker store. In Washington, a string of organized retail theft attacks included thieves driving stolen cars into storefronts. In Baltimore, eight stores were hit in...
Memphis anchor Joyce Peterson summed up the attitude in a lot of urban environments today when she broke down on air over rising crime and the loss of life. “Memphis is tired right now. Yeah. I’m good. I’m with you all,” Peterson said. “Memphis is tired right now. … It’s difficult right now. Bear with me. It’s a very...
If there is any single driver of American politics today, it’s division. Both sides are guilty of fanning the flames of our divisive politics, and some say Donald Trump took it to a new level. Instead of settling old scores, conservative candidates should focus more on pragmatic policy-focused campaigning. There is little doubt that 2020...
Are you even looking Joe? Two young children in Memphis are hospitalized after needing IV fluids and nutritional support due to baby formula shortage When you’ve lost the image-conscious trendy suburban soccer moms it might be time to ask for some help governing. But seriously, this is heartbreaking stuff. The White House is out there...
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