ROBBINSVILLE — “I came here to make a living, not a killing,” California native Dr. Patrick Kelley said from the basement workshop of his Graham County dentist office. He and his daughter, Caroline Kemmerer, were putting the final touches on an assortment of amusement games they built for a fundraising carnival at Robbinsville High School...
A Republican-sponsored bill in the General Assembly could allow the first ever municipal sales taxes in North Carolina. House Bill 900, sponsored by Reps. Stephen Ross, R-Alamance, and Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, would allow a municipality to hold a voter referendum on the adoption of a sales and use tax of 0.25 percent. The bill’s stated purpose is...
Recent examples show journalists' unwillingness to stick to the profession's basic principles.
Long gone are the days when the political left stood firmly in defense of fundamental protections included in the Bill of Rights.
RALEIGH — The so-called millennial generation helped to elect Barack Obama in 2008. But their turnout faded in 2012 because their expectations for instant gratification were not met, and they hold a jaded view that their votes don’t matter, a South Carolina pollster told a Raleigh audience. Tuesday’s NC NEXT conference sponsored by the North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation featured individual speakers and panel discussions involving young business leaders and young elected officials.
RALEIGH — An internal report released Friday by the state Division of Motor Vehicles confirms that Verizon Business bought alcohol for state employees while negotiating a lucrative no-bid contract to support the state’s vehicle inspections program.
RALEIGH — Expenses documented by Verizon Business and released by the state suggest the telecommunications company bought alcohol for state employees on at least a dozen occasions, even while negotiating a $51.5 million contract to support the state’s vehicle inspections program.
Overcoming a fear of guns can help a woman protect herself against an attack.
RALEIGH — What is a “dangerous weapon?” Is the meaning the same in all cases where the phrase or something similar is used in North Carolina criminal law? Those question where among the issues at the heart of a recent N.C. Supreme Court decision.
RALEIGH — Kinston might be the site of the Global TransPark, but travelers wouldn’t be able to get there easily by air anymore come the new year. Delta Air Lines officials have announced that the airline will discontinue flights to Kinston from Delta’s Atlanta hub after Jan. 6.
WASHINGTON — The nation’s military bases face an ever-encroaching threat — suburban development. The need to protect base land for military training has the brass forming an unlikely alliance with conservation groups. Albeit for different reasons, the military and conservation groups share the same goal: to preserve open space. Conservationists say that the 25 million acres owned by Defense is home to almost 330 endangered species, while the DOD needs the land for training exercises. As a result, states are trying to balance the needs of the military, conservation groups, and homeowners. In Fayetteville, the Army and state and local conservation groups formed a partnership to protect 9,100 acres near Fort Bragg for training and woodpecker habitat.
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