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1+ hour, 5+ min ago  (767+ words) The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling against two Orange County detention officers sued over their alleged role in a jail inmate's death in 2020. The officers were accused of delaying a check on the injured…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (310+ words) On June 30, Gov. Josh Stein announced that'Goldhofer Inc. , a worldwide manufacturer of heavy transport and airport ground support equipment, would establish its first US manufacturing facility in Hickory, promising to invest $19. 5 million in the facility and create 80 new jobs in…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (193+ words) The suspect in a hostage situation shot himself and was in life-threatening condition as of Sunday, June 28, according to a Wilmington Police Department news release. In response to a possible armed hostage situation, police responded to the 500 block of Camway…...

9+ hour, 21+ min ago  (497+ words) Having grown up in Wilmington, I've seen many a Fourth of July come and go here in the Port City. The memories, however, remain. My earliest July 4 memory is of the bicentennial back in 1976, but that's when my family was…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (846+ words) After nearly three years without a new comprehensive state budget, North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday sent Gov. Josh Stein a roughly $34 billion spending plan that funds raises, continues tax relief, adds public safety investments, and closes one of the longest-running…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (112+ words) SALEM - Customers at the Walmart in Salem took to social media yesterday asking why they couldn't purchase refrigerated products at the store. One customer told 21 News refrigerated products were covered with a tarp, and another took to social media saying…...

6+ min ago  (226+ words) Communities across ENC are preparing to celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, live entertainment, food vendors & more The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is hosting a series of job fairs across eastern North Carolina to hire seasonal workers…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago  (832+ words) Paralegals challenging North Carolina's law against providing legal advice without a license explained their case Wednesday in a federal Appeals Court filing. A federal judge dismissed the case in 2024. Paralegals Morag Black Polaski and Shawana Almendarez, the North Carolina Justice…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (181+ words) Union County is holding the line on property taxes while pumping hundreds of millions into schools and core services, after the Board of Commissioners signed off on a $664. 31 million operating and capital budget for FY2027. The Facebook budget snapshot shows property…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (360+ words) Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools paid $7. 5 M for a 40-acre River District site in a below-market sale; Berryhill Elementary will open as K5 and construction must start within two years. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has locked in a new home for Berryhill Elementary, closing on roughly…...