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21+ min ago  (414+ words) WASHINGTON " The U. S. Postal Service on Thursday proposed raising the price of a first-class stamp, while announcing it would stop making employer contributions to its workers' pension fund " the latest emergency measures as the agency warns it could run out of…...

19+ min ago  (415+ words) CHARLOTTE, N. C. " A Charlotte family says they are finally finding closure nearly six years after a deadly robbery took the life of 27-year-old Katie Eckard. The last defendant in the case has now pleaded guilty, bringing an end to a long…...

19+ min ago  (177+ words) WASHINGTON " A Texas man was sentenced to jail time late last month for walking in an unauthorized thermal area of Yellowstone National Park." The Justice Department announced Thursday that the Eric Bedient, 50, of Frisco, Texas, received five days of jail…...

25+ min ago  (587+ words) WASHINGTON " A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters, a setback in the administration's efforts to impede the work of journalists. "The department simply cannot…...

7+ hour, 41+ min ago  (285+ words) WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. (WGHP) " Billy and Sue Mitchell have spent decades building more than a barbershop. Since opening Mt. Tabor barbershop in the 1970s, the couple has created a place where customers are greeted by name and treated like family. "When you're here,…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (288+ words) AUSTIN, Texas " A tiny, unexpected visitor stole hearts at a Texas wildlife rescue organization this week " a baby beaver, or "kit," found wandering alone on an Austin sidewalk. Austin Animal Services officers discovered the little furball unattended and, after searching…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (265+ words) WASHINGTON " Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Donald Trump, is launching a new business venture next month." SOLLOS Yerba Mate, a caffeinated beverage, announced the flavors for the brand's first drink in a"Linked In post last week. According…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (207+ words) Moorefields Executive Director Cecily Nisbet and Colonial Inn General Manager Kaity Farthing spoke with 97. 9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, April 9, discussing upcoming events in Hillsborough. Nisbet discussed the history of Moorefields, the upcoming Hillsborough Jazz Festival, and other events…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (152+ words) Winston-Salem is launching a new public art project called "City of Arts in Bloom," inspired by the symbolism of the dandelion: renewal, persistence, and beauty. This year, the city and several community partners will build on the theme with hands-on…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (842+ words) Wilmington is requiring unhoused people to live in city-issued tents, but one Christina Park resident says officials "have no idea what they're doing." Javier Horstmann, an official with Wilmington Mayor John Carney's office, speaks with an unhoused resident as city…...