Local search for North Carolina

1+ hour, 5+ min ago  (335+ words) MURFREESBORO, Ark. " A Pennsylvania woman recently had a stroke of luck while she visited the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Keshia Smith began planning her trip to visit the state park more than a year ago. After…...

46+ min ago  (318+ words) VIRGINIA, USA " A paralyzed college graduate in Virginia used a special robotic suit to help him walk across the graduation'stage Saturday.' "It's not the way I imagined walking across the stage, but it really, really meant a lot to me,…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (377+ words) LOS ANGELES " Jimmy Kimmel announced Monday that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will not air a new episode on May 21, the same night Stephen Colbert hosts the final broadcast of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on CBS. Kimmel personally confirmed the…...

59+ min ago  (487+ words) BELMONT, N. C. " A new alternative-themed market has opened in Belmont, giving the region's goth, emo, and punk communities a space to shop, socialize, and gather, which is something its owners say has been sorely missing from the area. Belmont Batcave, co-owned…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (402+ words) WASHINGTON " The northernmost city in the U. S. has seen its last sunset for the next 84 days, entering its annual period of endless sunlight. The town of Utqiagvik, Alaska, saw the sun rise above the horizon on Sunday at 2: 57 a. m. local time and…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (569+ words) WASHINGTON " The Supreme Court is leaving women's access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect. Justice Samuel Alito's order on Monday…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago  (214+ words) The same m RNA technology behind COVID-19 vaccines may soon supercharge your annual flu shot. A major clinical trial'finds an experimental m RNA flu vaccine cuts confirmed flu illness by about 27 percent compared to standard-dose shots " and the protection holds…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (133+ words) WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. " A structure fire displaced nine residents Monday in the 200 block of Village Ridge Drive, according to Winston-Salem fire officials. The fire, caused by an electrical malfunction. .. Electrical fire displaces nine residents on Village Ridge Drive in Winston-Salem, officials say…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (789+ words) Two voters challenging state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina are dropping their appeal in federal court. The decision to drop the racial gerrymandering case means Senate Districts 1 and 2 face no more active challenges in the federal court system. Plaintiffs…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago  (447+ words) Director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity, John Locke Foundation On May 5, I wrote how the North Carolina Code of Judicial Conduct (CJC), as enforced by the Judicial Standards Commission, overly restricts the speech of judges and judicial candidates....