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Smith makes headlines heading into Hall vote
Bruton Smith just can't help himself sometimes. The eccentric track owner this week suggested he might move a race away from Charlotte Motor Speedway at the exact same time a committee is considering electing him into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. When the 54 voters cast their ballots Wednesday, it ...
NC Senate budget drawn by GOP target for critics
Senate Republicans pushed their state spending proposal through a pair of committees Tuesday, but not before giving Democrats and advocacy groups plenty to pick at when it comes to reshaping public school funding and raising fees. The North Carolina government budget plan cleared the Senate's appropriations and finance panels with ...
NC man accused of trying to scam insurance company
Authorities accuse a Lincoln County of filing a fake report of a stolen motorcycle and trailer to get money from an insurance company. The Charlotte Observer reports (http://bit.ly/119jbdi) that 38-year-old William Minford Chatham III of Vale is charged with felony insurance fraud. He is free on $5,000 bond. Sheriff's office ...
NC House panel hosts public debate on voucher bill
A proposal to let North Carolina students use public money to attend private or religious schools drew fierce debate Tuesday from a state House panel. The House Education Committee heard from both sides of the voucher debate but didn't take a vote on a bill giving $4,200 annual grants to ...
Feds aim to stop travel for NC man on theft charge
Federal prosecutors want to stop a former manager at a Navy bombing range in North Carolina from taking a cruise to the Bahamas, saying he may never return to face charges of stealing more than $6 million worth of scrap metal. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reports (http://bit.ly/12ShiyM ) ...
Feds: Man stole $600K at Carolinas, Georgia stores
A South Carolina man faces federal fraud and conspiracy charges after authorities say he masterminded a three-year scheme that faked store refund transactions totaling more than $600,000 from Walmart stores in the Carolinas and Georgia. The Charlotte Observer reports (http://bit.ly/190PuwR ) that 49-year-old Robert Michael Milton of Blacksburg, S.C., was ...
QB Mitchell decides on North Carolina State
Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final season. Mitchell was granted his release from the Razorbacks earlier this month, following a spring competition for the starting position that ended with the senior listed as the second-team quarterback to sophomore Brandon ...
US women's hoops team chosen for WUG
National champions Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Bria Hartley headline the U.S. women's basketball team that will compete in July at the World University Games. The two UConn stars were among the 12 chosen to play in Kazan, Russia, from July 8-15. Shoni Schimmel, who helped Louisville make a surprising run to ...
NC NAACP protests reach highest arrest count yet
Nearly 60 protestors were arrested Monday at the North Carolina General Assembly, bringing the demonstrations led by the state chapter of the NAACP to their highest total in their fourth straight week. Hundreds thronged the Senate rotunda to show support for demonstrations that are drawing increasing numbers of people to ...
NC public school grant bill lauded by proponents
Supporters of a bill providing public money to low-income families to attend North Carolina private or religious schools said Monday passing the measure would help give all students the prospect of succeeding in life. Clergy, legislators and other proponents of the Opportunity Scholarship Act said at a Legislative Building news ...
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