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Funeral service for Jim Hunt on December 26 in Wilson
3+ hour ago (347+ words) The funeral for former Gov. James Baxter "Jim" Hunt Jr., North Carolina's longest-serving governor, will take place Friday afternoon in Wilson, NC. Hunt died Dec. 18 at age 88. He lived in Wilson for many years with his wife, Carolyn Joyce Leonard…...
Stein vetoes 2 immigration bills and constitutional carry bill
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (1052+ words) North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed his first bills as governor: SB 50, Freedom to Carry NC; SB 153, North Carolina Border Protection Act; and HB 318, the Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act. He also voted HB 125, Revise Voluntary Ag. District Laws,…...
Appeals Court rejects challenge to mining permit for quarry near RDU
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (611+ words) The North Carolina Court of Appeals will not allow critics of a quarry near William B. Umstead State Park and Raleigh-Durham International Airport to pursue their case against the quarry's latest mining permit. A unanimous three-judge Appeals Court panel issued an…...
Budd reintroduces bill that would deport illegal aliens who assault police
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (471+ words) Listen to this story (3 minutes) US Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, reintroduced the'Protect Our Law Enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement (POLICE) Act of 2025 on Friday. The move comes after President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the southern…...