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Sinema seeks dismissal of NC alienation of affection suit
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (930+ words) Former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit alleging she broke up a North Carolina woman's marriage. Plaintiff Heather Ammel sued Sinema under North Carolina's alienation of affection law. Sinema's Raleigh-based lawyer filed a motion Thursday in…...
Former Arizona senator faces NC suit over role in broken marriage
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (595+ words) Former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona faces a lawsuit in North Carolina filed by a woman who claims Sinema broke up her marriage. Plaintiff Heather Ammel sued Sinema under the state's alienation of affection law. Originally filed last September…...
Funeral service for Jim Hunt on December 26 in Wilson
2+ mon, 2+ week 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
8+ mon, 3+ week 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
8+ mon, 3+ 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…...