‘Extraordinary’: total solar eclipse wows watchers in north Texas | Solar eclipses
Ignas Balauskas almost missed it. He bought a plane ticket to the United States from his home in Lithuania about a month ago. After a series of flight delays, he landed in Dallas around midnight in preparation for a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse. “If it wasn’t for the total solar eclipse, it probably wouldn’t have […]
Small plane hits two cars making emergency landing on North Carolina highway
A pilot survived after a small plane suffered engine trouble and made a dramatic emergency landing on a North Carolina highway. At about 4:20 p.m. Thursday, the single-engine Lancair 360 landed on its belly, skidded across Route 1, and hit two cars. No injuries were reported, officials said. The single-engine plane clipped two SUVs when […]
3 North Carolina Sheetz stations deploy K-9 units as security against crime
Three North Carolina gas stations are equipping pumps with security canines as an added safety measure for customers after a spate of robberies and carjackings over the past year. Three Sheetz gas stations have hired K-9 units to keep customers safe in Greensboro. This comes after the theft and the shooting death of an off-duty […]
Gas station hires K-9 units for 3 North Carolina locations: Here’s why
Greensboro, North Carolina (WGHP) — You’ve seen K-9s at airports, and now one gas station chain is hiring dogs to keep customers safe at gas pumps. K-9 units have been installed at three Sheetz gas stations in Greensboro, North Carolina. Some say the move doesn’t surprise them. “The fact that we’ve gotten to this point […]
North Carolina election law attorney, nominated 4 times to US District Court judgeship, dies at 69
Thomas Farr, a longtime North Carolina redistricting attorney who always defended Republican interests but whose nomination for a federal judgeship was blocked by two Republican senators in 2018, has died, his lawyer said. Colleagues made the announcement Tuesday. He was 69 years old. Phil Strach, a fellow election law attorney, said Farr died Monday of […]
Many eligible North Carolina school voucher applicants won’t get awards
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A huge spike in applications for North Carolina’s school voucher program means most high-income families will not receive financial aid next year, even if the General Assembly removes the program’s income limits. means that it cannot be The News & Observer reports there is not enough money to accommodate the number […]
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Democrat drops longshot bid to replace Burgum as North Dakota’s governor
The Democratic candidate for North Dakota governor has ended a long campaign. Trump-aligned candidate for North Dakota’s lone House seat gets boost from Vivek Ramaswamy Neche’s Travis Hipsher announced his resignation Sunday. The unnamed Democrat, a security guard for a bus manufacturer, said the party “doesn’t have the numbers to continue the fight for support” […]
North Carolina reports over 400,000 enrolled in Medicaid expansion program
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Monday that the number of new Medicaid enrollees for low-income adults in North Carolina exceeded 400,000 in the first four months of the expanded program. Full coverage of health care benefits for some adults ages 19 to 64 who earn too much to qualify for traditional Medicaid would be implemented by […]
RFK Jr. Meets Requirement to Qualify for North Carolina Ballot, Fifth State So Far
The campaign of third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday that it has met the signature requirements to qualify for the ballot in North Carolina, a fifth state. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign has collected approximately 23,000 signatures in the Tar Heel State, and his supporters have decided to work under the We the People […]