15-Year-Old North Carolina High School Football Player Dies Walking to Practice
A 15-year-old student athlete from Alamance County, North Carolina, died before football practice on Monday. The Cummings High School student was identified by WFMY as Malik Mehbane, a 10th grader and varsity football player. Reported Alamance Burlington School officials said Tuesday they confirmed the news. The boy collapsed and died on the way to the […]
Absentee voting kicks off in Missouri, North Carolina
Missouri and North Carolina joined the growing list of states that began early voting for the 2024 election on Tuesday. Here's everything you need to know about the major races and how to take part. North Carolina is one of the most competitive states this season. North Carolina last voted for a Democratic president in […]
Tiny Alaskan island known as the ‘Galapagos of the North’ in panic over possible rat sighting
Ah, a rat! A tiny Alaskan island with a population of just 350 people, known as the “Galapagos of the North,” is in the grip of panic over a rat that may not even exist. Residents of St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea have been searching for the possible rat for about three months, […]
North Carolina Woman, 20, Found Dead in South Africa After Vanishing on Solo Hike
A North Carolina woman was found dead on Sunday after going missing the day before during a hiking trip in South Africa, local authorities said. Brooke Chevron, a 20-year-old student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was studying abroad on an internship with a non-governmental organization when Decided I'm planning to climb […]
Michael Steele predicts Harris will flip Florida, North Carolina
Michael Steele, a former Republican National Chairman and now a frequent critic of the party, said Sunday that he believes Vice President Harris will win the general election, flipping North Carolina and Florida in the process. “This coalition that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are building right now is not only remarkable, but if she […]
Republican group not planning additional ad buys in North Carolina gov race
A group committed to electing Republicans for governor across the country appears to be withdrawing from the North Carolina gubernatorial race following recent reports about Republican candidate Lt. Governor Mark Robinson. Current ad buys in the Tar Heel State are set to expire Tuesday, and the group doesn't currently have any plans to run any […]
Missing North Carolina student Brook Cheuvront, 20, found dead in South Africa
A 20-year-old American student from North Carolina went missing while hiking on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, and was later found dead, authorities said. The body of Brooke Chevron, a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was discovered Sunday. Chevron went missing on Saturday after her tracking app stopped […]
Trump leads Harris in crucial states Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, poll finds
Former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris in three key battleground states, according to a New York Times poll released Monday. Trump leads Harris by five points in Arizona, 50% to 45%, and in Georgia, 49% to 45%, but Harris is closing in on the former president in North Carolina, 49% to […]
North Carolina Republican Mark Robinson sees 4 campaign staffers resign
At least four senior staffers from North Carolina Republican Lt. Governor Mark Robinson's gubernatorial campaign have resigned following reports about posts he allegedly made to a pornography site more than a decade ago. His campaign released a statement on Sunday confirming that various senior staff members had resigned, just three days after CNN broke the […]
Sen. Cotton: Robinson 'owes the people of North Carolina more answers' after 'concerning' allegations
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) said Sunday that North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) owes his constituents an explanation following the “alarming” allegations outlined in a recent explosive CNN report. During an interview on CNN's “State of the Union,” host Jake Tapper grilled Cotton about CNN's recent coverage of North Carolina's Republican gubernatorial candidates and […]