Category: North Carolina

North Carolina Supreme Court Rules on Voter ID Constitutional Amendment

The Democrat-controlled Supreme Court of North Carolina ruled along partisan lines that enough electoral districts of the Republican-dominated state Legislature were so racially gerrymandered that the lawmakers may have lacked authority to move two state constitutional amendments forward. The same court ruled earlier this year that the state electoral maps drawn by the Legislature were…


A Tour Through North Carolina’s Tryon Palace, Once Known as the Finest Government House in Colonial America

North Carolina’s Tryon Palace was once known as the finest government house in colonial America. Completed in 1770, only years before the Revolutionary War, the palace was built for British royal governor William Tryon. The price of building the palace met with controversy and added to conflict in the Colonies. During the war, it became…


Federal Judge Reinstates 20-Week Abortion Ban in North Carolina

A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s law banning abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, except in an urgent medical emergency, is back in force. U.S. District Judge William Osteen’s decision on Aug. 17 eliminates an injunction he had issued against the 20-week abortion ban in 2019. He said that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on June 24 in…


27,200 Years Lost: US States Wrestle With Wrongful Convictions

Faced with a mounting roster of more than 3,200 exonerated Americans, some states, including Ohio, are taking steps to prevent the innocent from languishing behind bars. Now, after more than two years of work, a State Supreme Court-appointed task force is recommending that Ohio lawmakers create an innocence inquiry commission, as part of  “a patchwork…


North Carolina Deputy Killed; Search on for Shooter

RALEIGH, N.C.—A sheriff’s deputy was killed after stopping along a dark stretch of road in North Carolina, prompting authorities to launch a manhunt for whoever fired the shots late Thursday night. “We will find who’s responsible for this loss. Even in the midst of the hurt and the pain, we ask for prayers, we ask…


North Carolina County Putting AR-15s in All Schools After Mass Shootings

The school system in a North Carolina county is planning on putting AR-15-style rifles in emergency lockboxes in its six schools following a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, earlier this year. “We were able to put an AR-15 rifle and safes in all of our schools in the county,” Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood told…


Take an Adventure Vacation in the Outer Banks, North Carolina

Wide, dune-bordered and breezy, the beaches at Duck, part of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, proved to be just what we needed — even if we hadn’t planned to be there. Every day we walked with our toes in the ocean, keeping rhythm with the breaking waves. We collected shells, built sandcastles, flew kites and jumped…


3 Deputies Shot Serving Papers at North Carolina Home

GOLDSBORO, N.C.—Three North Carolina sheriff’s deputies were shot and wounded while trying to serve involuntary commitment papers on a person who then barricaded inside the home, authorities said. The Wayne County deputies had gone to serve the papers at the home south of Goldsboro on Monday morning when someone inside opened fire, wounding all three,…


Co-pilot Dies After Fall From Plane in North Carolina

The co-pilot of a small cargo plane died Friday after falling from the aircraft in North Carolina before it made an emergency landing. News outlets report that the body of the co-pilot, 23-year-old Charles Hew Crooks, was found in a backyard in the town of Fuquay-Varina, about 30 miles south of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport….


Entire North Carolina Town’s Police Department Resigns After New Manager Is Hired

The entire police department of a North Carolina town resigned on Friday after a new town manager was hired, according to the former police chief. Kenly Police Chief Josh Gibson, as well as four other full-time officers, the town clerk, and a utilities clerk, resigned, according to letter (pdf) that were sent to the town’s…