Category: North Carolina

Video: Trump’s Full Speech at North Carolina GOP Convention

Former President Donald Trump spoke at the North Carolina GOP convention dinner Saturday night.


Trump’s Full Speech at North Carolina GOP Convention

Former President Donald Trump spoke at the North Carolina GOP convention dinner Saturday night. NTD reporter Melina Wisecup spoke with North Carolina Reps. Dan Bishop, Greg Murphy, Richard Hudson, and local residents before Trump’s speech.   Full transcript of Trump’s speech available here


North Carolina Joins String of States Seeking End to Federal Unemployment Benefit Programs

North Carolina’s General Assembly passed a Republican-led bill Thursday that would withdraw the state from a federal extended unemployment-benefit program that extends a $300 weekly payment. Senate Bill 116, the “Putting North Carolina Back to Work Act,” passed by a 71-36 vote. The bill (pdf) will head to the state Senate, where members can accept the changes…


18-Year-Old Woman Charged After Man Found Fatally Injured in NC Cemetery

An 18-year-old woman was charged with murder in connection to the death of a 69-year-old male who was found fatally injured in a North Carolina cemetery, authorities said over the weekend. Police in Raleigh said Maria Elizabeth Pena-Echeverria was charged with murder and is being held in the Wake County Detention Center. Officials told WNCN that…


10-Month-Old Girl Killed in Attack by Family Dogs in North Carolina: Officials

Officials in North Carolina said that a 10-month-old child was killed by two family dogs while the father left the baby unattended for a moment. The incident, involving two Rottweilers, took place at 8 a.m. in Willow Spring, North Carolina, when the father went outside to move a yard sprinkler, Johnston County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Danny Johnson…


Man Who Worked at Chick-fil-A Since Age 16 Gets His Own Restaurant in Hometown 15 Years Later

When a North Carolina teen got a job working at a Chick-fil-A in 2006, after just one month working there, he knew what he wanted to do with his life. He dreamed of one day owning and operating a Chick-fil-A franchise in his hometown of Greensboro. After 15 years of traveling to and working at…


DA: Deputies Who Fatally Shot Andrew Brown Won’t Face Charges, Shooting ‘Justified’

North Carolina District Attorney Andrew Womble said that the deputy-involved shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., which prompted Black Lives Matter demonstrations, was justified and said the officers will not face any charges. “After reviewing the investigation conducted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Mr. Brown’s death while tragic, was justified because Mr. Brown’s actions…


71 Percent of Charlotte Gas Stations in Charlotte out of Fuel, Police Warn of ‘Gas Crisis’

About 71 percent of gas stations in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area are completely out of gas, as the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police described the situation as a “gas crisis” and requested that non-essential travel be avoided. Patrick De Haan, a top analyst for GasBuddy, said that 78 percent of gas stations in the Greenville area has no…


71 Percent of Charlotte Area Gas Stations out of Fuel; Police Warn of ‘Gas Crisis’

About 71 percent of gas stations in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area are completely out of gas, as the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police described the situation as a “gas crisis” and requested that nonessential travel be avoided. Patrick De Haan, a top analyst for GasBuddy, said that 78 percent of gas stations in the Greenville area have no…


71 Percent of Charlotte Area Gas Stations out of Fuel; Police Warn of ‘Gas Crisis’

About 71 percent of gas stations in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area are completely out of gas, as the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police described the situation as a “gas crisis” and requested that nonessential travel be avoided. Patrick De Haan, a top analyst for GasBuddy, said that 78 percent of gas stations in the Greenville area have no…