“VinFast agreed to build a factory and create jobs for North Carolinians — it didn’t do either,” state Attorney General Jeff Jackson said.
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“It’s not just soccer." said Hickory FC fan Paige Monks. "It’s our whole community, our whole area and they’re coming together to support a great team."
- RICHARD CRAVER Staff Reporter
UNC Health released a statement in which it confirmed "interest in exploring a broader partnership with WakeMed. We remain ready and willing to be a partner in whatever best serves the long-term health of Wake County residents and all North Carolinians."
- Mike Conley
"We must ensure that our children and grandchildren understand that the freedoms they inherit were paid for with courage, service and sacrifice.”
- Mike Conley
The plan includes a 5% increase in the water rates and a 5% increase in the sewer rates.
- jason.koon
In a historic night for South Caldwell high school, both the softball and baseball teams punched their tickets for the 6A state championship series with wins in the regional finals.
- Sarah C. Johnson
Check out this list to see where you can swim on Memorial Day in surrounding areas.
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On Thursday, the Rotary Club of Marion recognized Mason Ratliff as the Academic Student of the Week and Avery Watson as the Athlete of the Week.
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“Well, we’ve heard of the ‘Wet Bandits’ and ‘Sticky Bandits,’ but we've never come across a ‘Biscuit Bandit,’” said Patrick DeSota, a Greensboro police spokesman said.
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Memorial Day is almost here, bringing a controversial subject to the front of many North Carolina residents' minds: the use of fireworks to celebrate special occasions.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
A years-long struggle to protect one of “the last privately owned, undeveloped tracts on any North Carolina barrier island” came to an end on Tuesday.
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“Proudly, McDowell County acknowledges being named for so distinguished a man."
Ray Lewis recently offered a window into his Hall of Fame football career. He said it turned at the University of Miami when he decided who he wanted to be. “Before I leave here, I will be the greatest Hurricane to ever walk through this university,” Lewis said to North Carolina Central University graduates. “That wasn’t arrogance. That was identity.” It’s one of my favorite seasons in sports: ...
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Debating baseball's best: Jacob Misiorowski's 104 mph pitches or Shohei Ohtani's dual skills? Who's the ace? Can Misiorowski keep pac for a full season?
NASCAR fans flocked to Richard Childress Racing in Welcome to mourn the passing of their driver Kyle Busch. Fans left flowers, trading cards, die cast cars and packet's of M&M's, one of Busch's early sponsors, at the doors of the RCR musuem.
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