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Michael Jordan Pledges $5 Million to African-American Museum

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 9, 2016 | National

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Jordan has made another major donation, pledging $5 million to the Smithsonian’s new African-American history museum on the National Mall. Officials at the National Museum of African American...

Chapel Hill Infant Drowns in Myrtle Beach Pond

Posted by Associated Press | Jul 18, 2016 | Safety

A 6-week-old child from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, has drowned in a pond near a mall in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Horry County Coroner Michelle McSpadden tells local news outlets that the baby’s body was recovered...

US Supreme Court to Review Ruling on NC Congressional Districts

Posted by Associated Press | Jun 27, 2016 | Featured, State

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider North Carolina’s appeal of a court ruling that said state lawmakers relied too heavily on race in drawing congressional districts. The justices on Monday added the case to...

NBA Awaiting Changes to HB2 Before Final Decision on Charlotte All-Star Game

Posted by Associated Press | Jun 3, 2016 | State

Adam Silver has steadfastly refused to set any deadlines for when the NBA would decide on moving the 2017 All-Game in Charlotte if a hotly debated North Carolina law hasn’t been changed. In a way, he did before Game 1 of...

Judge Dismisses Student-Athlete Lawsuit Against UNC

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 19, 2016 | UNC

A Mecklenburg County judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of North Carolina athletes alleged the school failed to provide them and other athletes a quality education by directing them toward sham classes....

Remembering Harper Lee’s Impact on the South

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 19, 2016 | Featured, Obituaries

Harper Lee, the elusive author whose “To Kill a Mockingbird” became an enduring best-seller and classic film with its child’s-eye view of racial injustice in a small Southern town, has died. She was 89....

UNC Football Reserve Arrested in Raleigh

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 29, 2015 | Crime

A reserve football player for North Carolina has been arrested on an assault charge hours after the Tar Heels beat North Carolina State. Police in Raleigh say cornerback Tyreece Jiles got into a fight with an employee at a...

Victim’s Family Files Suit Against Wrong-Way I-85 Crash Suspect

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 12, 2015 | Crime, Featured

The family of a Charlotte woman killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 85 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Multiple media outlets report that attorneys for the family of 46-year-old Darlene McGee said Tuesday they want...

Newly Unsealed Documents Detail Hawkins Payments in UNC Case

Posted by Associated Press | Jul 20, 2015 | UNC

Newly unsealed documents in the case of a former college football player charged with violating North Carolina’s sports agent law suggest he funneled money to multiple Tar Heels players and set up meetings with agents and...

NC Unemployment Rate up to 5.5 Percent in April

Posted by Associated Press | May 27, 2015 | State

The unemployment rate ticked up last month, pushing the state higher than the national average.

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