NCAA: UNC’s Response to Amended NOA “Without Merit”
The NCAA says North Carolina’s argument that the governing body lacks jurisdiction in the...
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UNC Linebacker Refutes Rape Claim
A North Carolina football player facing charges of sexual battery and assault on a female student says the two had consensual sex and that he did not rape nor drug her. In his first public comments, Allen Artis said Tuesday he...
Read MoreEfland Woman Dies in Police Custody in New Jersey
FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a North Carolina woman who was in police custody in New Jersey. Neptune Township police had charged 21-year-old Katie Thomas of Efland, North Carolina, on Aug. 17...
Read MoreMichael Jordan Pledges $5 Million to African-American Museum
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...
Read MoreChapel Hill Infant Drowns in Myrtle Beach Pond
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...
Read MoreUS Supreme Court to Review Ruling on NC Congressional Districts
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...
Read MoreNBA Awaiting Changes to HB2 Before Final Decision on Charlotte All-Star Game
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...
Read MoreJudge Dismisses Student-Athlete Lawsuit Against 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....
Read MoreRemembering Harper Lee’s Impact on the South
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....
Read MoreUNC Football Reserve Arrested in Raleigh
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...
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