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Walter Royal, North Carolina chef who won on 'Iron Chef America' cooking with ostrich, dies at 67

The chef of a North Carolina steakhouse who triumphed with ostrich meat as a challenger on “Iron Chef America” has died

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More juveniles committing firearm crimes in North Carolina. How guns, gangs factor in

RALEIGH, N.C. — More young people are committing crimes in North Carolina, and they’re using guns more often to carry them out.

Tribune News Service

‘I’m appalled’: Advocates, organizers oppose proposed NC gun legislation

RALEIGH, N.C. — Advocates who oppose legislation that would repeal the state’s permit system for buying handguns said at a virtual press event Monday that the law changes would pose safety risks to North Carolinians and disproportionately affect people of color and rural communities.

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NC state superintendent responds to ‘claims about wokeism’ and fired teacher lawsuit

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s top education official sent a letter to state lawmakers over the holidays pushing back on a lawsuit from a teacher claiming he was fired for criticizing Critical Race Theory.

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Rep. G.K. Butterfield of NC resigns just days before term ends

WASHINGTON — Rep. G.K. Butterfield announced Friday morning his plans to retire just before midnight Friday.

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'The single-most important case on American democracy.’ Could it overturn elections?

RALEIGH, N.C. — On Jan. 5, 2021, Mike Pence had a decision to make.

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Raleigh didn’t heed vehicle, driver screening guidance before deadly Christmas parade

RALEIGH, N.C. — After a train slammed into a Texas veterans’ parade in 2012, killing four people and injuring a dozen more, the National Transportation Safety Board urged local governments to overhaul the protections for parade-goers and participants.

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Arrest warrant shows ‘improper brakes’ as likely cause of North Carolina parade death

RALEIGH, N.C. — The arrest warrant for the 20-year-old man who killed a young girl while towing a float in the Raleigh Christmas Parade faulted the driver for inadequate brakes.

Tribune News Service

‘Trump has created a cult,’ North Carolina's Cooper says in campaigning for Democratic governors

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper chairs the Democratic Governors Association and has been making the rounds promoting campaigns of Democratic candidates for governor. On Wednesday, he was interviewed by Pluribus News, a national legislative news site, and talked about what’s at stake for voters this election year.

Tribune News Service

‘Overcome with grief.’ Parents of Raleigh shooting suspect and victim release statement

RALEIGH, N.C. — The family of Austin Thompson, who is suspected of shooting seven people, five fatally, in Raleigh, said they have “so many unanswered questions” about the shooting.

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Raleigh mourns 5 who died in shooting spree; 15-year-old suspect could be charged as adult

RALEIGH, N.C. — Less than a day after a shooting left five people dead, including an off-duty police officer, and two people injured, a 15-year-old suspect was in custody and the city was reeling from the losses.

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Walmart rescinds its miscarriage drug policy after pharmacy board says it misread laws

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Walmart rescinded a pharmacy policy that doctors said limited women’s access to a drug prescribed after miscarriages.

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Set to begin first season leading Duke basketball, Jon Scheyer’s already winning with players

Jon Scheyer is a rarity among college head coaches.

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EPA Administrator Regan announces new environmental justice office, $3 billion in funding

WARRENTON, N.C. — Growing up in Goldsboro, Michael Regan heard his parents talk about the 1982 Warren County protests against a PCB landfill, demonstrations that played a pivotal role in establishing the environmental justice movement in the United States.

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In uncertain college football landscape, the future is now for UNC and the ACC

The text message conversation began on the afternoon of June 30 the way countless others around the country did, with two people with an interest in college athletics commiserating about the news of the day. They were not merely fans, though, but two of the most powerful figures in the…

Sports Illustrated

Report: UNC Brass Discussed Potential ‘Super Conference’

The uncertainty in the ACC caused decision-makers at UNC to discuss a potential conference merger.

Tribune News Service

How Jacob Grandison went from having one college offer to playing for Duke basketball

College basketball became a young man’s sport at Duke over the past decade, as a parade of one-and-done players starred for the Blue Devils then moved on to NBA riches.

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Editorial: The troubled North Carolina NAACP should explain and regroup. The state needs its advocacy

The NAACP has a proud history of overcoming racial barriers, but now its North Carolina conference is being stymied by internal obstacles.

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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson backs off his call to stop teaching science in elementary school

RALEIGH, N.C. — When North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson spoke on education at a round-table event Tuesday night in downtown Durham, he didn’t publicly broach a topic likely to have been on many attendees’ minds: a call in his upcoming book for eliminating science and history from the first-…

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Epic Games no longer blocked in Indonesia after registering with government

Epic Games was blocked briefly from the world’s fourth-most populated country but on Tuesday complied with Indonesia’s requirement that it register with its ministry of information.

The Independent UK

‘It’s racial’: Residents allege entire all-white North Carolina police department resigned over Black town manager

The officers and former police chief cited a ‘hostile’ work environment allegedly created by the town’s recently appointed manager

The Independent UK

Lawyer: Former president of North Carolina NAACP found dead

A lawyer says a civil rights advocate and former president of the North Carolina branch of the NAACP has been found dead

The Independent UK

Frank Daniels, ex-AP chair and newspaper publisher, dies

Former Associated Press board chair Frank Daniels Jr. has died at 90

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Civil rights lawsuit over pepper spray at NC voting march ends in ‘bittersweet’ deal

A lawsuit alleging that Graham, North Carolina, police and Alamance County sheriff’s deputies engaged in voter suppression by dispersing a 2020 march to the polls with pepper spray appears close to a final settlement.

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‘Surreal moments’: Chuck Edwards reflects on victory over Madison Cawthorn in North Carolina congressional race

FLAT ROCK, N.C. — Chuck Edwards was on his way to his election night watch party about 2 1/2 hours after polls closed when he received the call from Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who had already returned home from his own party and was ready to concede the race.

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