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Chapel Hill native Keith Siegel is joining former Hamas hostages this week to meet with President Trump and US senators, advocating for the release of those still in captivity. The Child Fatality Task Force released its 2025 annual report this week, offering recommendations on how the governor and the General Assembly
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New polls indicate Cooper still leads Whatley in Senate race
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (306+ words) Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper maintains a significant lead over Republican Michael Whatley, former chairman of the Republican National Committee and the North Carolina Republican Party, in the race for North Carolina’s open Senate seat, according to new polling data....
Balkcom releases 1st campaign ad
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (278+ words) State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, R-Henderson, who is running on the Republican ticket against Democrat Jamie Ager for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional district, released her first campaign ad, touting her background and her work ethic. In the ad, Balkcom touts her background…...
McCrory tours Wake election facility, encourages confidence in process
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (660+ words) On Sept. 8, former governor and North Carolina state chair of RightCount Pat McCrory hosted a tour of the Wake County Board of Elections to walk through the voting process, including how ballots are counted and secured, with the goal of…...
4th Circuit jumps back into ad rate dispute involving Cooper
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (1646+ words) Listen to this story (22 minutes) The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has jumped back into a legal fight over election ad rates, five days after the US Supreme Court issued an order blocking the 4th Circuit’s previous ruling in the case....
Top NC court tackles video sweepstakes again in Robeson Co. case
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (1202+ words) Listen to this story (16 minutes) North Carolina’s highest court will decide in the months ahead whether a company’s video sweepstakes games comply with a state law designed to block video-related gambling. Plaintiff No Limit Games is challenging a lower court…...
Newsom rallies NC Democrats, urges focus on 2026 over 2028
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (851+ words) California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged North Carolina Democrats to focus on state and down-ballot races in November rather than the next presidential election during a weekend swing through the Charlotte area. Newsom joined Democratic volunteers in Charlotte on Saturday, Sept....
NRCC adds Balkcom in NC11 race to MAGA Majority program
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (453+ words) The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced that it has added state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, R-Henderson, to its MAGA Majority program. “I think conservative voters across Western North Carolina want something to be excited about again,” Balkcom told the Carolina…...
SCOTUS blocks ruling for Cooper, Dems on broadcast advertising rates
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1416+ words) Listen to this story (20 minutes) The US Supreme Court has voted, 8-1, to issue a stay blocking a lower court ruling that favored North Carolina’s Roy Cooper and three other Democratic congressional candidates in this year’s elections. The ruling focused on…...
NC election officials say they're ready as absentee voting begins
1+ week, 2+ day ago (804+ words) North Carolina State Election Board Executive Director Sam Hayes said all 100 county election boards are ready to begin mailing out absentee ballots on Friday for the Nov. 3 General Election, the first state to do so, despite several issues raising questions,…...
Wilmington man pleads not guilty on charges of voting by felon
1+ week, 3+ day ago (455+ words) A Wilmington man entered pleas of not guilty Thursday on three federal charges that he voted despite having a felony child pornography conviction. James Osborne faced arraignment in Wilmington before US Chief District Judge Richard Myers. A trial date in…...