by WSIC News | Oct 4, 2022 | WSIC State News
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn sentenced Victoria Kerrigan Irby, 26, of Brevard, to 15 years in federal prison for trafficking narcotics, including fentanyl that resulted in an overdose death. According to filed court documents between January 2018 and...
by WSIC News | Oct 4, 2022 | WSIC State News
A new poll conducted by WRAL TV in Raleigh finds republican Ted Budd, just ahead of democrat Cheri Beasley in the U.S. Senate race, 43% to 42%. The survey is the third public opinion poll released over the past week showing Beasley and Budd within a single percentage...
by WSIC News | Oct 3, 2022 | WSIC State News
The Carolina Journal is reporting that with inflation sky high in 2022, many soldiers in the U.S. Army are experiencing the same food insecurity that civilians are. U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Ted Budd, NC-13, has penned a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin...
by WSIC News | Oct 3, 2022 | WSIC State News
Average gas prices in North Carolina have fallen 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.28/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,092 stations in North Carolina. Prices in the state are 19.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 28.2...
by WSIC News | Oct 3, 2022 | WSIC State News
Recently, the NC Department of Health and Human Services released a new action plan to address suicide. The action plan includes coordination among state agencies, increasing community awareness, and identifying at-risk communities. With 110 full-time staff members,...
by WSIC News | Oct 3, 2022 | WSIC State News
North Carolina Health officials from the Department of Health and Human Services have confirmed the state’s first death this year associated with West Nile virus. Residents and visitors are encouraged to take precautions to prevent mosquito-borne illness. The state...
