by WSIC News | Jul 5, 2022 | WSIC State News
An invasive fly from Asia has been discovered in North Carolina for the first time and it could mean trouble for the state’s agriculture and tourism industries, experts say. The spotted lanternfly is known to “attack hops, fruit trees, and many ornamental plants,” and...
by WSIC News | Jul 5, 2022 | WSIC State News
A father with a 1-year-old child took the child with him to the manufacturing facility where he works in Mebane, just outside of Burlington Saturday. He left the child in his vehicle while he went into the plant and then forgot about the child, who perished in the...
by WSIC News | Jul 1, 2022 | WSIC State News
Yesterday the North Carolina Senate voted 38-9 to tentatively approve the “2022 Appropriations Act.” The spending plan – a revision to the two-year budget passed last year – increases net appropriations from last fiscal year by 7.2% for a total of $27.9...
by WSIC News | Jul 1, 2022 | WSIC State News
Sad news out of Rutherford County…animal cruelty at its very worst. Three miniature horses from Sprinkle’s Mobile Petting Zoo were fatally poisoned and died. Another two animals were exposed to the poison and have been hospitalized. Anyone with information is...
by WSIC News | Jul 1, 2022 | WSIC State News
The NC Department of Commerce’s North Carolina Main Street and Rural Planning Center announced yesterday, that Manteo, Murphy, Pilot Mountain, and Pittsboro have been selected as the latest North Carolina Main Street communities. This is a designation that...
by WSIC News | Jul 1, 2022 | WSIC State News
The State Board of Elections voted yesterday not to recognize the Green Party as an official political party in North Carolina, citing an ongoing investigation into evidence of fraud and other irregularities in the petition process used to seek ballot access for the...
