The La Niña climate pattern is favored to continue through the summer, according to an updated outlook released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. There’s a 59% chance La Niña will stick around through August, and the odds are about even...
The founders of a fake “hedge fund” appeared in court today and pleaded guilty to federal charges for orchestrating a $4 million Ponzi scheme, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Austin Delano Page, 26, of Grover, pleaded...
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis is calling for an investigation into fellow North Carolina lawmaker U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn over allegations Cawthorn may have engaged in insider trading related to a digital asset, LGB Coin. Multiple groups are accusing Cawthorn of insider...
A Durham man was recently involved in a road rage incident on Highway 15/501 in Durham. Doctors say, the man, Chris Stinnet, was shot multiple times, including once in the back. He now faces a long road to recovery. Experts say the best way to avoid road rage is not...
Staff at the now-closed Bridges Academy charter school in Wilkes County falsified enrollment numbers to obtain more than $400,000 in state money that it wasn’t entitled to, according to an audit released yesterday. The school misused almost $79,000 in taxpayer...
In an effort to promote inclusive hiring practices for businesses across North Carolina and improve the state’s labor supply, the North Carolina Department of Commerce has spearheaded an educational campaign on Autism Acceptance Month. The department has provided a...
