WNCN is reporting that a wildfire that broke out Tuesday at about 4pm has burned up to 300 acres in Cumberland County. As last night, it was 60 percent contained, according to the Cumberland County Emergency Management Coordinator Garry Crumpler. Crumpler reported...
Yesterday, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act. The bill would instruct the U.S. Mint to develop a commemorative coin series honoring the critical role...
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-Cornelius NC) recently co-sponsored the Thin Blue Line Act, a bill to increase penalties for criminals who target our cops. The Thin Blue Line Act makes the targeting, killing, or attempted killing of a police officer an aggravating factor...
Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, yesterday addressed the committee’s semi-annual hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. McHenry said the Federal Reserve must stick to its narrow...
The Local Government Commission (LGC) has signed off on $109 million in grants for drinking water and wastewater projects around the state, and to fund inventories and assessments of infrastructure assets in a number of other towns. The grants received required...
NC Senator Danny Britt, Jr. (R-Robeson) held a press conference yesterday at the Legislative building in Raleigh with Senator Michael Lazzara (R-Onslow) to discuss legislation to combat the fentanyl and overdose epidemic. The bill being proposed is SB189: Fentanyl...
