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North Carolina LGBT pride festival funded by child sex offender
A North Carolina LGBT pride festival is facing a serious backlash after it listed sponsorship from a nonprofit led by a convicted child sex offender. The organization in question is the Carolinas LGBT Chamber of Commerce (CLGBTCC), with Chad...
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North Carolina expands anti-hazing law; Students, faculty and staff involved with hazing will receive more severe penalties
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Elon News Network - North Carolina
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Seventeen years ago, Lianne Kowiak’s life changed forever. On Nov. 17, 2008, Kowiak got a phone call at her home in Tampa from one of her son’s fraternity brothers at Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Theta Chi chapter. Kowiak said she was told Harrison,...
Walmart to build a $300 million North Carolina fulfillment center
Walmart Inc. will open a 1.2 million square foot fulfillment center in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, the state’s Gov. Josh Stein announced Sept. 25. North Carolina and Walmart expect the $300 million project to create more than 300 jobs in...
Owner: Molly Love
Walmart Fulfillment Center Brings 300 Jobs To North Carolina
Walmart, Inc. plans to open a new fulfillment center in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The estimated $300 million investment will create more than 300 new jobs in Gaston County, which is located in the state’s Piedmont region about 30 miles west...
Owner: Susan Coene
Walmart to build $300M North Carolina fulfillment center
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Yahoo Finance
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Walmart is ready to build a $300 million fulfillment center in North Carolina that will focus on shipping large items such as patio furniture and lawnmowers directly to customers, as soon as the next day, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced...
Owner: Apollo Global Management
The victims of the Southport, North Carolina mass shooting have been identified
According to a news release from the city of Southport, Soloman Banjo, 36, of Charlottesville, Virginia; Joy Rogers, 64, of Southport, and Michael Durbin, 56, of Galena, Ohio, were all killed in the Sept. 27 mass shooting in North Carolina. The...
Owner: Tara McGowan
Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
Former North Carolina congressman throws his hat in the ring again — in a new state
As more candidates announce their campaigns ahead of the 2026 midterms, the race for the coveted Florida congressional seat currently occupied by Byron Donalds just got more crowded. Madison Cawthorn, who represented North Carolina's 11th...
Owner: Glenn Beck & Mark Levin
Victims ID’d after gunman opens fire on North Carolina restaurant
All three people killed by a gunman who opened fire from a boat at a bustling waterside restaurant in North Carolina have been identified. Solomon Banjo, a 36-year-old from Charlottesville, Va., 64-year-old Joy Rogers of Southport, N.C., and...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Despite federal government shutdown, these national parks are mostly open in North Carolina
What to know about the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina as the federal government shutdown begins. The federal government shut down at midnight on Oct. 1. The extent of its impact and how long it will...
Owner: Tara McGowan
Charlottesville man among those killed in shooting at North Carolina waterfront bar
SOUTHPORT, Nc. (WVIR) - A Charlottesville man was one of three people killed in a shooting last weekend at a popular North Carolina waterfront restaurant, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Solomon Banjo, 36, of Charlottesville was fatally wounded...
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Suspect in North Carolina Shooting Pushed Anti-LGBTQ Conspiracies
American Fish Company – Photo: americanfishco.com/gallery, Nigel Max Edge – Photo: Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Authorities say the alleged gunman in a mass shooting at a North Carolina waterfront restaurant — which left three people dead and...
Owner: Randy Shulman
Elmsford company demands $500,000 for hemp beverage rights
An Elmsford distribution business is demanding $500,000 from a beverage company whose hemp drinks it used to sell. Sarene Craft Beer Distributors sued Delta Beverages on Sept. 18 in Westchester Supreme Court for allegedly refusing to buy out the...
Owner: Westfair Communications
Opinion: Racist threats caused the North Carolina bookstore Liberation Station to close. Here’s why we’re reopening.
North Carolina bookstore Liberation Station closed in Raleigh in 2023 after a series of threats and racial slurs. The owner explains why they’re reopening. When we opened Liberation Station Bookstore in 2019 as a pop-up in Raleigh, we thought we...
Owner: Tara McGowan
While western North Carolina waits for millions in FEMA reimbursements, a charity steps in to fill the need
North Carolina is still waiting on millions in reimbursements from the Department of Homeland Security for hurricane recovery. Meanwhile, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy awarded $6.8 million in grants to organizations in western North...
Owner: University Radio Foundation & American Government
Color Me Mine Expands In North Carolina With New Franchise Agreements
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Franchise Opportunities
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October 02, 2025 // Franchising.com // NEW ORLEANS, LA. – Color Me Mine is accelerating across the state of North Carolina with new franchise agreements that will bring its creative, hands-on experience to more people across the state. Recognized...
Owner: International Franchise Association
Economic boom or environmental disaster? Rural Texas grapples with pros, cons of data centers
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. LUBBOCK — Kendra Kay loved growing up in the quiet of West Texas. She...
Owner: Donald Graham
The tariffs are harming national security, not just our economy
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Carolina Journal
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The United States today is less secure internationally than it was five months ago, and the blame lies largely at the feet of President Trump’s tariffs. Liberation Day did not just damage the American economy, it provided the opportunity our...
Owner: John Locke Foundation Inc
North Carolina leaders react to government shutdown
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WLOS - North Carolina
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — At midnight on Wednesday, October 1, the government shut down as lawmakers failed to reach a consensus and missed the deadline for funding the government until November 21. North Carolina leaders weighed in, sharing their...
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North Carolina Enacts Law Shielding Racetracks From Noise Complaints
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — North Carolina has passed new legislation protecting racetracks from noise complaints and nuisance lawsuits, a move state leaders say is critical to safeguarding the state’s motorsports industry. House Bill 926 Signed...
Owner: Ralph Shealy
Delaware County man identified as victim in North Carolina mass shooting
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The Columbus Dispatch - Ohio
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A Delaware County man was one of three people killed in a mass shooting in Southport, North Carolina. A Delaware County man has been identified as one of three people who were killed in a mass shooting that also wounded five other people at a...
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