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1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (767+ words) The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling against two Orange County detention officers sued over their alleged role in a jail inmate's death in 2020. The officers were accused of delaying a check on the injured…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (310+ words) On June 30, Gov. Josh Stein announced that'Goldhofer Inc. , a worldwide manufacturer of heavy transport and airport ground support equipment, would establish its first US manufacturing facility in Hickory, promising to invest $19. 5 million in the facility and create 80 new jobs in…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (193+ words) The suspect in a hostage situation shot himself and was in life-threatening condition as of Sunday, June 28, according to a Wilmington Police Department news release. In response to a possible armed hostage situation, police responded to the 500 block of Camway…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago  (497+ words) Having grown up in Wilmington, I've seen many a Fourth of July come and go here in the Port City. The memories, however, remain. My earliest July 4 memory is of the bicentennial back in 1976, but that's when my family was…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (846+ words) After nearly three years without a new comprehensive state budget, North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday sent Gov. Josh Stein a roughly $34 billion spending plan that funds raises, continues tax relief, adds public safety investments, and closes one of the longest-running…...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago  (112+ words) SALEM - Customers at the Walmart in Salem took to social media yesterday asking why they couldn't purchase refrigerated products at the store. One customer told 21 News refrigerated products were covered with a tarp, and another took to social media saying…...

5+ min ago  (980+ words) The Vatican responded aggressively to a traditionalist group that openly defied the pope The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the pope's consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with…...

5+ min ago  (249+ words) After packages of baby wipes sold under Target's "Up & Up" brand were recalled early last month, the recall classification has been elevated to the U. S. Food and Drug Administration's most severe level. According to the initial recall announcement on the Food…...

5+ min ago  (171+ words) Buncombe County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help as it investigates the death of a 71-year-old man. Here's the vehicle authorities are searching for. Buncombe County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to locate a vehicle…...

20+ min ago  (311+ words) According to a Facebook post from the Monroe Police Department, the crash happened at about 8: 20 a. m. Wednesday when a tractor-trailer went off the right side of the road, then entered the intersection at Pageland Highway and White Store Road and hit…...