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January 25, 2021

New NC sheriffs end agreements with ICE

December 12, 2018 The Associated Press and NSJ Staff Comments Off

RALEIGH — Two more newly elected sheriffs in North Carolina have announced an end to their counties’ agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker and Durham County Sheriff Clarence F. Birkhead, both Democrats, announced their

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N.C. wasting some COVID doses, top health official says

January 21, 2021 Comments Off

Secretary of the NC Department Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen tours a large-scale vaccination site at UNC’s Friday Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. Tuesday, Jan. 19 2021. UNC Hospitals hope to administer 2500 first covid-19 vaccine doses at

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Judge sides with Zion Williamson against ex-marketing agent

January 21, 2021 Comments Off

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson dunks during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers. (Ashley Landis / AP Photo) A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled in favor of New Orleans Pelicans player Zion Williamson in a case

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Two state legislators announce positive COVID-19 tests

January 20, 2021 Comments Off

A Marine color guard marches into the Senate chamber during the opening session of the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) RALEIGH — State Rep. Brian Turner (D-Buncombe) and state Sen. Bill

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Big South moving forward with spring football season

January 19, 2021 Comments Off

The Big South Conference on Monday reaffirmed its decision to conduct a 2021 spring football season for the five members that committed their intentions to play a spring schedule. The teams competing are Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, Kennesaw State, Monmouth and

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Pence calls VP-elect Kamala Harris to offer congratulations

January 18, 2021 Comments Off

Vice President Mike Pence listens during a briefing about the upcoming presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, at FEMA headquarters, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President

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College Basketball Roundup: UNC’s 3-game winning streak snapped at FSU

January 17, 2021 Comments Off

Coach Roy Williams and the Tar Heels fell to 8-5 on the season with a loss at Florida State. (Gerry Broome / AP Photo) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — M.J. Walker scored 20 points, Raiquan Gray added a career-high 19 and Florida

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Hurricanes’ Jordan Staal in COVID-19 protocol

January 16, 2021 Comments Off

Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal was placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on Friday. (Paul Sancya / AP Photo) It took one game for the Carolina Hurricanes to have a player land on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list. Captain Jordan Staal,

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Letlow’s widow enters race for Louisiana congressional seat

January 15, 2021 Comments Off

FILE – In this July 22, 2020 file photo, Luke Letlow, R-Start, chief of staff to exiting U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, speaks after signing up to run for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District in Baton Rouge, La. The widow of Republican

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NC Reps. vote along partisan lines in impeachment vote

January 13, 2021 Comments Off

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., holds the article of impeachment against President Donald Trump after signing it, in an engrossment ceremony before transmission to the Senate for trial on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex

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UNC addresses backfield void with grad transfer running back

January 12, 2021 Comments Off

Tennessee running back Ty Chandler stiff arms two Florida defenders during a game this season (Randy Sartin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool) The North Carolina football team took a major step toward filling the void left by the departure of