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Trump supporters storm US Capitol, lawmakers evacuated

WASHINGTON (AP) — Angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 3:55 pm

Coronavirus

N.C. revises vaccine distribution plan

RALEIGH — North Carolina is making substantial changes to its coronavirus vaccine distribution plan, paving the way for all adults 75 years or older to ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, December 31, 2020 4:20 pm

Coronavirus

Governor announces 10 p.m. curfew amid surge in virus

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled a modified stay-at-home order on Tuesday that requires the state’s roughly 10.5 million residents to remain ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 4:20 pm

North Carolina

North Carolina will keep 4 polling places open longer

RALEIGH (AP) — The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted Tuesday to keep four polling places open longer because they opened late, which is ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 5:03 pm

North Carolina

A guide to key down-ballot North Carolina races

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s general election will determine the power balance in the state’s legislature, the shape of its congressional delegation and the makeup ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 10:51 am

North Carolina

NC elections office previews Election Day count

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s elections office is predicting that at the end of Election Day it will be able to tally and report at ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 7:41 am

Coronavirus

NC maintains reopening guidance as COVID numbers worsen

By BRYAN ANDERSON RALEIGH — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that the state will keep its reopening guidelines in place for three ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, October 23, 2020 10:06 am

North Carolina

GOP to high court: Halt longer N. Carolina absentee deadline

By JONATHAN DREW President Donald Trump’s campaign and North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to return the state to ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, October 23, 2020 10:04 am

North Carolina

GOP elections board members in NC resign over absentee deal

By GARY D. ROBERTSON RALEIGH — The two Republican members of North Carolina’s state elections board have resigned after signing off on a legal ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, September 25, 2020 10:40 am

North Carolina

Sen. Tillis: Trump to extend offshore drilling pause to NC

By GARY D. ROBERTSON RALEIGH — President Donald Trump will add North Carolina to a list of southeastern states whose coastal waters won’t be ... Read more