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WEBSep 20, 2024 — by Jack Igelman September 16, 2024. Don’t fear the smoke machine. Wave of NC elections lawsuits may be more about misdirection than real threats. What’s really at stake in five recent lawsuits filed against the North Carolina State Board of Elections ahead of the 2024 vote. by Sarah Michels September 13, 2024.
Early voting in North Carolina: How it started, who uses it and how …
WEBOct 10, 2022 — North Carolinians are just a few weeks away from seeing “I voted” stickers on the clothes of strangers at the grocery store. One-stop voting, also commonly known as “early voting,” begins Oct. 20 and will continue through Nov. 5.
Police accountability: Accessing law enforcement records in NC
WEBJun 15, 2020 — As calls for police accountability sweep the nation, more people are interested in understanding how to find out whether law enforcement officers in their communities have been accused of misconduct.. However, even getting something as simple as a police report in North Carolina can be up for interpretation, and many agencies err on the side of opacity, said Mike Tadych, a lawyer who ...
New NC voting rules: ID requested with exceptions – here’s what …
WEBSep 15, 2023 — This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces.
Asheville, Buncombe crime databases offer access to public records
WEBOct 10, 2013 — Asheville, Buncombe crime databases offer access to public records. by Jon Elliston October 10, 2013July 8, 2020. Two relatively new online databases, from the Asheville Police Department and Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, offer extensive access to crime reports. Both use a program called Police to Citizen (or P2C) that allows users to ...
Can’t vote in person? Here’s how to vote by mail in NC
WEBSep 12, 2022 — Paper requests can be mailed or submitted in person at your county’s board of elections. Requests must be made by Nov. 1, a week before Election Day on Nov. 8. If you make a mistake on your absentee ballot, you can contact your local board of elections to request a new one. You can track your mail-in ballot online through BallotTrax.
Fayetteville crime down but violent crimes up, much higher than …
WEBMar 4, 2022 — Unfortunately, violent crimes — homicides and aggravated assaults — are up. Fayetteville Police Chief Gina Hawkins presented the 2021 annual crime report to the City Council on Monday, giving numbers on the city’s overall crime decrease, particularly property crimes such as burglary, larceny and robbery, which were down 13.5% from 2020.
NRC gives blessing to safety record of NC nuclear plants
WEBApr 30, 2021 — A meeting earlier in the month presented the performance record of the McGuire nuclear plant. In all, Duke Energy operates five nuclear power reactors at three plants in North Carolina with additional plants in South Carolina. NRC inspectors reported that each of Duke’s plants in North Carolina met …
Virtual Public School enrollment in NC now 2nd-largest in country
WEBApr 30, 2018 — While the NCVPS may be unfamiliar to many North Carolina residents and not every school system cooperates with its program, the state has the second-largest virtual public school system in the country, with enrollment climbing from 17,000 at inception in 2007 to 58,000 students across the state today. Only Florida has higher enrollment in …
Stories recount concerns with DSS agencies across North Carolina
WEBJun 8, 2021 — Henderson County resident Felicia Reeves disappeared in August 2015. A week later, the mother of two was found dead in a New Jersey motel room. New Jersey officials ruled the case a suicide, but a Carolina Public Press investigation identified problems with this explanation that have never been resolved. But …
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