Here are some of the stories that we're following today:
3rd Stopgap Spending Bill Approved By N. Carolina Lawmakers
The General Assembly has quickly voted for another temporary spending measure that directs how North Carolina government should operate while a budget stalemate still is unresolved.
The Senate and House approved separately by wide margins Thursday a third "continuing resolution." This one expires Sept. 18. The proposal is heading to Gov. Pat McCrory.
Ride-Sharing Service Regulations Gets Final Legislative OK
The North Carolina legislature has given its final OK to putting state regulations upon mobile phone-based ride-sharing services such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar.
The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday in favor of rules hammered out in committees and negotiations over the past several months.
The bill sets minimum standards for background checks of potential drivers and company liability coverage on private cars as they transport customers or wait for jobs. The services would have to pay $5,000 annual state permit fees. There are also rules for companies who want to use local airports.
US Judge Weighs Dumping Case Over Alcoa Dams Riverbed Rights
A federal judge is deciding whether to throw out North Carolina's lawsuit challenging whether Alcoa Inc. owns the riverbed under four Yadkin River dams it has operated beginning nearly a century ago.
U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle on Thursday questioned lawyers for the state and the aluminum giant. Boyle asked state attorney Donald Teeter whether the lawsuit sought to punish Alcoa for closing its Stanly County aluminum smelter in 2007 where hundreds once worked.
The company has sold the hydropower since then for more than $175 million. Alcoa wants a federal license to allow it or a future buyer to operate the dams for up to 50 more years.
Parents Sue Kernersville Day Care After Child Is Attacked
The parents of a 5-year-old boy have sued a Kernersville day care and a teacher where the boy was assaulted.
The Winston-Salem Journal reports that Angel Broughton and Paul Accattato sued the Sugar and Spice Child Enrichment Center, saying it was negligent in hiring a teacher who struck the boy and let another child hit him.
Jacinta Antoinetta Gladden faces charges from the June 17 incident.
The lawsuit said Gladden hit, threw, grabbed and pushed the child. She's also accused of encouraging other children to taunt and hit the boy.
Anderson Advances To Winston-Salem Open Semifinals
Second-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa beat eighth-seeded Borna Coric of Croatia 6-2, 7-6 (1) Thursday night to advance to the semifinals in the Winston-Salem Open.
Anderson, ranked 15th, will face 88th-ranked Malek Jaziri of Tunisia, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over sixth-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil..
American Steve Johnson advanced when Taiwan's Yen-Hsun Lu withdrew because of a back injury. Johnson, seeded 13th and ranked 49th, will play French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
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