Winston-Salem Officer Injured In Traffic Stop Shooting
A Winston-Salem police officer has been hurt in a shooting during a traffic stop which closed Business 40 eastbound this morning.
Police said in a news release that an officer made a traffic stop around 2 a.m. Monday and found three men in the vehicle.
The news release said Officer Nicholas Wayne Powell struggled with one of the men and both Powell and a suspect suffered gunshot wounds.
The statement said neither Powell nor the suspect was thought to be seriously hurt.
It was not immediately clear if the suspects were in custody.
Powell has been with the department since 2011.
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Planned For Fayetteville VA Facility
The Fayetteville VA Medical Center is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new health care center, which began accepting patients in November.
The 26,000-square-foot facility houses most of the outpatient services previously located on the medical center's main campus and two offsite clinics. Those services include primary care, mental health, outpatient services and an ambulatory surgery center.
VA Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson will deliver the keynote address. Others expected to speak include U.S. Rep. David Price and Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr. They're due to be joined by U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia, who is the chair of the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs.
The VA plans to upgrade the vacated space in the main campus for services such as an urgent care center.
Franklin Graham Starts US Tour Pushing Evangelicals To Polls
Evangelist Franklin Graham hits the road this week for what he says will be a 50-state tour urging conservative Christians to the polls this election year.
Graham starts it off Tuesday with a rally in Des Moines, Iowa. That state holds the nominating events of the 2016 presidential contest next month.
Similar rallies are planned this month in Florida, Louisiana and New Hampshire. Graham is scheduled to be in South Carolina in February, another early-primary state where evangelicals could shape the outcome of the Republican primary.
Graham says he's encouraging Christians to vote for candidates who uphold biblical principles. The Boone-based evangelist says he won't endorse any candidates because no political party or politician is the answer for the country's needs.
More Sweepstakes Cafes Forced To Close After DA's Warning
Prosecutors in eastern North Carolina are threatening criminal charges against sweepstakes cafe operators, the latest round in a five-year battle between business owners and officials who call the games a form of gambling.
District Attorney Seth Edwards issued warning letters to sweepstakes operators in Washington, Beaufort, Tyrrell, Martin, and Hyde counties. Alcohol Law Enforcement agent Rusty King tells WITN different businesses received the letters on different days, but Monday is the final cutoff.
State lawmakers banned Internet-based sweepstakes games with in 2010 after years of seeking to outlaw electronic gambling. The state Supreme Court upheld the law in 2012.
Since then, some police and prosecutors have shut down sweepstakes cafes while others allow the parlors to keep operating. Sweepstakes operators say they've changed software to comply with the law.
Google Helps Analyze If Rooftop Solar Panels Are Good Deal
Google is expanding the reach of an online service that aims to make it easier to judge the costs and benefits of installing solar panels on household rooftops.
The service expanded in December to analyze properties in the Raleigh area, as well as 15 other metro areas in Arizona, Nevada, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Colorado. Project Sunroof launched this summer in California and Massachusetts
The service combines the eye-in-the-sky images behind Google Earth with calculations on how much shade covers a rooftop, data on local weather patterns, industry pricing and available subsidies to arrive at its bottom line.
Google has invested more than $1 billion in recent years into solar energy, including $300 million earlier this year into a fund that finances residential rooftop installations.
Newton, Panthers Beat Bucs 38-10, Clinch NFC's No. 1 Seed
Cam Newton ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more, and the Carolina Panthers captured the NFC's No. 1 seed for the first time in their history with a 38-10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
Newton tied Steve Young's NFL record for most career TDs rushing by a quarterback with 43. Young took 15 seasons to reach that plateau; Newton did it in five.
Newton completed 21 of 26 passes for 293 yards as Carolina (15-1) overcame a slow start to build a 31-3 lead in the third quarter.
Rookie Devin Funchess had seven catches for 120 yards and a touchdown and Cameron Artis-Payne ran for 44 yards and a score as Carolina won its 11th straight home game.
Jameis Winston was intercepted twice, and the Bucs (6-10) finished last in the NFC South for the fourth time in five years.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.