14 Public School Advocates Arrested Outside McCrory's Office
More than a dozen North Carolina public schools advocates hoping to meet with Gov. Pat McCrory have been arrested outside his office for blocking traffic on a busy street.
Raleigh police spokesman Jim Sughrue said 14 people were taken to Wake County Detention Center Wednesday evening on charges of impeding the flow of traffic and resisting law enforcement. They were arrested on Morgan Street outside the Old Capitol where the governor's offices are located.
Durham Public Schools teacher Kathy McCullen said the people arrested were teachers and part of a two-day march from Durham. McCullen said the group asked to meet with McCrory Wednesday about expanding Medicaid and increasing public school funding.
State Says No More Solitary Confinement For Minors
North Carolina's state prison system has announced it's ending its use of solitary confinement for minors.
Starting late this summer, inmates who are under 18 will transition into what's called the “Youthful Offender Program.”
In an email, the state says the program is aimed at identifying the complex needs of incarcerated youth and addressing them in an individualistic way. The program will target mental health, education, social issues and more.
The program starts September 1st.
Restrictions On Wind Farms Considered By Full NC Senate
A bill adding more regulatory hurdles for the wind energy industry to build in North Carolina is heading to the Senate floor.
The chamber's leaders scheduled debate Thursday on legislation that would direct two state agencies to examine wind turbine project applications and report to the state Department of Environmental Quality, which issues the permit.
The bill would also prohibit construction across swaths of the state the military uses for training or low-altitude flights.
North Carolina Tribe Sues Anheuser-Busch Over Local Logo Use
A Native American tribe in North Carolina is suing Anheuser-Busch, saying the beer company is illegally using the tribe's logo.
The lawsuit was filed by the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina on Tuesday in federal court.
The lawsuit says the brewer is using the tribe's four-color circular "Heritage, Pride & Strength" logo and slogan above beer coolers in Lumberton and Raeford.
The Lumbee tribe says Anheuser-Busch did not ask permission and using the logo makes the tribe look like it condones drinking.
Football Player, 14, Dies After Conditioning Workout
Guilford County school officials say a 14-year-old boy has died a day after getting sick at football practice.
The News and Record of Greensboro reports Karson Cross was going to be a freshman in the fall at Page High School.
District athletic director Leigh Hebbard says Kross was attending a conditioning workout around 5 p.m. Monday when he became ill and was taken to the hospital. Officials did not know if he lost consciousness before he got medical help.
Kross died Tuesday. Officials did not release the cause of his death.
School officials say Kross was an "A" student, and had a physical before starting practice.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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