NC Counties Won't Finish Count Friday
A complete tally of votes in North Carolina that could affect the close governor's race won't be finished on time because of pending ballot challenges and a court order about people who believed they registered at the Division of Motor Vehicles.
State Board of Elections spokesman Pat Gannon said Thursday that several of the state's 100 counties have already said they won't complete their counting by Friday's deadline. State law gives them more time to complete their canvass.
Gannon cited pending county election protests for the delay and collecting information from DMV about people who cast provisional ballots and insist they registered or updated their registration address at the agency,
McCrory Files Election Protests
Governor Pat McCrory's campaign is filing election protests in 12 North Carolina counties.
It's a race that's too close to call. The incumbent Republican governor currently trails his Democratic opponent Roy Cooper by roughly 5,000 votes.
McCrory's campaign is already pointing to election problems in Durham County, where polls were open late due to technical problems during the day.
Earlier this week, the campaign filed a protest in Bladen County over fraudulent absentee voting.
Then, on Wednesday the McCrory campaign filed complaints in 11 other counties.
800 Jobs Coming To Guilford County
A customer-service company in Guilford County is adding about 800 new jobs.
Expert Global Solutions was acquired in June and will be changing its name to Alorica.
More than 200 people have already been hired as part of the expansion. Once hiring is completed, Alorica will have a total High Point workforce of 1,900 people.
Hurricane Matthew Victims Get More Time To Seek FEMA Aid
Hurricane Matthew victims in North Carolina have more time to apply for federal disaster assistance.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a news release that it has approved a 31-day extension for applications. Residents now have until Jan. 9, 2017, to register with FEMA.
The extension also applies to homeowners, renters and businesses submitting applications for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Panthers Beat Saints 23-20 In Game Marred By Injuries
Cam Newton threw for 192 yards and a touchdown and the Carolina Panthers held off New Orleans' fourth- quarter rally to beat the Saints 23-20 on Thursday night in a game marred by injuries to key players.
Newton was 14 of 33 and threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Ted Ginn Jr. to help the Panthers (4-6) win for the third time in three games and pull even with the Saints for third place in the NFC South.
But the win didn't come without a cost.
The Panthers lost former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kuechly (concussion), two-time All-Pro center Ryan Kalil (shoulder), defensive end Mario Addison (foot) and cornerback Leonard Johnson (chest) to injuries. Kuechly left the field on a cart while tears streamed down his face.
The Saints lost running back Mark Ingram to a concussion in the third quarter.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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