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Besse Withdraws ‘Welcoming City' Resolution
A resolution to reaffirm Winston-Salem as a “Welcoming City” has been withdrawn.
Councilman Dan Besse, who wrote and introduced the resolution, told a large crowd at Monday's council meeting that he was not abandoning his effort to promote Winston-Salem as a welcoming community.
The Winston-Salem Journal reports Besse reassured attendees that discussions would continue about the best way to proceed.
State lawmakers had recently warned the council that the city could be financially penalized by the General Assembly if the measure were approved.
Sanctuary ordinances and rules are banned by state law.
About 100 demonstrators gathered before the meeting to urge council members to pass the resolution.
Judge Orders Release Of Police Footage
A judge has authorized the release of police body-cam footage in the controversial case of Greensboro teenager Jose Charles.
But the decision comes with strings attached.
The encounter between Charles and Greensboro police resulted in four counts against the minor.
His mother, Tamara Figueroa, had left him alone for a moment at a festival, and when she returned, she says she saw a bloody scene, and an officer's hands around her son's neck.
The Greensboro Police Department says Charles had attacked an officer.
According to the News & Record, body camera footage of the incident will be released to the Greensboro City Council, on the condition council members don't talk about it in public.
This case is the first major test of a law that went into effect last year that makes judges the arbiters of whether or not police body cam footage can be made public.
Bank Of America Settles Racial Discrimination Case From 1993
Bank of America is settling a case disputed since 1993 that its predecessor company systematically discriminated against black applicants for entry-level jobs in its hometown.
The U.S. Labor Department said Monday the largest U.S. consumer bank settled the nearly 24-year-old case against its Charlotte-based predecessor, NationsBank. The agency said Bank of America will pay $1 million in back wages and interest to 1,027 people who applied for North Carolina clerical, teller and administrative positions a generation ago.
North Carolina Hospital Systems To Lift Visitor Restrictions
Hospitals systems across North Carolina have announced they are lifting flu-related visitor restrictions.
The restrictions are being lifted at Carolinas HealthCare, Novant Health Systems, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Cone Health. The organizations announced the move on Monday, and they take effect Tuesday.
The systems say the move was prompted by a decline in the number of flu patients in recent weeks. They said individuals with flu symptoms still should not visit patients.
Ex-Agent Pleads Guilty In Multi-Year UNC Sports Agent Probe
A former NFL agent has pleaded guilty to violating North Carolina's sports agent law by providing thousands of dollars in improper benefits to three former Tar Heels football players to entice them into signing contracts with him.
Terry Watson entered his plea Monday afternoon in a deal to resolve 3 ½-year-old felony charges. Watson received 30 months of probation and a $5,000 fine, while Judge Graham Shirley issued a suspended jail sentence of six to eight months.
Watson pleaded guilty to the 13 counts of athlete-agent inducement for providing roughly $24,000 in cash and travel accommodations to eventual NFL players Robert Quinn, Marvin Austin and Greg Little.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.