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Lawmakers Override Cooper Judicial Primary Veto
The state legislature has effectively cancelled next year's primaries for judges and prosecutors. The move comes as lawmakers ponder changing the districts from which those officials are elected.
By a margin of almost two-to-one, the House finished an override that the Senate started in a Monday night session.
Republican legislative leaders say the primaries had to stop because of current plans to redraw the state's judicial maps. That plan has been approved by the House but won't be taken up by the Senate until at least January.
Republicans also have filed a bill to ask voters whether they would approve a constitutional amendment for more frequent judicial races.
Water Utility Sues Company Over Possible Contamination
A utility that provides water in southeastern North Carolina has sued a company it accuses of polluting the Cape Fear River, where the utility gets its water.
The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority filed a complaint in U.S. District Court on Monday afternoon accusing Chemours and DuPont of violating the Clean Water Act and several other federal laws by putting a chemical known as GenX into the water.
The complaint calls for damages of more than $75,000.
The chemical is used to make Teflon.
Judge's Dispute With Town Pushes Fight Over Records To Court
A North Carolina judge's long-running fight with the police department that detained his adult son could force municipalities to provide more of their internal records to the public.
The state Court of Appeals on Wednesday hears from attorneys for Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett of Manteo. He argues he's entitled to see an insurance provider's private review into the workings of the Kill Devil Hills Police Department.
The Outer Banks beach town counters that the documents a trial judge ordered released should stay private because they contain personnel and criminal investigative information.
2 Families To Give $60 Million To UNC
Two families have pledged more than $60 million to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill as the school starts a new fundraising campaign.
The university said Steve and Debbie Vetter of Greensboro have promised to give $40 million to the school to help military families, the business school and the athletic program.
John G.B. Ellison Jr. of Greensboro is giving the school $10 million for faculty recruitment and has promised another $11 million worth of artwork.
Man Dies After Being Shot Near Winston-Salem Business
A man found shot in front of a business in Winston-Salem has died from his injuries.
Winston-Salem police said in a news release that 27-year-old Desmond Lamont Redd was found in front of a business shortly after 7:15 a.m. Saturday with a gunshot wound to the head.
Officers said Redd was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem where he died from his injuries Monday.
Lt. Eric Montgomery said investigators have suspects. No arrests have been made yet.