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As GOP Debates Judicial Changes, Democrats Unlikely To Budge
North Carolina Republicans are trying to agree on new judicial district lines and whether to propose replacing head-to-head elections for judgeships. But it appears unlikely that Gov. Roy Cooper and most fellow Democrats will embrace anything that emerges from the Legislative Building on those topics in 2018.
The Senate committee considering broad judicial changes will meet again Wednesday, a week before options could be officially considered during a special session of the General Assembly. House and Senate GOP leaders have warned that judicial proposals may not be ready for the Jan. 10 session. The next regular work session is set for May.
Winter Storm Forecast To Dump Snow From Florida To Carolinas
Brutal winter weather is threatening to dump snow and ice on parts of the U.S. South that rarely see frozen flurries, much less accumulation.
The National Weather Service said a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain was expected Wednesday mostly along the southern East Coast. Up to an inch of snow could fall in Tallahassee, Florida, while 3 to 5 inches are possible in parts of eastern North Carolina.
Coastal Savannah, Georgia, hasn't seen measurable snowfall since February 2010. But it could get up to 2 inches of snow and sleet Wednesday.
Lawsuit: Duke, UNC Agreed To Not Hire Each Other's Doctors
Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are legendary sports rivals, but a federal antitrust complaint says there's one area where the elite institutions have agreed not to compete: the market for highly skilled medical workers.
A former Duke radiology professor has alleged there's a conspiracy between the two universities' medical schools and hospital systems, an agreement not to poach professors, and this limits or even eliminates the ability of these workers to earn higher pay.
Lawyers for Dr. Danielle Seaman are asking a federal judge in Greensboro on Thursday to make her case a class-action, representing thousands of faculty, doctors and nurses.
Black Student Who Helped Desegregate University Dies At 80
One of the first three African-American undergraduate students to successfully challenge racial segregation at North Carolina's flagship public university has died at the age of 80.
Family members said Tuesday that LeRoy Frasier suffered heart failure and died Dec. 29 at a hospital in New York City. He had taught English in New York for many years.
Frasier; his brother, Ralph; and John Lewis Brandon were students at Hillside High School in Durham when they applied to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1955. They were rejected until a federal court judge ordered UNC-Chapel Hill to admit them.
3 Arrested For Breaking Into NASCAR Team Owner's Home
Authorities say three men have been arrested for breaking into the home of NASCAR team owner Richard Childress.
The Davidson County Sheriff's Office identified the three as 20-year-old Niquan Victorin and 18-year-old Chantz Kade Hines, both of Winston-Salem, and 18-year-old Armeka Vantonne Spinks of Salisbury. They're charged with attempted first-degree burglary and first-degree trespassing and jailed under $250,000 bond apiece.
According to the sheriff's office, three people armed with military-type weapons attempted to break into the home on Dec. 18. Childress, who was at home with his wife, grabbed his gun and fired at the intruders, who fled.
North Carolina Zoo Cuts Admission Prices During Cold Snap
The North Carolina Zoo is offering half-priced admission while a bitter cold wave sweeps the South, giving visitors a chance to see polar bears frolic in their kind of weather.
Zoo visitors, however, shouldn't expect to see any lions, elephants or gorillas native to Africa on view. With the mercury dipping below freezing, animals more suited to warmer climes will remain in their behind-the-scenes quarters at the zoo in Asheboro.
The zoo is offering the special discount rates through Saturday.
Besides polar bears, Arctic foxes, elk and other cold-tolerant animals will be on display. And for humans wary of venturing outdoors in dangerously low temperatures, the zoo is promising heated habitat complexes and transportation to stay warm.