Public Paying Respects To Billy Graham, Who Died At Age 99
A four-day period for the public to pay respects to the late Rev. Billy Graham is beginning at his boyhood home in North Carolina.
Mourners will file past Graham's body starting today. The man called "America's Pastor" is lying in repose in a closed casket at the home his father built in 1927 on their Charlotte dairy farm, which was long ago swallowed by urban sprawl. It was moved and restored by his library and is on the same campus as the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Graham's body will spend two days at his library and then lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday and Thursday. Graham's funeral is Friday in North Carolina with President Donald Trump and others expected to attend.
Federal Gov't Holds North Carolina Meeting On Drilling Proposal
The federal government's only scheduled public meeting in North Carolina to discuss expanding oil and gas exploration off the Atlantic coast and in other waters is expected to attract busloads of people opposing the idea.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is holding local events across the country about a proposal by President Donald Trump's administration to open more waters to drilling. The North Carolina meeting starts Monday afternoon at a Raleigh hotel.
Several environmental groups fighting expansion are helping bring residents from the Outer Banks, Wilmington and elsewhere to rally and to speak with agency representatives.
BB&T Says Customer Service Systems 'Substantially Recovered'
BB&T says its customer service system has "substantially recovered" after an outage which impacted thousands of customers.
Spokesman Brian Davis said in a statement on Saturday that the bank was making significant progress to repair problems blamed on an equipment malfunction at a data center. He says the bank is reviewing the cause of the problem to ensure it doesn't happen again.
Davis says customers of the Winston-Salem-based bank should know that account information may only reflect transactions made through Thursday night. He said account information was expected to become current on Saturday.
Duke Energy Rate Hike Allows Coal Ash Costs, Less Penalty
North Carolina regulators are blocking Duke Energy Corp. from charging consumers the full cost of closing coal ash waste pits while assessing a $30 million mismanagement penalty, setting a precedent as the electricity giant grapples with billions for cleanup.
The North Carolina Utilities Commission said Friday one of the country's largest electricity companies can charge customers of its eastern North Carolina subsidiary $232 million for coal ash. That's what the company spent over 20 months to excavate and safely store potentially toxic coal residues.
Shareholders will shoulder a $30 million hit for management lapses and nearly $10 million for excessive costs on one project.
Wake Forest, Other Colleges Say Gun Protests Won't Hurt Admission Chances
Wake Forest University is among a growing list of schools to support high school student protests against gun violence, sending prospective students a message that their peaceful actions won't affect their chances of getting into those schools.
Wake Forest President Nathan Hatch released a statement saying he applauded those high schoolers with the courage to protest in the aftermath of the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida. Taking part in civil dialogue about the issue would not adversely affect their applications.
The shooting that left 17 people dead has sparked calls for walkouts, sit-ins and other actions on school campuses across the country.
Dozens of other colleges and universities including Davidson College, Yale and UCLA are telling students who may face discipline at their high schools for protesting gun violence that they too can relax.