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Greensboro Eyes Airport Area For Contaminant Source
Officials in Greensboro see an area around Piedmont Triad International Airport as the potential source of a contaminant in its drinking water.
The ingredient is called PFOS and is primarily known for its use in stain repellants.
But it can also be used in a synthetic foam firefighters use to control fuel-based fires. City officials say they've found a place near the airport where it was used to do just that.
PTI also conducts fire-training drills using firefighting foam once a year on its runway. Runoff from those drills could have ended up in a nearby stream or in groundwater.
Airport officials say if the city's analysis points to the tests contributing to contamination and if it's necessary to clean it, the airport will develop a strategy for doing so.
Duke Energy: Utility CEO's Pay Jumped To $21M Last Year
Duke Energy says its top executive's compensation has nearly doubled over the past two years.
The company reported to shareholders that Chief Executive Officer Lynn Good was paid more than $21.4 million in 2017, an increase from $10.8 million in 2015.
The company's proxy filing released Friday says Good's base salary rose last year by about 4 percent to $1.3 million, but her stock awards shot up almost 90 percent to more than $17 million.
The Charlotte-based company won approval to raise prices on about half its North Carolina customers by 6 percent, and wants to increase rates on the rest of its largest market by 10 percent.
North Carolina Politician Says Russian Bought Her Domain
A North Carolina congressional candidate says the website she used when she campaigned for another office is now owned by a Russian.
The News & Observer reports a man listing a Russian residence bought the website address that Democrat Linda Coleman used when she ran for lieutenant governor two years ago.
The domain name's owner is listed as a Moscow man. The newspaper said the phone number tied to the account's owner doesn't work and emails weren't returned.
Coleman said she didn't know why the Russian-based website was created and urged other political candidates "to be vigilant." Her campaign has contacted the FBI about the matter.
Report: Millennials Not Prevalent In The Triad
A recent report from the Brookings Institution has taken a deep dive into the millennial generation, people born between 1981 and 1997.
The study shows they may not be as prevalent in the Triad as elsewhere.
Millennials are now the largest generation in the United States.
But according to Brookings, they have gone missing in Winston-Salem, at least when compared to other metro areas.
Using Census data for its analysis, the think tank found that only about 21 percent of Winston-Salem residents are millennials. That's near the very bottom of its list of 100 U.S. cities.
But not all of North Carolina is being left behind on this front. In a separate measurement, Brookings found that Raleigh is one of the top cities for millennials with college degrees.
Tennis Coach Suspended Over Player's Comment Resigns
A college men's tennis coach who was suspended after one of his players made a racially charged comment to an opposing player has resigned.
The Winston-Salem Journal reports Appalachian State University announced on Friday that coach Bob Lake has stepped down, effective immediately. He had been the men's tennis coach at Appalachian State since 2000.
Appalachian State player Spencer Brown was suspended after a black opponent tweeted that Brown told him "at least I know my dad" during a match in late January.
Brown, who is white, was suspended indefinitely after the match with John Wilson of North Carolina A&T State University, a historically black college.