Morning News Briefs: Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
NC Senators To Lay Out Cabinet Confirmation Process
Republicans in the North Carolina state Senate are ready to talk about how the chamber will carry out its new job of formally scrutinizin
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Heroin Overdoses Lead To Crashes On High Point Roads
High Point has had a problem with heroin abuse over the last few years, including a record number of overdoses last year. Now it's increasingly showing up in a new place - on the roads.
Four Boone Women Arrested For 'Anti-Trump' Graffiti
Local businesses and one police car were tagged with what the police are calling “anti-Trump and anti-police” graffiti. The perpetrators also painted the slogan “Black Lives Matter.”
NC A&T Close To Developing Allergy-Free Peanuts
Science has brought us one step closer to allergy-free peanuts, thanks to work being done at North Carolina A&T University.
RDU Protesters Say 'Refugees Are Welcome Here'
Hundreds of protesters packed the area outside Terminal 2 at RDU Airport on Sunday to speak out against President Donald Trump's recent executive order on immigration.
Morning News Briefs: Monday, January 30th, 2017
Protests At Raleigh, Charlotte Airports
Authorities at Raleigh-Durham International Airport say they had to stop a protest about President Trump's travel ban barring citizens of seven Musli
At UNCG, Former Judges Make Case For Nonpartisan Redistricting
The drawing of Congressional maps may seem like an arcane part of the political process.
Greensboro Leaders, Advocates Speak Against Trump's Immigration Policies
A coalition of faith groups, refugee resettlement agencies, and city leaders decried Friday executive actions taken by the Trump Administration.
Across the Blue Ridge #57 - Alan Jabbour, master fiddler & folklorist
Alan Jabbour, the founding director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, played fiddle, documented traditions and mentored others.
Activists Gather In Greensboro For 'Emergency' Immigration March
Hundreds of protesters marched in downtown Greensboro Thursday night against President Donald Trump's expected tightening of U.S. immigration policy.