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Early Voting First Day In North Carolina Exceeds 2014 Start
The start of early in-person voting in North Carolina brought out more people compared to the first day of the last midterm election in 2014.
The state elections board said Thursday that close to 133,000 people cast ballots statewide on Wednesday's first day of early voting. In 2014, the total was just over 121,000.
This year's early voting period covers 18 days through Nov. 3. The 2014 cycle covered 10 days. While the 2014 election featured a U.S. Senate race, there is no such high-profile statewide race this year.
FEMA To Loan RVs To Some Made Homeless By Hurricane Florence
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is loaning recreational vehicles to some North Carolinians whose homes were left uninhabitable by Hurricane Florence.
The News & Observer reports FEMA is loaning RVs and mobile homes to some people who can't find a place to stay while their homes are being repaired. These are available to people in the 10 counties where FEMA has determined there isn't enough available rental housing. Each comes with a "living kit" that includes bedding, pots and a coffeemaker.
Sheriff: Woman Hit Repo Man With Shovel, Attacked Deputies
A Winston-Salem woman is accused of using a shovel to clobber a man trying to repossess a vehicle, and then attacking responding deputies.
The Charlotte Observer cites a Davidson County Sheriff's Office release that says 43-year-old Michelle Beck's charges also stem from incidents outside her house before 7 a.m. Tuesday.
The statement says Beck initially confronted and then wielded a shovel against Jacob Wahl of Premier Recovery, a "collateral recovery company" specializing in repossessions. The sheriff's office says she fled when responding deputies attempted to detain her, and then assaulted them while they tried to arrest her.
New Charges Filed Against North Carolina Investment Adviser
Federal prosecutors say new charges have been filed against a North Carolina investment adviser already accused of fraud and other offenses connected with a Ponzi scheme.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said Thursday the new charges filed against 45-year-old Stephen Condon Peters of Raleigh include aggravated identity theft and concealing documents during an examination by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Prosecutors said Peters orchestrated the sale of promissory notes in exchange for investor funds and an annual return of 8 percent or 9 percent over five years. Instead, the prosecutors say he took large sums of investor money and carried out a Ponzi scheme.
Pit Bull Puppy Digs Up Loaded Gun At Apartment Complex
Police in a North Carolina city are treating a pit bull puppy as a hero after he dug up a loaded .38-caliber revolver at an apartment complex.
Greenville police posted on its Facebook page the puppy that officers nicknamed Ryder was playing in the grass at the apartment complex when it found the gun wrapped in a t-shirt. Officers unloaded the gun and took it to police headquarters for storage.
The Facebook post also said Ryder may have prevented a tragedy by keeping the gun from landing in the wrong hands.
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