Morning News Briefs: Tuesday, September 13, 2016

NCAA Pulls 7 Postseason Events Out Of NC Due To LGBT Law

The NCAA has pulled seven championship events from North Carolina, including opening-weekend men's basketball tournament games, for the coming year due to a state law that some say can lead to discrimination against LGBT people.

In a news release Monday, the NCAA says the decision by its board of governors came "because of the cumulative actions taken by the state concerning civil rights protections."

Along with men's basketball tournament games set for Greensboro, the NCAA will relocate championships for soccer, golf, tennis, lacrosse and baseball.

Chelsea Clinton Schedules 4 Campaign Stops In North Carolina

Chelsea Clinton is returning to North Carolina to lead discussions on her mother's economic platform. She will also help open a campaign office and assist in a get-out-the-vote effort.

A news release from the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign said the younger Clinton is holding a Women in Leadership panel at Wake Forest University on Tuesday.

Chelsea Clinton then goes to Durham for the grand opening of a coordinated campaign office.

On Wednesday, Chelsea Clinton campaigns in Raleigh to emphasize Hillary Clinton's plans to invest in technology and innovation with an emphasis on small businesses. Following that is an appearance in Carrboro to kick-off a voter registration drive.

Chief: North Carolina Police Officer Dies After Being Shot

A North Carolina police chief says an officer who was shot and wounded as he attempted to serve warrants on a man has died.

Shelby Police Chief Jeff Ledford said in a statement that 38-year-old Officer Tim Brackeen, who was a 12-year veteran of the force, died at a Charlotte hospital on Monday.

Ledford said Brackeen was looking for 23-year-old Irving Lucien Fenner Jr. early Saturday morning to serve warrants on him. According to Ledford, Brackeen found Fenner at a home, where the two struggled before Brackeen was shot in the chest. The chief said Brackeen was wearing his bulletproof vest at the time of the shooting.

Many Guilford County Students Still Haven't Received Vaccinations

A large number of Guilford County students still need the vaccines required to attend school.

Nearly half of the county's seventh graders have not yet been vaccinated, according to county data.

The News and Record of Greensboro reports that under state law, students have another two weeks to get their shots.

Officials say this year's backlog may be due to changes that took effect in 2015, when new vaccine requirements were instituted for seventh-graders.

School administrators and teachers continue to remind students of the looming deadline.

Parents of children who still need immunizations will receive letters urging them to visit a doctor.

Woman Who Lost Job While Pregnant Files Complaint

The attorney for a woman who lost her job at a clothing embroidery plant while she was pregnant says her client has filed a complaint against the company.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reports Kendall Todd worked at Royal Threads, an Aberdeen-based company that embroiders logos on promotional products and apparel. Todd said that because of her severe pregnancy symptoms, she either got to work late, left work early or stayed home. Todd lost her job in October, two months after becoming pregnant.

Gillian Thomas, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, says Royal Threads violated the federal Family and Medical Leave Act by punishing her for attendance infractions while not taking similar actions against workers who weren't pregnant.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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