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North Carolina Senate Gives Initial Approval to Legalizing Medical Marijuana

WPTF StaffJun 21, 2024
North Carolina Senate Gives Initial Approval to Legalizing Medical Marijuana

The Front Entrance of the North Carolina State Legislature Building (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Makiya Seminera Via AP News RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina got a step closer to legalizing medical marijuana…

Citizens-Only Voting, Photo ID and Income Tax Changes Could Become NC Amendments on 2024 Ballots

WPTF StaffJun 21, 2024
Citizens-Only Voting, Photo ID and Income Tax Changes Could Become NC Amendments on 2024 Ballots

Vote Here Sign On The Floor (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Makiya Seminera And Gary D. Robertson Via AP News RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Senate is considering a slew of elections-related…

North Carolina Investigators Reviewing State Treasurer’s Use of Government Vehicles

WPTF StaffJun 20, 2024
North Carolina Investigators Reviewing State Treasurer’s Use of Government Vehicles

Several Cars Vans Trucks Parked (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Via AP News RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina law enforcement officials are investigating the potential improper use of state vehicles by North Carolina…

Unloaded Weapons Don’t Violate North Carolina Safe Gun Storage Law, Appeals Court Says

WPTF StaffJun 19, 2024
Unloaded Weapons Don’t Violate North Carolina Safe Gun Storage Law, Appeals Court Says

 Wardrobe For Weapons (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Gary D. Robertson Via AP News RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An appeals court threw out convictions Tuesday against a North Carolina woman who was charged after…

UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts on Campus Protests

Anthony DeHartJun 16, 2024
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts on Campus Protests

Carolina Newsmakers logo (Photo Credit: Curtis Media Group) Anthony DeHart The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was among many college campuses that had major protests and sit-ins this spring related to the Israel-Hamas…

Tent Collection Near US 70/401 Interchange in Garner Deemed Unsafe by Law Enforcement

WPTF StaffApr 22, 2024
Tent Collection Near US 70/401 Interchange in Garner Deemed Unsafe by Law Enforcement

Photo of tents near US 70/401 Interchange in Garner (Photo Credit: Chris Edwards/WPTF News) Chris Edwards In a story you’ll hear first on WPTF, an area housing a growing number of tents near the US…