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Trump Pence Make America Great Again 2020 PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP HOSTS A MAKE AMERICA GREAT EVENT IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA Join President Donald J. Trump in Newport News, VA on Friday, September 25th at 9:00PM EDT! Get your tickets here. Details about the event below: Friday, September 25th at 9:00PM EDT Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport 1200 Bland Blvd. Newport News, VA, 23602 Doors Open: 6:00 PM (EDT) Event Begins: 9:00 PM (EDT) Get your tickets here. GET YOUR TICKETS Please limit personal items and arrive early to expedite entrance into the venue - please note, NO homemade signs, banners,...

09/17/16:DEMS: 2,676,253 REPS: 2,031,678 UNAFFILIATEDS: 1,978,589 09/24/16:DEMS: 2,680,107 REPS: 2,035,421 UNAFFILIATEDS: 1,986,486 09/12/20:DEMS: 2,552,636 REPS: 2,141,306 UNAFFILIATEDS: 2,374,167 09/19/20:DEMS: 2,556,665 REPS: 2,148,463 UNAFFILIATEDS: 2,379,823 WEEK-TO-WEEK CHANGE 9/17/16 - 9/24/16:DEMS: +3,854REPS: +3,743UNAFFILIATEDS: +7,897 WEEK-TO-WEEK CHANGE 9/12/20 - 9/19/20:DEMS: +4,029REPS: +7,157UNAFFILIATEDS: +5,656 CHANGE FROM 9/24/16 to 9/19/20:DEMS: -123,442REPS: +113,042UNAFFILIATEDS: +393,337

The N.C. Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the state legislature had the authority in 2018 to place two Constitutional amendments on the ballot, one capping income tax and the other calling for voter ID. However, the ruling doesn’t mean that people will have to show a photo ID when they vote this year. There are two other ongoing lawsuits where judges have found North Carolina’s voter ID law appears to be unconstitutional, one in state court and one in federal court. As long as those other lawsuits and legal rulings continue to block voter ID from going into place,...

A person attempting to break into a vehicle at 3 a.m was reported to have been shot on Friday morning, 4 September, 2020, near Milepost 364 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. ASHEVILLE, N.C. —A man was shot while trying to break into a car Friday morning along the Blue Ridge Parkway, according to the National Park Service.The owner of the vehicle was the shooter, officials said. Craggy Gardens is the National Park Service facility located at milepost 364 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. There are no sleeping facilities near that location on the Parkway. There is a...

NC Sept 2020 Presidential Poll Donald Trump 47.8% Joe Biden 46.1% Jo Jorgensen 1.6% Howie Hawkins 0.5% Don Blankenship 0.5% Someone Else 1.0% Undecided 2.5%

09/15/12: DEMS: 2,769,923 REPS: 2,004,328 UNAFFILIATEDS: 1,642,118 LIBERTARIANS: 16,200 09/17/16: DEMS: 2,676,253 REPS: 2,031,678 UNAFFILIATEDS: 1,978,589 LIBERTARIANS: 29,507 09/05/20: DEMS: 2,549,307 REPS: 2,134,217 UNAFFILIATEDS: 2,368,123 LIBERTARIANS: 42,312 CONSTITUTION: 3,966 GREENS: 2,813 09/12/20: DEMS: 2,552,636 REPS: 2,141,306 UNAFFILIATEDS: 2,374,167 LIBERTARIANS: 42,591 CONSTITUTION: 4,030 GREENS: 2,880

A North Carolina court ruled Friday that outstanding restitution, fees or other court-imposed monetary obligations can’t prevent convicted felons from voting if they’ve completed all other portions of their sentence. The ruling, which may face appeals, could pave the way for an influx of thousands of felons to have their voting rights restored amid hotly contested races for the presidency and U.S. Senate in the battleground state. It wasn’t immediately clear how many were affected by the ruling, but lawyers for the plaintiffs said it was in the thousands. A statement issued by Forward Justice, one of the advocacy groups...

Active Registered Voters 9/08/2012: DEMS: 2,765,678 REPS: 2,001,345 UNAFFILIATEDS: 1,635,413 Active Registered Voters 9/10/2016: DEMS: 2,673,587 (-92,091 from 2012) REPS: 2,029,084 (+27,739 from 2012) UNAFFILIATEDS: 1,971,396 (+335,983 from 2012) Active Registered Voters 9/05/2020: DEMS: 2,549,307 (-124,280 from 2016) REPS: 2,134,217 (+105,133 from 2016) UNAFFILIATEDS: 2,368,123 (+396,727 from 2016)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Nineteen foreign nationals face federal charges in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina for illegally voting in the 2016 federal elections, according to federal charges publicly announced on Wednesday. These charges are the latest indictments to result from an ongoing years-long federal criminal investigation being conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Raleigh office. A federal grand jury in Wilmington charged seven foreign nationals on August 31 on federal felony charges including falsely claiming U.S. citizenship or making false statements on voter registration application, and with misdemeanor charges...

Two years ago, a detective in North Carolina gained access to a chat group on the messenger app Kik where strangers were exchanging child pornography, according to court filings. The discovery and subsequent investigation reportedly saved eight children from sexually abusive situations. Now the first person police brought down in the investigation has been sentenced to prison. **SNIP** “Many of the offenders had taken significant steps to mask their identities,” prosecutors said in Wednesday’s news release. “The investigative team engaged these offenders online and tricked them into revealing personal identifying information.” At least 38 leads were sent to other law...

President Trump on Wednesday suggested supporters in North Carolina should illegally attempt to vote both by mail and in person, saying doing so would test the integrity of the system. Asked by reporters whether he trusted North Carolina's mail-in balloting system, the president responded, "Let them send it in, and let them go vote, and if their system's as good as they say it is, then obviously they won't be able to vote. If it isn't tabulated, they'll be able to vote." "If it's as good as they say it is, then obviously they won't be able to vote. If...

RALEIGH - Governor Roy Cooper announced Tuesday, North Carolina will be moving into a “Safer-at-Home” Phase 2.5 beginning Friday at 5 p.m. In this new phase gyms and indoor exercise facilities will be able to open again at 30 percent capacity, but bars, nightclubs, movie theaters, indoor entertainment and amusement parks will remain closed. Face coverings will be required when working out at gyms in “Safer-at-Home” Phase 2.5. They will also be required for any individuals when in public over the age of 5. Additionally, playgrounds will be allowed to open while museums and aquariums will be able to open...

A little less than three months ahead of the November general election, the latest ECU poll, conducted August 12-13, shows a dead heat in the race for president among registered voters in North Carolina. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are in a tie at 47%.

Officers and Wilson County EMS medics performed emergency first aid and the child was rushed to Wilson Medical Center. Stroud said the 5-year-old died from the gunshot injury. Sessoms was convicted of felony larceny of firearms in Wilson County in March 2016, misdemeanor maintaining a place for a controlled substance in Wake County in April 2016 and felony marijuana possession in Nash County in November 2016, according to N.C. Department of Public Safety records. His probation was revoked twice in 2017, resulting in separate three-month stints in prison. Court records show Sessoms has two pending counts of felony maintaining a...

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Just woke up to an earthquake in Raleigh, NC. My Earthquake3D app says it was a 5.1 magnitude near Sparta. Friends on Facebook reporting it from mountains to sea. No news on it yet... so here you go!

July 29 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man on the hunt for the final top prize in a scratch-off lottery game said he visited about 40 different stores before scratching off the $5 million winner. Kevin Clark of Candler told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he read there was only one top prize remaining in the $5,000,000 Mega Cash scratch-off game, so he set off Thursday to buy as many of the $20 tickets as he could locate. "I had a real good feeling it was going to be in the western part of the state," Clark said. "I went...

CHARLOTTE — North Carolina will stay in Phase 2 for at least another five weeks. Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that the state will not be moving into Phase 3 on Friday when his extension was set to expire, but instead will remain in Phase 2 until Sept. 11. Bars, nightclubs and gyms have been closed since March 30, when Cooper first issued an executive order in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Many were hoping to reopen alongside restaurants and retail stores when North Carolina moved into Phase 2: Safer at Home on May 22, but bars...

RALEIGH, N.C. - Lawyers for North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest argued before a judge on Tuesday over whether Cooper’s COVID-19 orders shuttering businesses and demanding face coverings were lawfully imposed. The hearing involving two rivals in the November election - running against each other for governor - focused on whether the Council of State needed to consent to Cooper’s executive orders first before they could be carried out. Forest sued Cooper last month, saying the governor failed to get the concurrence of the 10-member council - composed of Forest, Cooper and eight other...

Trump campaign stickers are turning up on wild black bear tracking collars, leading a liberal group to offer a $5,000 reward for information. Putting Trump stickers on a wild animal is cruel and inhuman. It's just not OK.