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Justice has been served! Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer was found guilty in the death of George Floyd. Floyd’s death sparked global protests and reckoning on race and policing in America. North Carolina and local leaders and officials react to the verdict:
Robinson went on to say that he will keep his promises to the people of the Tar Heel State and focus on getting Republicans elected in 2022, both in the state legislature and in Congress. "I did not seek elected office for personal fame or fortune – I did it to serve the people of this state and nation," he said.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Mother Hester McCardell Ford today,” the statement posted to Facebook on Saturday read. “She was a pillar and stalwart to our family and provided much-needed love, support and understanding to us all,"
Charlotte’s FOX 46 meteorologist Nick Kosir, known as the dancing weatherman is leaving his day job. The viral suit-wearing dancing weatherman announced on his social media after seven years his time at the news station has come to an end. Kosir did not say what’s next in his career but did mention he would […]
According to a press release on Wednesday, at least 15 named storms will impact the Eastern U.S. over the coming months, which is above the average currently set at eleven. Out of that, seven to nine hurricanes are expected, two or three of them being considered catastrophically major.
McCrory, 64, spent fourteen years as Charlotte's Mayor from 1995 to 2009 before taking over as North Carolina's Governor in 2013. He lost his reelection bid to Roy Cooper in 2016 by a narrow margin of 10,277 votes. It was also the only gubernatorial seat to flip from Republican to Democratic five years ago.
Iredell District Court Judge Christine Underwood once again told the town and its police department that it has seven days to comply with a court order or go to jail. Sanders' lawyer Ashley Cannon says Mooresville PD seized $17K belonging to him when they searched his rental car in a hotel parking lot on Nov. 16.
Since leaving office, McCrory transitioned his career to being on the air at WBT three years ago. One of the only conservative voices in the nation to make the jump from politics into broadcasting and carry a top-rated radio show for over six months.
"It is with much sadness that we announce that late this afternoon our beloved co-worker, Robert Shook, succumbed to his injuries and passed from this earthly world. We are all heartbroken and our attention must turn to comforting each other and Robert’s family," reads the announcement from the company's owners, Joel and Steven Long.
Horn's Facebook account showed several statements about being in the Capitol on Jan. 6 during the attack in Washington D.C., and he also made a live video recording while inside the Capitol. According to court documents, two people say they recognized Horn from an Instagram post by The New York Times and called the FBI.