Hurricane Helene death toll nears 100 as services rushed to communities isolated by massive storm
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Hurricane Helene death toll nears 100 as services rushed to communities isolated by massive storm

ByNews Polite

PERRY, Fla.— A crisis unfolded in Asheville as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.S. Southeast. The death toll from the storm approached 100. At least 91 people across several states were killed. A…

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson hospitalized for burns after ‘incident’ at truck show
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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson hospitalized for burns after ‘incident’ at truck show

ByNews Polite

Embattled North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was hospitalized Friday after an “incident” during a campaign stop at a truck show left him with burns.  “Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is currently being treated for burns following an incident at a campaign event in Mt. Airy,” Matt Hurley, a campaign…

NC Waffle House employee shot dead by disgruntled customer
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NC Waffle House employee shot dead by disgruntled customer

ByNews Polite

A disgruntled North Carolina Waffle House customer gave hangry a new meaning after he murdered a teenage employee who was taking too long with his food. The crazed maniac entered a Laurinburg Waffle House around 12:42 a.m. on Friday and placed his order before becoming increasingly “agitated and verbally abusive”…

Santa Claus impersonator, 78, charged with abusing children as young as 5: police
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Santa Claus impersonator, 78, charged with abusing children as young as 5: police

ByNews Polite

A 78-year-old former Santa Claus impersonator is facing 13 counts of child abuse and is believed to be connected to a child trafficking ring in North Carolina, according to police. Bevier Hasbrouck Sleight, who for years dressed up as Saint Nick at the Santa’s Land Fun Park and Zoo in…

North Carolina Dem AG Josh Stein viewed more favorably than GOP Lieutenant Gov. Mark Robinson: poll
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North Carolina Dem AG Josh Stein viewed more favorably than GOP Lieutenant Gov. Mark Robinson: poll

ByNews Polite

(The Center Square) – Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson struggles to maintain the approval of voters in North Carolina, even from those within his own party. While 30% hold a very or somewhat favorable view of Robinson, his opponent, Democrat Attorney General Josh Stein, garners 44% favorability. This is according to…

Taxpayers without student loans should not pay for those of others
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Taxpayers without student loans should not pay for those of others

ByNews Polite

(The Center Square) – North Carolinians without student loans “should not have to pay for someone else’s degree,” US Sen. Thom Tillis says. For the 87% in the state’s population without student loan debt, the state’s senior senator says worsening inequality and adding $1.4 trillion to national debt through President…

Three men — including ex-Marines — sentenced for plot to cripple power grid
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Three men — including ex-Marines — sentenced for plot to cripple power grid

ByNews Polite

Three men with alleged ties to white supremacist groups have been sentenced to prison for plotting a racially-motivated attack on the US power grid that was ultimately thwarted by federal agents. Liam Collins, 25, of Rhode Island, received a 10-year prison term Thursday for aiding and abetting the interstate transportation…

Here’s how Venus Williams plans to save Nina Simone’s home
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Here’s how Venus Williams plans to save Nina Simone’s home

ByNews Polite

Tennis superstar Venus Williams has teamed up with conceptual artist Adam Pendleton to preserve the house where the late singer Nina Simone grew up. In collaboration with the National Trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, Williams is raising money to renovate the North Carolina property. The fundraising endeavor will…

Marine Christian Mark McGill charged in baby’s death
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Marine Christian Mark McGill charged in baby’s death

ByNews Polite

A Jacksonville, NC, Marine has been charged in the death of his four-month-old baby, according to police. Officers arrested Christian Mark McGill after responding to a call for someone who had trouble breathing, local news outlet WITN reported. First responders tried to revive the unconscious infant, who paramedics declared dead…