"The higher payout rate from the online slot machine games leaves fewer cents of each sales dollar available for transfer to the Education Fund," according to the audit.
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- Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Both constitutional amendment ballot measures, which passed with a supermajority in the General Assembly, were part of a deal reached between top Republicans over the state budget.
- USA Today Network
Asheville has ended its contract with Flock Safety, the surveillance camera company under fire in the city and across the nation over privacy concerns.
- USA Today Network, NC Newsline
Stacy Staggs should be thinking about how to celebrate her twin girls' birthdays. Instead, she's awaiting Congress's return to address a growing healthcare crisis.
- USA Today Network
Cooper spoke to more than 200 people at Oklawaha Brewing in Hendersonville as part of his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour.
Citing "unspeakable acts of violence" committed by federal immigration officers, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday proposed a state law to ban local police across New York from working with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on immigration raids.
Rep. Don Bacon announces his retirement during a press conference at Eppley Airfield.
U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks after receiving endorsement from the Nebraska State Education Association
CHICAGO — A federal judge has ruled that federal agents violated the rights of news reporters and protesters responding to immigration arrests in Chicago, and restricted future actions against them.
“We’re going to not back off. In fact, we’re doubling down, and we’re going to be in more parts of Chicago in response to the people there,” Noem said.
Sen. Dick Durbin called President Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to Illinois an "unprecedented, unnecessary and unlawful abuse of power." See the video for yourself.
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Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
Becky Tolle was the first-ever program coordinator in the department and will now retire as the assistant parks and recreation director for Kannapolis.
Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
"The higher payout rate from the online slot machine games leaves fewer cents of each sales dollar available for transfer to the Education Fund," according to the audit.
See our top Omaha staff photos & videos from August 2026
“The murder didn't just take Camden from this world; it took birthdays, anniversaries," the victim's girlfriend said.
A North Carolina woman said she was shocked when a gas station clerk revealed her big lottery win on a $5 ticket, NC lottery officials said Friday.
Researchers said the total sea-level rise from ice losses may not sound like a huge number, but it puts 6 to 9 million people at risk of flooding and erosion.
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Blood centers long relied on high school and university blood drives to introduce young people to the importance of donating. The COVID-19 pandemic brought it all to a halt.
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A routine appointment at the sheriff’s office became a felony when a 47-year-old woman stopped to do heroin in the ladies' room, according to investigators in North Carolina.
The reported crimes happened between June and August.
“A person may be guilty of a crime, although he or she personally does not do any of the acts necessary to constitute the crime.”
Corey Cook's parents and brother were shot and their throats were slit before the family's home was set on fire.
Deputy City Manager Eddie Smith has announced his retirement from the city of Kannapolis effective Dec. 31.
“We are seeing unprecedented need, and it’s continuing to rise each month.”
"The higher payout rate from the online slot machine games leaves fewer cents of each sales dollar available for transfer to the Education Fund," according to the audit.
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