Cocaine quails, magic and ice skating drag queens: Sen. Paul uncovers bizarre...
While the federal government wastes hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars on unnoticed projects, Sen. Rand Paul’s Festivus report highlights some of the most shocking expenditures, from funding ice...
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Christmas Town USA lives up to its name in McAdenville
McAdenville, also known as Christmas Town, USA, has been enchanting people of all ages with a Christmas tradition that began in the mid-1950s. In 1954, four employees of yarn manufacturer Pharr Yarns...
View ArticleNC Zoo earns botanical garden accreditation
The North Carolina Zoo has recently been awarded the botanical garden accreditation, an honor awarded to only a handful of zoos in the nation. This is a significant milestone for the zoo to achieve,...
View ArticleLegislative leaders drop appeal in Cooper v. Berger elections board case
Republican state legislative leaders are dropping their appeal in a court battle with outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper over restructuring the State Board of Elections. GOP lawmakers argue in a recent court...
View ArticleBiden commutes 37 death sentences, including convict in Camp Lejeune murder
Outgoing President Joe Biden has commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates, including Anthony Battle, convicted of stabbing his wife to death in her barracks at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina....
View ArticleRiggs’ attorney suspended, held in contempt by NC federal judge
A federal judge temporarily suspended the admission of a Womble Bond partner to practice in his district after finding the attorney didn’t correct misrepresentations to a Dutch tribunal in parallel...
View ArticleWaste Watch: Feds dish out millions in bonuses to government workers
Though it may be the season of giving, the federal government has been giving away millions of taxpayer dollars to reward government workers for underperforming in their jobs, according to a waste...
View ArticleCodornices de cocaína, magia y drag queens del patinaje sobre hielo: el...
Mientras el gobierno federal desperdicia cientos de miles de millones de dólares de los contribuyentes en proyectos que pasan desapercibidos, el informe Festivus del senador Rand Paul destaca algunos...
View ArticleElias clients seek to intervene in NC Supreme Court dispute
Clients working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm hope to intervene in a federal lawsuit tied to North Carolina’s still-unresolved state Supreme Court election. The North Carolina Alliance...
View ArticleBiden conmuta 37 condenas a muerte, incluida la del condenado por el...
El presidente saliente Joe Biden ha conmutado las sentencias de muerte de 37 reclusos federales, entre ellos Anthony Battle, condenado por apuñalar a muerte a su esposa en su cuartel de Camp Lejeune,...
View ArticleWaste Watch: los federales reparten millones en bonificaciones a los...
Aunque puede ser la temporada de dar, el gobierno federal ha estado regalando millones de dólares de los contribuyentes para recompensar a los empleados públicos por su bajo rendimiento en sus...
View ArticleGriffin seeks injunction, expedited schedule in NC Supreme Court ballot dispute
Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin filed a motion Monday seeking a preliminary injunction against the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Griffin wants to stop the...
View ArticleCooper, Stein challenge latest NC elections board changes in court
Outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper and Governor-elect Josh Stein are challenging North Carolina legislative leaders’ latest plan for shifting control of appointments to the State Board of Elections. Cooper and...
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Hendersonville and Cary named two of the “Cutest Christmas Towns in the South”
Two North Carolina towns made Southern Living magazine’s list of the 18 Cutest Christmas Towns in the South. Hendersonville and Cary were among the “holiday havens that go all out for the season,...
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Hendersonville y Cary nombrados dos de los “pueblos navideños más lindos del...
Dos pueblos de Carolina del Norte figuran en la lista de la revista Southern Living de los 18 pueblos navideños más bonitos del sur. Hendersonville y Cary se encontraban entre los “paraísos navideños...
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NC to host World University Games 2029
North Carolina’s Research Triangle is set to host the FISU World University Games summer edition in 2029. North Carolina was initially set to be the host nation for the 2027 games; however, South Korea...
View ArticleWaste Watch: Giving away the farm
The federal US Department of Agriculture is spending nearly a million taxpayer dollars to fund studies into cost-effective ways to raise crickets as a sustainable source of protein. The expenditure was...
View ArticleCooper issues pardons, echoing Biden’s recent commutations
Over the holiday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper granted six commutations and nine pardons of forgiveness. According to a press release from the governor’s office, these decisions, announced on...
View ArticleJudge orders NC elections board to explain why Griffin protest belongs in...
A federal judge is ordering the North Carolina State Board of Elections to explain why he should keep a case involving a dispute over the recent state Supreme Court election. The board must comply with...
View ArticleReport: NC 9th highest gas tax in the nation
North Carolina ranks No. 9 in the nation for the highest gas taxes at 40.65 cents per gallon. California was ranked No. 1, at 68.10 cents per gallon, and Alaska was the lowest at 8.95 cents per gallon....
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