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Commissioner Luke Farley Presents Pope Leo XIV With Hurricanes Championship Jersey
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Luke Farley presented His Holiness Pope Leo XIV with a custom Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup championship jersey commemorating the team’s historic title…
Rocky Mount Tax Return Preparer Sentenced To Federal Prison, Ordered To Pay $3 Million In Restitution
RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Jessica Latoya Staten, 41, to 2 years in federal prison and one year of supervised release for aiding and assisting in the preparation…
BBB Shares Consumer Tips To Safely Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary
RALEIGH, N.C. – This Independence Day marks 250 years since the founding of the United States of America. Many have made plans to celebrate and capitalize on this landmark holiday. Better Business…
N.C. Forest Service Tree Seedlings Go On Sale July 1
RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Forest Service will begin accepting orders Wednesday, July 1, for its annual tree seedling sale. With an average annual production of 10 million seedlings, and…
Some Homers Among The Strikes
By John Hood RALEIGH — Next month will mark the 40th anniversary of my debut as a columnist for North Carolina newspapers. Over the decades, I’ve gotten quite a few…
Mecklenburg County To Impose Additional One Percent Sales Tax Beginning July 1
RALEIGH, N.C. – Mecklenburg County will impose an additional one percent local sales and use tax rate effective July 1, 2026. The additional tax applies to most sales of tangible…
Raleigh Man Pleads Guilty To Receiving More Than $60 Million In Fraudulent Claims From Paying Kickbacks For Patient Referrals
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Raleigh man, James Shuford Price, III, 59, pleaded guilty in federal court to the crime of paying illegal kickbacks for referrals to his California-based lab and…
NC Social Services Employee Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing Over $100k From SNAP Benefits
WILMINGTON, N.C. –A federal judge sentenced Deshaune White, a Wayne County man, to 6 months in federal prison and 6 months home confinement, followed by 3 years of supervised release…
You Decide: How Good Is The Job Market?
By Mike Walden As a professional economist, I look at volumes of data to understand what is happening in the economy. But if I could only look at one piece…
Wayne County Woman Full Of Adrenaline After $200,000 Win
WAYNE COUNTY, N.C. – Alina Gonzalez of Dudley couldn’t stop shaking after a $5 scratch-off won her the first $200,000 top prize in a new lottery game. “I’ve got this…
Eight NC Return Preparers Plead Guilty In Almost $25M Pandemic-Relief Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The owner of a North Carolina tax return preparation business pleaded guilty June 23 to conspiring to prepare false returns claiming fraudulent refunds based on COVID-19 tax…
Why Business Leaders Ought To Worry
By John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolina routinely makes national lists of the top states for business in America. The underlying economic data support such accolades. According to the U.S.…
