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Mecklenburg Sheriff Sued Again Over Handgun Permit Delays
By Zach Rounceville Carolina Journal For the second time in two years, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s office, led by Sheriff Garry McFadden, is being sued over delays in processing concealed-handgun…
Nash County Woman Wins $591,449 Jackpot On Thanksgiving
RALEIGH – Rosa Pittman of Rocky Mount took a chance on a $10 Fast Play ticket on Thanksgiving Day and won a $591,449 jackpot. Pittman bought her lucky Big Bucks…
NC Values Releases Statement On Passage Of HR8404
Executive Director of North Carolina Values Coalition Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today regarding the passage of HR8404, a bill threatening religious freedom in the United States: “The mis-named ‘Respect…
Governor Cooper Pardons Two Turkeys From The Thanksgiving Table
RALEIGH – On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper pardoned two turkeys, Biscuit and Tater, at the annual North Carolina Turkey Pardon Ceremony at the Executive Mansion. The Governor was joined by…
NC Values Coalition Denounces Tills’ And Burr’s Votes To Advance “Pathway To Polygamy Bill”
The US Senate today (Wednesday) advanced HR8404, or “Pathway to Polygamy” bill which federally recognizes same sex marriage and also state-sanctioned polygamous marriages allowing one person to be married to…
Junior Livestock Sale Of Champions Sets Record
Money goes to scholarships and winners RALEIGH – Junior winners in the N.C. State Fair livestock shows drew a record $212,500 for the top steers, barrows, lambs, goats and turkeys…
Drug Bust With Enough Fentanyl To Kill Millions Has NC Connection
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal Enough fentanyl to kill nearly 3 million people was seized in two separate drug busts with connections to North Carolina this past month. The fentanyl…
Report: NC Hospitals Make Millions In Profit On Medicare
The North Carolina State Health Plan and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Find that the Majority of North Carolina’s Hospitals Are Overcharging Patients While Profiting Off Medicare RALEIGH…
Former Investment Advisory Found Guilty In Healthcare Fraud That Targeted The Elderly And Disabled
RALEIGH – A federal jury convicted a Raleigh man on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft on October 19, 2022.…
Drag Event At NC Art Museum Canceled After Protest
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal RALEIGH – An event billed as “a drag queen story hour” for children as young as two at the North Carolina Museum of Art and…
Survey: NC’s School Performance Grades Draws Strong Response, Call For Change
RALEIGH – A recent statewide survey about how North Carolina public school performance is graded drew more than 26,000 participants, most of whom said that the current A-F grading system…
North Carolina’s Passenger Rail Service Breaks Record For Ridership
RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper says more people rode the N.C. Department of Transportation’s intercity passenger rail service in September than any previous month in the 32-year history of the…
