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Angry opponents of N.C. amendment call for moving Democratic convention from Charlotte
North Carolina voters have spoken. Now it’s other people’s turn. And, around the country, many of them are so mad at Tuesday’s results on the marriage amendment that they’re calling for the Democratic National Convention to be yanked out of Charlotte.
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Regional Briefs: Authorities still trying to ID dead woman
A body found Sunday afternoon in eastern Yadkin County was that of a woman who had been dumped in the woods and set on fire sometime over the weekend, Sheriff Ricky Oliver said Wednesday.
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Farmers markets getting money to take food stamps
The federal government is spending $4 million to help hook up farmers and low-income customers.
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Woman's body was dumped, burned in Yadkin Co. woods
A body found Sunday afternoon in eastern Yadkin County was that of a woman who had been dumped in the woods and set on fire sometime over the weekend, Yadkin County Sheriff Ricky Oliver said today.
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4 arrested at Bank of America protest
An estimated 500 protesters marched from three directions on the Bank of America Corp. headquarters Wednesday morning, blocking the intersection of 5th and College streets while dozens of police watched nearby. At least four people were arrested.
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Mount Airy woman dies in crash near home
A Mount Airy woman died Tuesday after her vehicle went down a steep embankment and hit a tree, but her Jeep was hidden by the vegetation and it took four to five hours for anyone to find her, according to Mount Airy police.
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Ku Klux Klan reported at gathering in Eden
Several members of the Ku Klux Klan apparently held a demonstration in Eden on the site of a former Sonic Drive-In on Tuesday evening, according to city police.
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Vernon Robinson, former Winston-Salem councilman, loses congressional bid
Richard Hudson, who worked with former 8th Congressional District Republican Rep. Robin Hayes, is closer to securing the district for himself after gaining more votes than the other four Republicans in the GOP primary on Tuesday.
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BofA shareholders, protesters set to converge in Charlotte today
City officials expect as many as 1,000 protesters from around the state and the United States to converge in Charlotte early Wednesday as Bank of America Corp. hosts shareholders for its annual meeting.
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U.S. House, District 13: Holding defeats Paul Coble in GOP primary
George Holding won the Republican nomination for the 13th Congressional District on Tuesday, likely assuring his ascent to the office in November in a GOP-dominated region without a strong Democratic candidate.
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Redistricting sets stage for fall elections
Redistricting – and the retirement of one long-serving North Carolina congresswoman – injected the promise of change in Tuesday’s primary elections.
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Roy Williams defends players who enrolled in dubious classes at UNC
North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams on Tuesday defended his players who were enrolled in classes at the center of an internal university investigation of academic fraud and improprieties.
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N.C. voters approve marriage amendment
North Carolina passed a constitutional ban on gay marriage by a wide margin Tuesday, becoming the last Southern state to do so.
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Folwell bid falls short in GOP lieutenant governor's race
State Rep. Dale Folwell's bid for the Republican nomination in the lieutenant governor's race fell short Tuesday, as Dan Forest of Raleigh took an early lead that never vanished.
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House District 74: Debra Conrad wins GOP race; Moore wins among Democrats
Even though her internal polls indicated that she would do well in Tuesday's primary election for N.C. House District 74, Republican Debra Conrad began to relax only when she realized that her chief rival had conceded.
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N.C. House District 94: Elmore will be unopposed in fall
Jeffrey Elmore, of Wilkes County, was the top vote-getter in a three-way Republican primary Tuesday for the N.C. 94th House seat.
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Wilkes County soldier seriously injured
A soldier from Wilkes County was seriously injured Sunday in Afghanistan when the vehicle he was in was struck by an improvised explosive device, killing the driver, according to the Department of Defense and Wilkes County Schools officials.
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State and local briefs for May 9
Soldier from Charlotte killed in Afghanistan
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Rogers wins NC Democratic primary in 11th District
Democrat Hayden Rogers has won a primary election to replace his former boss in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District.
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D'Annunzio wins 4th District GOP primary in NC
Tim D'Annunzio has won the Republican nomination for North Carolina's 4th Congressional District. The congressional hopeful beat challengers Jim Allen and George Hutchins.
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Wilkins wins NC Democratic 2nd District primary
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers will face off against Democrat Steve Wilkins and Libertarian Brian Irving in November for North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District.
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Crowded 9th District race heading to summer runoff
Republicans Jim Pendergraph and Robert Pittenger are atop an 11-man primary race for North Carolina's 9th Congressional District and are heading for a summer runoff.
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Elections board won't total votes in NC Senate 5
The State Board of Elections Board is not totaling the votes in the Democratic primary race for State Senate District 5.
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Coble remains alive in NC congressional race
U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, the longest-serving GOP House member in state history, is seeking to stick around a little longer.
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