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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A major political donor convicted of attempting to bribe a North Carolina elected official to secure preferential regulatory treatment for his insurance business was sentenced Wednesday to more than seven years in prison.

Buncombe County -- Buncombe County Government: Over 200,000 Buncombe County residents are already registered to vote in the upcoming general election on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Will your voice be heard?

NEW BERN, N.C. – A Wilmington man, Tysuan Nash, 31 was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine and a quantity of heroin and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. 

Caldwell County -- PRESS RELEASE August 17, 2020: Caldwell County Health Government learned of its 18th COVID-19-related death today.

Raleigh, N.C. -- PRESS RELEASE North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services:

Raleigh, N.C. -- PRESS RELEASE North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Aug 14, 2020

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Notre Dame and Michigan State universities became the latest colleges to move classes online because of the coronavirus on Tuesday as colleges struggle to contain outbreaks and students continue to congregate in large groups without masks or social distancing.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina county has passed a resolution opposing a casino being built by a South Carolina Native American tribe.

Raleigh -- PRESS RELEASE: Aug 18, 2020 North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper's Office