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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say an inmate has died after injuring himself in an apparent suicide attempt.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sen. Thom Tillis is following a simple formula for reelection in closely divided North Carolina: Stand with Donald Trump.

Raleigh -- North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Office  Press Release Nov 8, 2019. - Republicans leading today’s ACP meeting claimed that this whole event was happening because of “obfuscation.” They conveniently failed to mention that Chief of Staff Kristi Jones appeared before a meeting of the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations in August of 2018where legislators didn’t ask Jones even one question.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed one bill on Wednesday that addressed potential unlawful voting in North Carolina by non-citizens but signed another that strengthens mail-in absentee balloting rules following evidence of fraud in a congressional race last year.

Haywood County -- Haywood County Sheriff's Office -- NC Law enforcement officers seized more than 3.5 kilograms of methamphetamine and one kilogram of cocaine from a Haywood County residence earlier this week as part of a multi- jurisdictional narcotics investigation headed by the NC State Bureau of Investigation.

Asheville Police Department Face Book Today: Check out how official this good boy looks in his ballistic vest! (Photo APD FB)

Mitchell County,NC -- Mitchell County Animal Rescue -- Face Book Post: EMERGENCY NEED 

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — An attempt to tree a bear in North Carolina has ended with a hunter injured and the bear dead.

NC -- (NCDOT) I-40 westbound will be closed for up to five days in November to repair this bridge at mile marker 19 leading to the Pigeon River Gorge.