RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court ordered a new trial Friday for a death row inmate who once wrote, “Kill me if you can, suckers,” in a letter from prison to his hometown newspaper. The North Carolina Supreme…

A 19-year-old N.C. Central University student has been charged in a two-car collision last week that killed a fellow student from Greensboro. Tariq Jacobs has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle, police spokeswoman Kammie Michael announced Wednesday. The accident…

Hemera Technologies Close-up of emergency lights Posted: Thursday, April 9, 2015 12:00 pm Report: N.C. Central student charged in Greensboro native’s death Staff Reports news-record.com A 19-year-old student was charged in a March crash in Durham that killed a Greensboro…

SATURDAY-SUNDAY | 04.11-04.12, also 04.18 Symphony heads ‘Back Home Again’ The Long Bay Symphony will join Tom Becker, formerly of The New Christy Minstrels, and his band for “Back Home Again: A Tribute to John Denver,” for two concerts this…

Mars Chocolate North America has been honored with Food Engineering’s ‘Plant of the Year’ for its state-of-the-art facility in Topeka, Kansas. The award recognizes the most innovative new food or beverage plant built in North America. CRB was a key…

The 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Passed by Congress May 13, 1912, and ratified April 8, 1913, it modified Article I, section 3, of the Constitution by allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. Senators. Prior to its…

May, Scott Alvin Scott Alvin May, long term resident of Forest and Lynchburg, died on Sunday, April 5, 2015 in Bridgewater, Va., at age 95.Born on October 26, 1919, in Bedford County, he was the son of Joseph Robert May…

Bethany Blankley Common Core ties to Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

The General Assembly convened for the 2015 legislative session on January 14. Lawmakers returned to Raleigh on January 28 to begin the session in earnest. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be distributed on a weekly…

The Wisconsin Badgers (36-3) play in Monday’s NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball National Championship where they’ll meet the Duke Blue Devils (34-4).  The game is scheduled to tip-off at 8:18 p.m. Wisconsin time.  It can be seen on CBS. RALEIGH,…