North Carolina News
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Aggregated North Carolina News Articles
- North Carolina girl wrestler dominates boys to become first ever female state champion
Heaven Fitch became the first girl to win a North Carolina High School Athletic Association individual wrestling state championship last weekend in Greensboro.
Wtvd. ABC News. Wed, 26 Feb 2020 17:25:51 +0000. - Charlotte car dealership is letting homeless people park on its lot while they raise money for them
Kiplin Automotive Group manager James Charles says over a dozen people have taken up the invite to park their vehicles in the well-lit zone on Berkshire Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Daily Mail. Wed, 26 Feb 2020 14:45:19 GMT. - Wounded North Carolina woman played dead after 3 others shot dead
A 69-year-old North Carolina woman played dead after being shot, enabling her to survive a shooting in which three others were killed, according to a report.
Robert Gearty. Fox News. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:50:02 GMT. - Costs, delays scuttle 124-mile Constitution Pipeline project
A nearly $1 billion pipeline project that had been designed to take natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York and New England has been abandoned. A spokeswoman from Charlotte, North Carolina-based Duke Energy says ...
News 9. Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:04:00 EST. - Iwo Jima veteran from North Carolina meets with new Marines on 75th anniversary of battle
It's a day that changed his life forever and 75 years later, 97-year-old Sgt. Fred Reidenbach was with a group of young Marines on a day they will also never forget.
Wls. ABC News. Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:05:33 +0000. - Body of North Carolina infant found in cemetery after Amber Alert, mom's robbery arrest
North Carolina police went to a cemetery early Saturday and found the body of an infant whose disappearance hours earlier prompted an Amber Alert.
Robert Gearty. Fox News. Sat, 22 Feb 2020 20:57:24 GMT. - FedEx Driver Falls 75 Feet Off Bridge After Stopping To Help Stranded Driver
A FedEx driver who stopped to help a stranded driver had to be rescued after falling 75 feet off of a bridge in North Carolina. ...
Erin Coates. Western Journal. Fri, 21 Feb 2020 18:57:14 +0000. - Cop who told driver not to record police demoted
The North Carolina officers apparently did not know that Jesse Bright was a defense attorney when they told him it was illegal to film cops last month
CBS News. Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:30:55 -0500. - North Carolina schools chief: People want Common Core gone
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - NorthCarolina's state schools superintendent says a survey he pitched parents and teachers to complete confirm that people want the K-12 education standards known as "Common Core" eliminated. ...
Washington Times. Fri, 21 Feb 2020 04:08:03 -0500. - North Carolina, outshined by Florida, sees drop in solar jobs, projects in 2019
North Carolina bucked the trend in the Southeast, which overall was a bright spot in new solar job creation, shows the new report by The Solar Foundation. Of the 13 Southeastern states, eight saw solar jobs increase by 10% or more.
John Downey. American City Business Journals. Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:35:49 +0000. - Fortune: These 4 North Carolina Companies Among Best To Work For
A Charlotte-based company is among the best to work for, according to Fortune. See which other NC companies made the list.
Kimberly Johnson. Patch. Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:03:35 -0500. - Cooper among speakers at service for late Lt. Gov. Jordan
MOUNT GILEAD, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is among the scheduled speakers at a service remembering former Lt. ...
Washington Times. Wed, 19 Feb 2020 04:39:04 -0500. - North Carolina teen takes plea deal after being beaten by police
16-year-old Hayden Long was tackled, beaten and tased by hospital guards and local police after his mother took him to the E.R. for help with what she says was a mental health episode. ...
CBS News. Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:35:03 -0500. - North Carolina Facebook page labelled fake news
The North Carolina Breaking News page accumulated more than 50,000 followers in less than a month.
BBC News. Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:30:05 GMT.
North Carolina Population Trends and Information Resources
The U. S. Census Bureau estimates the population of North Carolina as follows:
| Date | Estimated Population | Yearly % Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 | 10,146,788 | 1.11 |
| July 1, 2015 | 10,035,186 | 1.01 |
| July 1, 2014 | 9,934,399 | 0.94 |
| July 1, 2013 | 9,841,590 | 0.98 |
| July 1, 2012 | 9,746,175 | 0.99 |
| July 1, 2011 | 9,650,963 | 0.96 |
| July 1, 2010 | 9,558,915 |
According to the 2010 census, the population of North Carolina was 9,535,483.
In 2008, the estimated population of North Carolina was 9,222,414, whereas
in 2006, the population of North Carolina was about 8,845,343.
For detailed, up-to-date information about North Carolina's demographics,
visit the U.S. Census Bureau's
QuickFacts about North Carolina web page. For maps of North Carolina,
visit this North Carolina Map
website.
The photograph above shows the state capitol building
in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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