North Carolina News

Aggregated North Carolina News Articles

• Man, 59, is charged with kidnapping woman for 'sexual servitude'
  
  Kevin Michael, from North Carolina, has been charged with kidnapping, forcible sexual offense and a slew of drug-related charges, accused of keeping a woman in 'sexual servitude.'
  Daily Mail.  Fri, 17 Jan 2020 22:11:43 GMT.
• Biz: On the hunt for the hottest spring fashions; Props to ECU; Clemson loses, but still cashes in
  
  Khakis out, new colors are in as spring approaches; an effort to prepare students in eastern North Carolina to become entrepreneurs is receiving more national praise in its inaugural year.
  Dane Huffman.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 17 Jan 2020 02:41:59 +0000.
• North Carolina single mom teaches daughter with cerebral palsy to walk on her own
  
  A North Carolina mother's inspiring Facebook post shows her 4-year-old daughter's first unaided steps.
  Wls.  ABC News.  Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:46:24 +0000.
• Most-Visited N.C. Tourist Attractions
  
  Check out the most-visited tourist attractions in North Carolina.
  American City Business Journals.  Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:53:07 +0000.
• Bazooka, the portly 35-pound cat, arrives at NC animal shelter
  
  Two people had to chauffeur Bazooka, a 35-pound orange tabby, down the hallway of an animal shelter in North Carolina
  Wls.  ABC News.  Wed, 15 Jan 2020 23:57:52 +0000.
• Watch as Students Run for Their Lives When Storm Tears Through Gym Roof
  
  Students and staff from a North Carolina elementary school are counting their blessings after a violent storm tore off the gymnasium roof, injuring three people. ...
  Kim Davis.  Western Journal.  Wed, 15 Jan 2020 19:53:48 +0000.
• Students escape gym as microburst tears down wall
  
  A North Carolina primary school gym was damaged when a microburst tore through a wall.
  BBC News.  Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:42:13 GMT.
• North Carolina Cooks Up RNG Recipe from Food, Energy Sectors, While California Expands Options
  
  Using the byproducts of Smithfield Foods Inc., the world’s largest pork processing plant, Duke Energy and biofuel specialist OptimaBio LLC have cooked up a recipe for renewable natural gas (RNG) that recently began production.
  Natural Gas Intel.  Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:07:14 -0500.
• North Carolina county approves Second Amendment resolution
  
  LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) - In front of a standing-room-only crowd, commissioners in a North Carolina county unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night to support gun rights. ...
  Washington Times.  Wed, 15 Jan 2020 04:15:59 -0500.
• NC legislature back, with possible budget veto override vote
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina General Assembly is back briefly in Raleigh in early 2020 with Republicans and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper facing the same impasse they had for most of 2019. ...
  Washington Times.  Tue, 14 Jan 2020 05:02:47 -0500.
• Flu Activity Keeps Up In New Year: Latest In North Carolina
  
  Flu cases are widespread across the vast majority of the U.S, including North Carolina.
  Kimberly Johnson.  Patch.  Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:32:41 -0500.
• Daughter of late GOP redistricting expert releases trove of documents
  
  The files were revealed for the first time in court filings last year as part of a legal challenge to North Carolina's state legislative districts.
  CBS News.  Mon, 06 Jan 2020 13:27:04 -0500.
• Deceased GOP Strategist's Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed
  
  Republicans in North Carolina fought in court to stop computer files found on the redistricting expert's hard drives from going public. Now his daughter, Stephanie Hofeller, is sharing them online.
  Hansi Lo Wang.  NPR.  Sun, 05 Jan 2020 13:51:02 -0500.
• Chick-fil-A is testing a streamlined menu as it weighs adding new items
  
  Chick-fil-A is testing a new streamlined menu at restaurants in Arizona and Charlotte, North Carolina.
  CNBC.  Fri, 03 Jan 2020 19:15:41 GMT.

North Carolina Population Trends and Information Resources

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.

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