The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The DEA’s proposal, which still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget, […]
At 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning, 30 protesters within the inner part of the pro-Palestinian “Triangle Gaza Solidarity Encampment” that began on Friday were detained by law enforcement and moved to Gerrard Hall. Six of those detainees were arrested and transported to the magistrate’s office in the Orange County Detention Center, according to Sofie, an […]
Nearly half of North Carolina’s population will now have access to a new court case management system even as the rollout has been criticized by members of the legal community. The system, known as eCourts, went live Monday in Durham, Guilford and eight other counties across central North Carolina. Developed by Tyler Technologies, eCourts is […]
In one of the nation’s most devastating attacks on law enforcement in generations, a suspect fired a high-powered rifle at officers in east Charlotte Monday afternoon, killing four and injuring four others. A little after 9:30 p.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Joshua Eyer died from the injuries he sustained while assisting officers with apprehending the suspect, […]
A social media post accuses unnamed North Carolina lawmakers of drunk and disorderly behavior at a bourbon-tasting event in Kentucky. The scene was described Saturday in a post on Reddit by a person who says they work at a bourbon distillery in the Louisville area. The distillery was the site of a private tasting event […]
The state Department of Transportation has released a new study of the Pinehurst Traffic Circle, with a recommendation that scraps the circular intersection for a series of left and right turns. The favored design, called a “continuous flow intersection,” would allow more “operational capacity” without building bridges or requiring a lot of right-of-way, according to […]
At its May 7 Town Council meeting, Southern Shores may become the second Dare County municipality to approve a ban on releasing balloons within town boundaries. During the Town Council’s March 12 meeting, it passed a resolution supporting the balloon release ban after hearing about the potential negative impacts “on the environment and wildlife.” It […]
A local distillery has filed a civil suit against two transportation and logistics companies for a holiday heist the company said cost them more than $300,000 in product loss, not to mention damages. Daytoon Distributors is suing Tazmanian Freight Forwarding Inc. and Landstar Express America for damages exceeding $75,000 and requested a jury trial in […]
Toussaint Romain, a former public defender who rose to prominence for his role as a peacekeeper and activist in Charlotte’s 2016 Keith Scott protests, and later for his campaign for Mecklenburg County district attorney, has been fired as CEO of Charlotte’s Center for Legal Advocacy. Staff learned of the firing in a virtual staff meeting […]
Waynesville’s town government has kept taxes as low as possible for as long as possible, but is quickly finding truth in the adage, “It’s easier to keep up than to catch up” — over the years, capital spending hasn’t kept up with the town’s needs, and now taxpayers may be looking at a costly game […]
West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of gender-affirming care by North […]
About a decade ago, Dana and Tim Rhoney found themselves locked in battle with the state after struggling for years to get needed services for their daughter Samantha, who has a moving disorder and an intellectual disability. “The only thing that we were asking for was just some additional service hours to have the workers […]
Last week Sen. Graig Meyer (District 23) released a digital ad showing two people stopped by the police for using pot. The Black user is arrested and hauled off to jail; the white user is let go and heads to the golf course. Meyer is the lead sponsor of Senate Bill 346, which would legalize […]
In December 2023, officials from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC, often referred to as ‘SACS’) issued a warning to Cape Fear Community College for significant non-compliance with issues relating to full-time faculty and student achievement. The release about the warning had few details, so WHQR requested additional emails and […]
Brunswick County school district is refining its attendance policy, prompted by high student absences in the 2023-2024 school year. During the first semester, the district observed 20.1% or roughly 873 high school students classified as chronically absent. In the middle school range, 10.62% or roughly 293 students were identified as chronically absent, while 5.95% or […]
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