Month: August 2024

3. NHCS to consider cellphone bags as child pornography cases uptick among teens

An assistant district attorney pressed upon the New Hanover County Board of Education Tuesday problems she’s seeing with minors taking and sharing nude photos amongst themselves. Ashton Herring, New Hanover County assistant DA overseeing juvenile court, told the board three cases, considered child pornography, have come to light in the last six months. Many teens […]

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4. NC advocate for seniors is now helping shape national Medicare policy

As a child, Gina Upchurch would sit in her grandfather’s lap and count pills at his pharmacy in Smithfield, North Carolina. He was beloved in the community, and people often asked his advice, she recalled. When she was in high school, Upchurch watched her grandmother undergo horrible side effects from medication while in a nursing […]

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6. Raleigh financial firm hits $1 trillion in assets

Captrust, the Raleigh-based wealth management firm, said Tuesday it has eclipsed $1 trillion in total client assets — a significant milestone for a company that started as a small investment advisory company in Raleigh in 1997. Why it matters: Captrust, along with fellow North Hills-headquartered First Citizens Bank, are increasingly elevating Raleigh’s standing in the […]

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7. Homeschooling on the rise again after post-pandemic fall

The North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education has released their annual report on homeschooling statistics, which covers the 2023-24 school year. The report breaks down homeschooling numbers by county, by type of school — religious or independent — and by age. The statewide total registered home schools increased from 94,154 during the 2022-23 school year […]

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8. Democrats hit the campaign trail in rural North Carolina

Old-school campaigning is back in rural North Carolina, and this time it’s the Democrats leading the charge. In the 2020 election, North Carolina Democrats lost the presidential election by fewer than 75,000 votes and are looking to make up for those missed opportunities this election cycle by turning to old-fashioned door-to-door campaigning and hosting events […]

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9. NC Governor visits Chapel Hill to rollout Medicaid coverage of over-the-counter birth control

Gov. Roy Cooper joined several state health officials and Walgreens representatives to make an announcement of a new benefit through North Carolina’s recently expanded Medicaid program. Starting on Thursday, the state will cover the daily birth control Opill — the first over-the-counter oral contraception approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — for its […]

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10. 25 to 30 still wanted after cockfighting raid in Granville County; $50,000 prize offered in one duel, sheriff says

New video released Wednesday from a helicopter showed the moment over the weekend when dozens of people ran into the woods and jumped in their cars. Granville County Sheriff Robert Fountain said it was the moment Saturday afternoon when several agencies raided an illegal cockfighting operation in southern Granville — very close to the Wake […]

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