Prepare For Major Property Value Hike In 2019
Homeowners could pay a significant amount more in taxes next year if property values skyrocket in Mecklenburg County.
Death Of 7-Year-Old Immigrant Girl Highlights Communication Barriers On Border
Shortly before a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in U.S. custody, her father signed a form stating that his daughter was in good health.
White House Closer To Partial Shutdown With Mexico Border Wall Demand
Pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown, the White House is insisting that Congress provide $5 billion to build a border wall despite lawmaker resistance from both parties.
City Council to Consider Changes to How it Awards Contracts
Monday Charlotte City Council could make big changes to the way it awards contracts. Some members want to give the City Manager the power to allocate up to $500,000 without council approval. Opponents worry it could lead to less transparency in government.
Interior Secretary Zinke Resigning, Cites ‘Vicious’ Attacks
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will be leaving the administration at year’s end, President Donald Trump said Saturday.
NC Elections Chief Seeks Stability In Board Probe
North Carolina's election board chief is concerned about complications if the board's absentee ballot investigation in a congressional district race is not resolved within the next couple of weeks.
Judge Gives Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Three Years In Prison
Michael Cohen, who as President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and fixer once vowed he would “take a bullet” for his boss, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for an array of crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money to two women that he says was done at the direction of Trump.
Ex-Judges To ICE: End Immigration Arrests At Courthouses
Dozens of retired state and federal judges called Wednesday on U.S. immigration officials to stop making arrests at courthouses of people suspected of being in the country illegally, saying immigrants should be free to visit halls of justice without fearing they will be detained.
France Searching For Suspect Who Fatally Shot 3 People, Wounded At Least 11 Near Famous Christmas Market
France is hunting for a suspected extremist who sprayed gunfire near the famous Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg, killing three and wounding at least 11.
NCGOP Leaders Call for New 9th District Election if Early Voting Leak Claims are True
A new election? North Carolina Republican officials say it could be necessary if an allegation of an early voting data leak is true.
Trump Bickers With Dem Leaders, Threatens Gov't Shutdown
Bickering in public with Democratic leaders, President Donald Trump threatened repeatedly on Tuesday to shut down the government if Congress doesn’t provide the money he says is needed to build a wall at the Mexican border.
NCGOP Chairman: Vote Tally Sharing Would Warrant New Election
A state Republican Party leader says an affidavit alleging a county's early-vote totals were shared improperly would be grounds alone for a new election in an unsettled congressional race in southeastern North Carolina.
Trump Says Chief Of Staff John Kelly To Leave At Year's End
President Donald Trump said Saturday that chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job by year’s end amid an expected West Wing reshuffling reflecting a focus on the 2020 re-election campaign and the challenge of governing with Democrats reclaiming control in the House.
Mark Harris Releases Video Statement On Investigation, Says He'd Support New Election If Proof Of Wrongdoing Is Found
On Friday, Congressman-Elect Mark Harris released a video statement on social media regarding the investigation into possible election fraud in the 9th Congressional District race.
U.S. Hiring Slowed To 155k Jobs, Jobless Rate Stayed 3.7%
U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in November, a slowdown from recent months but enough to suggest that the economy is expanding at a solid pace despite sharp gyrations in the stock market.
Harris Campaign Owes 34k To Scrutinized Consultant
A new filing shows the Republican candidate in North Carolina’s unresolved congressional race owes $34,000 to a consultant that’s been subpoenaed in a ballot fraud probe.
Court Deadlines Set Stage For More Russia Probe Details
Robert Mueller is set to reveal more details about his Russia investigation on Friday as he faces court deadlines in the cases of two men who worked closely with President Donald Trump.
All Clear After Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation Of CNN Offices
Police have given the all-clear after a phoned in bomb threat forced the evacuation of CNN's offices in New York.
Voter ID Implementing Bill Finalized, Heads To Governor
The North Carolina General Assembly has finalized legislation implementing the voter photo identification mandate approved in a statewide referendum last month.
North Carolina GOP Open To New Election If Fraud Found
A leader of the North Carolina Republican Party says the organization would be open to a new election if an investigation were to find a high likelihood that wrongdoing swayed the state's unresolved congressional race.
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