Sep 12 WATCH: Harris speaks at campaign event in Charlotte, first since debate with Trump By Bill Barrow, Chris Megerian, Jonathan J. Cooper, Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Kicking off a day of battleground campaigning by Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the Democratic vice president is highlighting her support from Republicans who have endorsed her and emphasizing her defense of abortion rights and heath care access. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: Trump addresses Fraternal Order of Police in battleground North Carolina By Meg Kinnard, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Donald Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation's most influential law enforcement lobbies on Friday by offering a sweeping indictment of the U.S. legal system that has convicted him of almost three dozen felony counts and indicted… Continue reading
Aug 31 RFK Jr. sues North Carolina elections board in effort to get his name off state ballot By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America The lawsuit filed in Wake County Superior Court Friday says the board's denial of his request to remove his name as a third-party presidential candidate violated state election law and his right to free speech, according to The News &… Continue reading
Aug 22 WATCH: Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention By Vivian Hoang North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper spoke Thursday on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, an evening focused on the future as Kamala Harris formally accepts her party’s nomination for president. Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Trump and Vance hold outdoor campaign rally in North Carolina By Michelle L. Price, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump's podium at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame, where he is slated to deliver remarks on national security Wednesday afternoon, is surrounded by panes of bulletproof glass that form a protective wall across… Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 4:37 Trump gives economic speech in North Carolina as more polls show Harris gaining ground By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Winston Wilde, Mekhi Hill The top issue for many voters, the economy, took center stage as former President Trump returned to campaign in a battleground state for the first time this month. His North Carolina rally followed a scattershot news conference at his Mar-a-Lago… Continue watching
Aug 14 WATCH: Trump makes big economic promises and veers off topic during speech in Asheville, NC By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Donald Trump made little effort to stay on message Wednesday at a rally in North Carolina that his campaign billed as a big economic address, mixing pledges to slash energy prices and “unleash economic abundance” with familiar off-script tangents on… Continue reading
Aug 08 Tornado spawned by Tropical Storm Debby kills 1 in North Carolina By John Minchillo, Makiya Seminera, Associated Press Searchers have found a body in a home destroyed by a tornado in North Carolina that was spawned by Tropical Storm Debby. Continue reading
Aug 07 Tropical Storm Debby swirls over Atlantic coast, dumping rain on the Carolinas ahead of expected second landfall By Russ Bynum, Jeffrey Collins, John Minchillo, Associated Press The latest forecast says Debby could restrengthen over the ocean before its center moves inland again in South Carolina by Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Trump speaks in North Carolina at first rally since Biden leaves 2024 presidential race By Meg Kinnard, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Trump unleashed a barrage of attack lines Wednesday against his likely new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, whom he called his “new victim to defeat” and accused of deceiving the public about President Joe Biden's ability to run for a second term. Continue reading