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Several Mark Robinson campaign staffers quit as fallout over online posts continues

The CNN report on Thursday unearthed past posts it said Robinson left on a porn site’s message boards in which he referred to himself as a “black NAZI;" said he enjoyed transgender pornography; said in 2012 he preferred Hitler to then-President Barack Obama; and slammed the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as “worse than a maggot.”

FILE - North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Asheville, N.C., Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Cruso in Haywood County could have benefitted from a siren system during 2021’s Tropical Storm Fred

Flash flood warning sirens in Haywood County could save lives in future storms

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Deadly flash floods from Tropical Storms Fred and Helene struck parts of Haywood County, NC. New siren system offers early warning.
PFAS contamination has been found in the Cape Fear River Basin and other bodies of water in North Carolina.

NC lawmakers override veto of bill hobbling regulations for polluters

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Regulations will become harder to approve under a new law that North Carolina legislators passed, by overriding Gov. Josh Stein's veto. House Bill 402, known as the REINS Act, requires the General Assembly's approval for rules or regulations costing more than $20 million over five years.
a white man with white hair in a blue shirt addresses a crowd of people

Stein opposes NC auditor’s proposed DMV restructure

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A day after the release of State Auditor Dave Boliek’s report recommending to split off the DMV from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein opposes a reorganization of the Department of Motor Vehicles that would make it a standalone agency, his office indicated Tuesday.
Photo of pro-abortion protesters walking down stairs of the NC General Assembly.

North Carolina Republicans introduce bill to ban nearly all abortions statewide

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House Bill 804 would criminalize abortion from the moment of conception, with limited exceptions. If passed, this bill would be one of the most extreme measures the state has seen.
Two photos side by side of a man advocating for prostate cancer awareness

‘You have cancer’: New Bern native hopes a local lawmaker’s plan will help more men survive ‘the Big C’

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Rep. Rodney D. Pierce, a Democrat representing Halifax, Northampton, and Warren counties, has an idea for a statewide screening program to help men detect prostate cancer before it’s too late.