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Amazon workers in Garner vote against joining union

Amazon workers in Garner vote against joining union

By HALELUYA HADERO and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers GARNER, N.C. (AP) – Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina rejected a proposal to unionize, becoming the latest group of the company’s employees to side against…

A Vermont border agent’s death was the latest violence linked to the cultlike Zizian group

A Vermont border agent’s death was the latest violence linked to the cultlike Zizian group

By HOLLY RAMER, PATRICK WHITTLE and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press In the wooded outskirts of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a perplexed landlord noticed odd sights at two of his rental properties. Tenants wore long black coats and…

North Carolina sheriff to seek state Senate seat now held by powerful Phil Berger

North Carolina sheriff to seek state Senate seat now held by powerful Phil Berger

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The longtime sheriff in North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger’s home county said Thursday he plans to run for Berger’s seat next year. Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, who competed unsuccessfully…

Volunteers deliver gifts to widows on Valentine’s Day. The project began in a florist’s driveway

Volunteers deliver gifts to widows on Valentine’s Day. The project began in a florist’s driveway

By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jillian Myers knows the devastation of losing a husband and feeling alone and empty, particularly on Valentine’s Day. Her husband, Jason Myers, was working as a…

Fort Bragg has its old name back, this time with a Yankee twist

Fort Bragg has its old name back, this time with a Yankee twist

By ALLEN G. BREED, GARY D. ROBERTSON AND PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Is it an honor or a cynical end run? When it comes to the former — and apparently future…

Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg and declares, ‘Bragg is back!’

Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg and declares, ‘Bragg is back!’

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base in North Carolina back to Fort Bragg and said Tuesday that there will…