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North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, exceed 2020 voter turnout

North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, exceed 2020 voter turnout

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More North Carolina residents turned out to cast ballots on the first day of early voting this year than in 2020, even as residents from the mountainous…

Battleground North Carolina sees strong early voting, despite obstacles created by Helene

Battleground North Carolina sees strong early voting, despite obstacles created by Helene

By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Turnout for early in-person voting started strong Thursday in the presidential battleground of North Carolina, including in mountainous areas where Hurricane Helene destroyed property and upended lives but…

Former porn shop worker wants defamation lawsuit by North Carolina lieutenant governor dismissed

Former porn shop worker wants defamation lawsuit by North Carolina lieutenant governor dismissed

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson sued CNN on Tuesday over its recent report that he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s…

Man accused of making threat says he believed social media reports of FEMA refusing to help

Man accused of making threat says he believed social media reports of FEMA refusing to help

LAKE LURE, N.C. (AP) — A man accused of making a threat that sparked a temporary shift in some western North Carolina disaster recovery operations said he believed social media reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency…

North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over report about posts on porn site

North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over report about posts on porn site

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson sued CNN on Tuesday over its recent report that he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s…

FEMA workers change some hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina after receiving threats

FEMA workers change some hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina after receiving threats

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal disaster workers paused and then changed some of their hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina, including abandoning door-to-door visits, after receiving threats that they could…