North Carolina schools and sports teams are nervously awaiting a big announcement. The NCAA is revealing today which cities across the country will serve as host sites for tournaments over the next five years. Not only universities, but business owners and lawmakers will be watching the decision carefully after the organization pulled several championships out of North Carolina last year over…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WFXB) – Attacks on police, firefighters and other first responders in North Carolina might soon be classified as felony ‘hate crimes.’ This is just one new rule included in a bill approved by a house committee Wednesday that provides new measures of protection for first responders and their families. House Bill 181 would also provide spouses of first…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WFXB) – Broken windows, stores looted, interstates shut down. Cities across the country have dealt with the burden of disruptive protesters recently, but now North Carolina is cracking down on what they call ‘economic terrorists.’ Under House Bill 249, protesters who damage property or block traffic can be charged as economic terrorists, which is defined as a person…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WFXB) – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper dropped-in on an elementary school in Raleigh Tuesday to push his plan for teacher pay raises. Gov. Cooper’s plan includes an average 5% pay raise for teachers this fiscal year, and another 5% increase in the next year. He claims it is the largest two-year investment in teacher salaries in the…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WFXB) – A new bill introduced in North Carolina is sparking a lot of controversy. It would allow people to carry guns without a permit. State Rep. Larry Pittman introduced House Bill 69 last week in Raleigh. North Carolina’s concealed carry law requires that an applicant first take a safety course. In making the permits optional, gun owners would…
If House Bill 2 stays on the books much longer, North Carolina may stand to miss out on six years worth of NCAA events. The North Carolina Sports Association penned a letter to the general assembly saying the state is in danger of losing all NCAA championship events through 2022 if HB2 is not repealed. The letter says North Carolina cities,…
