Morning News Briefs: Tuesday, April 25th, 2017
Receive the morning news briefs delivered to your email inbox every morning. Click here to sign-up.
Local News
David Powell, Former Partnership Executive Accused Of Embezzlement, Found Dead
The former Triad economic development executive who was accused of embezzling from the Piedmont Triad Partnership has committed suicide.
Warm Winter Threatens, Then Jump-Starts NC Strawberry Season
An early spring raised concerns that a late frost could damage North Carolina's strawberry crops. Now the threat has passed, and that means it's going to be an unusually early picking season.
Morning News Briefs: Monday, April 24th, 2017
Receive the morning news briefs delivered to your email inbox every morning. Click here to sign-up.
Flash Fiction: Telling Big Stories In Fewer Words
This weekend, writers from around the state will gather in Greensboro for the North Carolina Writers' Network Spring Conference.
Merlefest marks 30 years
It started as a small festival, on a rural northwest North Carolina community college campus.
Across the Blue Ridge #69- Merlefest at 30
A festival that started small at Wilkes Community College in North Carolina has become one of the most enthusiastically supported roots music events in the U.S. Merlefest began in 1988 as an
Report: 508 Ineligible Voters Cast Ballots In North Carolina
North Carolina elections officials found that about 500 ineligible voters cast ballots in the 2016 general election — but not enough to change the outcome of any race, according to an audit released Friday.
Shooting On NC A&T Campus Marks Third Homicide In Greensboro Thursday
Greensboro Police say a man was shot and killed on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University late Thursday night.
Controversial Hog Waste Bill Moves On In NC Senate
House Bill 467, capping the amount of compensation awarded to someone living by a farm,