Loretta Lynch Returns To NC
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says civil rights will be a focus as she serves as the nation's top prosecutor.
Lynch on Wednesday visited Raleigh and Durham, where she spent 12 years of her childhood.
Jury Says Boy Scouts Did Not Discriminate
A Forsyth County jury returned its verdict Wednesday in a Boy Scout-harassment trial. They concluded that the local and national organizations did not discriminate against a Haitian American.
The jury unanimously ruled that while Jean Dominique was not discriminated against when he was fired in 2011, he did suffer past lost earnings as a result of his firing and awarded him almost $140,000 in damages.
Seventh Shark Attack In NC
A 68-year-old man from Cape Cod, Mass. was bitten off the coast of Ocracoke Island.
WRAL reports the man was listed in serious condition.
Officials said the attack happened at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday while the man was swimming directly in front of the lifeguard stand in waist-deep water.
No beaches have been closed, but extra emergency personnel are expected to be on standby through the holiday weekend.
Wide Environmental Changes Get Initial NC Senate OK
Senate Republicans have backed off some provisions in their annual "regulatory reform" measure opposed by Gov. Pat McCrory's administration, but retain several that critics say would damage water quality and discourage citizen lawsuits.
The Senate gave tentative approval Wednesday to a wide-ranging measure focusing primarily on environmental rules. The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources raised objections and GOP senators ran several amendments to address them.
Equal Protection Protests Lead To Arrests At NC Legislature
Protestors advocating equal protection for gays, immigrants and the uninsured in the wake of last week's U.S. Supreme Court rulings were arrested at a demonstration in the North Carolina Legislative Building.
General Assembly police arrested six demonstrators Wednesday following a larger rally in the rotunda between the House and Senate chambers.
Affiliated with the North Carolina NAACP and the "Moral Mondays" movement, the protesters called on the General Assembly to expand Medicaid, pass anti-discrimination laws for gay and transgender people and offer in-state tuition to undocumented students.
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