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North Carolina GOP Rep. Grange Entering 2020 Governor's Race
A North Carolina state legislator has entered the 2020 gubernatorial race, providing a rival in the Republican primary for Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, who's been preparing for years to seek the party's nomination.
State Rep. Holly Grange of Wilmington announced her candidacy on Thursday in a campaign video. Grange called herself a "pro-business, law-and-order, Trump-supporting conservative."
The Republican nominee is likely to take on Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who is planning a re-election bid.
Worker Dies In Accident At NC Zoo
A worker died Thursday in an accident at the North Carolina Zoo.
The State Department of Labor says an arborist taking part in an aerial rescue drill died when he fell 20 to 30 feet from a tree. Authorities have not yet identified the victim.
Zoo officials say they're working with investigators to determine the details of what happened. The accident did not involve any of the facilities' animals.
It occurred in the Randolph County park's Africa section. The zoo closed three hours early as a result of the accident.
Duke Energy Sued For 2014 Coal Ash Spill Environmental Harm
The federal, North Carolina and Virginia governments want a judge to declare the country's largest electricity company liable for environmental damage from a leak five years ago. The spill left miles of a river shared by the two states coated in hazardous coal ash.
Government lawyers on Thursday sought to have Charlotte-based Duke Energy declared responsible for harming fish, birds, amphibians and the bottom of the Dan River. Lawyers say high levels of hazardous substances like arsenic and selenium poured into the river.
A settlement also filed with the court for public review indicates the restoration work is close to wrapping up. Duke Energy says three years of testing until 2017 found no long-term effects to the waterway.
NC County's Homeless Left In High Heat Despite Health Risks
A North Carolina county hasn't opened a summer cooling center since 2012 despite high temperatures that have reached 100 degrees.
Mecklenburg County manager Dena Diorio tells The Charlotte Observer that there just hasn't been a need, but the city's homeless residents say otherwise.
James Morgan says he's suffered three heat strokes since he's been homeless. His friend, Kenney Walker, says he peruses grocery stores to escape the heat, but he can only do that for so long.
2 North Carolina 'History On A Stick' Signs Found
An agency in charge of North Carolina historical markers says two of five markers recently reported missing have been recovered.
More than 1,600 of the markers known as "history on a stick" stand along state roads, telling the stories of people and places that shaped the past.
A spokesperson from the North Carolina Highway Historical Markers group says the two signs on Harkers Island were found thanks to the Carteret County Sheriff's Office and rangers from the Cape Lookout National Seashore. The agency said the markers had been blown over during Hurricane Florence and were put away for safekeeping by the National Park Service.
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