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Early Voting Ends In Primary Election
Poll workers get a rest Monday, one day ahead of the 2018 primary.
In Guilford County, what started as a slow trickle picked up some momentum by the end of the early voting period, with the last two days seeing more than 1,000 people casting ballots each day.
In all, almost 8,000 Guilford voters went to the polls before election day. That's low enough to put turnout so far in the single digits, mirroring a statewide trend.
Without a Presidential or Senate seat on the ballot, this year's election lacks the high-profile races of the past few cycles.
Things could get more heated in the fall. Most general elections in North Carolina typically come with scores of uncontested legislative seats. But both parties have worked hard to file candidates in every single race this year.
Panel Can Move Confederate Statues But Must Follow Statutes
As a North Carolina commission considers the fate of three prominent Confederate monuments, the attorney representing the panel says it has the power to move them but must meet certain criteria under state law.
The N.C. Historical Commission has been considering a formal request filed late last year from Gov. Roy Cooper to move three monuments from the state's Capitol grounds to a historic battlefield site 45 miles away.
Special Deputy Attorney General Karen Blum wrote in the April advisory letter that the commission must find that relocation is necessary to preserve the monument and that the new site is of similar prominence.
Triad Man Acquitted In Wife's Death Reaches $200K Settlement
The attorney for a dentist acquitted of a murder charge in his estranged wife's death says his client has reached a $200,000 settlement in his lawsuit alleging that State Bureau of Investigation agents in North Carolina tried to frame him.
Attorney John Vermitsky tells the Winston-Salem Journal the settlement was reached in the lawsuit filed in 2011 by Dr. Kirk Alan Turner. That lawsuit said two SBI agents fabricated blood evidence at his trial.
The jury found Turner not guilty by reason of self-defense.
Federal Court To Hear NC Man's Innocence Claim In 1976 Death
A federal appeals court wants to hear the case of a North Carolina man who has spent more than 40 years in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit.
The Wilson Times reports the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to hear the case of 79-year-old Charles Ray Finch, who was convicted in 1976 in the killing of Richard Holloman.
Finch has maintained his innocence since he was charged with shooting Holloman to death in a failed robbery attempt inside Holloman's country store.
The Duke Wrongful Convictions Clinic is representing Finch.
Deadline For Names For NC's Highest Civilian Award Is May 15
The deadline to nominate someone for North Carolina's highest civilian honor is around the corner.
The state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources extended the 2018 nomination period by a month to May 15 after not enough nominations were submitted in some categories.
The award recognizes notable accomplishments by North Carolina citizens in the fields of literature, science, fine arts and public service.
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