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Funeral Service Held In NC For Former US Sen. Kay Hagan
Family and friends paid tribute to former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina, who died of a rare virus at the age of 66.
Hagan's funeral service was held Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, where she lived for decades.
Gov. Roy Cooper and former Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill were among those who eulogized Hagan during the service.
About three years ago, Hagan contracted a rare virus spread from ticks to humans, leading to brain inflammation that made it difficult for her to speak and walk. She died Oct. 28.
Plaintiffs Seek Review Of Decision On State House Districts
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging how some North Carolina legislative districts have been redrawn want the state Supreme Court to review last week's decision upholding the new maps.
Common Cause NC said in a news release on Friday that eight of the districts remain partisan gerrymanders. At issue are districts in two county groupings, Columbus-Pender-Robeson and Forsyth-Yadkin.
Common Cause says the House "acted with clear partisan intent, overemphasized incumbency protection, and recreated specific features of the prior unconstitutional districts."
A three-judge panel said it would not meet demands for a third-party expert to take over redrawing nearly 20 state House districts.
11-Year-Old Boy Hit By Car At Halloween Event Dies
An 11-year-old boy who attended a church Halloween event in North Carolina has been fatally injured.
Noah Chambers was pronounced dead Sunday, two days after being hit by a vehicle in Oak Ridge. He was attempting to cross the road at the "trunk-or-treat" event at Bethel United Methodist Church.
Chambers was a student at Rockingham County Middle School. Principal Moriah Dollarhite says crisis counselors will be at the school Monday to help students.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol says the driver who struck Chambers was not speeding or impaired. No charges have been filed.
New Center For Immigrant And Refugee Communities Opens In Greensboro
Greensboro has a new facility, the Community Enrichment Center, to help immigrants and refugees in the area.
The center will provide things like case management services, adult English classes, after-school tutoring, and access to a nurse for those in western Greensboro.
Lizzie Biddle is with the UNCG Center for New North Carolinians. She says this location will serve a different population than the others.
Biddle says that might mean helping individuals apply for citizenship, navigate buying a home, or further their business and educational goals. All services are free of charge. It's the fourth facility of its kind in the city.
Krispy Kreme Orders Student To Halt Doughnut Resale Service
A Minnesota college student says Krispy Kreme has told him to stop making doughnut runs to Iowa.
Twenty-one-year-old Jayson Gonzalez of Champlin, Minnesota, would make weekend runs to a Krispy Kreme store in Clive, Iowa, and pack his car with boxes of doughnuts that he would deliver to customers around the Twin Cities.
But less than a week after the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported about his road trips, Gonzalez says he received a phone call from Krispy Kreme's Nebraska office telling him to stop selling the company's doughnuts in Minnesota. Krispy Kreme stores left Minnesota 11 years ago.
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