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Carolinas Brace For Possible Hurricane Impact This Week
Hurricane Florence is days away from a possible landfall, but is already having a major impact along the North Carolina coastline.
The National Weather Service in Morehead City said swells from the storm led to dangerous rip currents in certain coastal areas Sunday. Beachgoers were recommended to stay out of the water.
UNC Wilmington students may be headed inland as the university has encouraged them to leave campus for a safer location.
And Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a state of emergency as residents along the coast get ready. Florence developed into a hurricane over the weekend. Forecasters are unsure of its exact path.
North Carolina Elections Board To Fight Federal Subpoenas
North Carolina's election board says it will fight the subpoenas federal prosecutors sent seeking millions of voting documents and years of ballots.
The State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement voted unanimously Friday to ask state attorneys to work to block the subpoenas, issued last week to the state board and local boards in 44 counties.
8 Arrested In Protest Over Toppled Confederate Statue
Eight people were arrested following another protest over the toppling of a Confederate monument at the University of North Carolina.
The university confirmed the Saturday evening arrests in a statement. Officials did not immediately release further details. The memorial known as "Silent Sam" was toppled Aug. 20 by protesters who called it a symbol of racist heritage.
The News & Observer reports that about 100 anti-Silent Sam protesters gathered Saturday on the Chapel Hill campus for a "Nazis Suck Potluck and Food Drive." Nearby, about a dozen people holding Confederate flags held a vigil in a sectioned-off area near where the statue had stood.
Town Recovering From Hurricane Matthew Gets Money To Hire 3
A North Carolina town still trying to recover from damage caused by Hurricane Matthew almost two years ago is getting money to hire three employees to help its efforts.
Officials from the state Department of Public Safety said in a news release the town of Fair Bluff will soon hire a project manager, a land use planner and a police officer. Legislators included the money in the state budget after Gov. Roy Cooper proposed the expenditure.
Woman Faces Robbery Charge In Case Of Mayor, Wife Found Dead
Authorities say three suspects are now facing charges in connection with the shooting deaths of the mayor of a small North Carolina town and his wife.
The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Saturday afternoon that detectives have arrested Dakeithia Nesha Andrews of Rocky Mount on a charge of conspiracy robbery with a dangerous weapon.
Two men from Tarboro, 18-year-old Mitchell Brinson and 25-year-old Keith Earl Williams, have previously been charged with first-degree murder in the killings.
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