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Greensboro Company Responds To Chemical Release In Cape Fear River Basin
State and local officials are investigating the release of a likely human carcinogen in the Cape Fear River Basin. The source of the contaminant has been linked to a company in the Triad.
Greensboro water officials say they made the discovery of the chemical 1,4 dioxane during monthly sampling and notified the state Department of Environmental Quality about the contaminant spike in September.
The city says Shamrock Environmental Corporation is the source.
Other communities downstream, including Pittsboro and Fayetteville, also detected elevated levels of the chemical.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality says it has initiated weekly testing at Greensboro's wastewater treatment plant.
North Carolina Election Leaders Begin Voter Confidence Drive
State and federal agencies in North Carolina are trying to allay the public's concerns about elections security and accuracy after recent worries over hacking and ballot-casting methods.
The State Board of Elections planned a Thursday news conference to begin a "voter confidence campaign" that runs through the 2020 elections. The multimedia campaign is designed to let voters know what the board and other government entities do to ensure elections are protected from interference and that results are correct.
Lawsuit Challenges NC's Use Of Solitary Confinement
Four prisoners being held in solitary confinement are suing the state of North Carolina over its use, saying the punishment is unconstitutional because it's cruel or unusual.
North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services and the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina filed the class-action lawsuit Wednesday in Superior Court. It's filed on behalf of the four men and others held in solitary confinement for 22 hours to 24 hours a day in cells described as no bigger than a parking space with little human contact.
The groups say about 3,000 people were being held in some form of solitary confinement in North Carolina as of July and that hundreds are held for months or years.
Survey Reveals New Information On Sexual Assault At UNC-Chapel Hill
A newly released survey at UNC-Chapel Hill shows an alarming number of respondents had experienced sexual assault or misconduct.
The survey was open to both undergraduate as well as graduate and professional school students. Results show that over 20 percent of all UNC-Chapel Hill respondents reported experiencing nonconsensual sexual touching or penetration.
That percentage was higher among undergraduate women respondents, about 1 in 3. The majority said the offender was another student, often known to them.
NC Woman Charged In Kidnapping Now Accused In Another Case
A Triad woman charged with kidnapping a 3-year-old girl is now accused of kidnapping another toddler.
22-year-old N'denezsia Lancaster, of Greensboro, is now charged with second-degree kidnapping in addition to first-degree kidnapping.
She's accused of snatching 3-year-old Ahlora Lindiment from an apartment merry-go-round last week. The girl was found safe the next day. Prosecutors say Lancaster previously took a 2-year-old girl from the same spot and returned her safely.
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