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Deportation Order Vacated For Woman Who Sought Sanctuary
An immigration judge has vacated the deportation order for a woman who sought sanctuary at a Greensboro church.
Minerva Cisneros Garcia left the Congregational United Church of Christ for the first time since June on Monday, after her attorney Helen Parsonage received notice of the vacated order.
Garcia entered the United States from Mexico in 2000 along with two sons, one who's blind and one who has since died of leukemia.
The Winston-Salem woman has no criminal record and was given a stay of removal by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency due to her son's needs in 2013, but was ordered to leave the country this year.
As Storm's Anniversary Nears, Cooper Visiting Battered Town
Hurricane Matthew pummeled eastern North Carolina with winds and rain a year ago this weekend. Now Gov. Roy Cooper is back in the region to talk about future recovery plans and a community destroyed by river flooding.
Cooper will participate in a round table discussion Tuesday in Edgecombe County, not far from Princeville, which was submerged by both Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Floyd in 1999.
The state now plans to purchase some land a couple of miles from Princeville's current boundaries so town services and others can avoid future Tar River flooding. Cooper will visit that land and also a Princeville resident who recently moved back home after the storm.
Lawyer, Investor Leaves $140M Bequest To 3 NC Universities
Three North Carolina universities will share $140 million bequeathed by a Charlotte attorney and business investor who died earlier this year at age 96.
The money left by Porter Byrum announced Monday is for scholarships for students to attend Wake Forest University, Queens University of Charlotte and Wingate University. The universities said Byrum's final gift means he provided the three institutions a total of more than $235 million.
Byrum and three brothers from eastern North Carolina all attended Wake Forest tuition-free. Byrum decided to pass along the help he got by spreading the wealth he built from real estate investments and legal work.
DOT Chief: Electric, Driverless Cars Could Dry Up Road Funds
North Carolina's transportation chief says state officials need to locate new sources of road-building revenues as gas-powered vehicles get more fuel-efficient, electric car sales increase and autonomous vehicles aren't just fantasy anymore.
Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon told a legislative committee Monday the state's gasoline tax could dwindle during the next decade as gas-mileage standards increase and electric vehicles become commonplace.
The state also relies on Division of Motor Vehicles fees and taxes on car sales for road construction, but Trogdon warned those could dry up in the future as driverless cars become a reality.
Report On Response To Riots After Police Shooting Criticized
Charlotte city leaders and activists are criticizing a $380,000 study of the city's response to two days of protests following the September 2016 fatal shooting of Keith Scott.
The Police Foundation presented a draft report on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's response to the Charlotte City Council on Monday.
The group's Frank Straub said the CMPD correctly followed policy and recognized the balance between protecting the right to protest and protecting property and people.
Leaders from both political parties, including Democratic Mayor Jennifer Roberts and Republican Councilman Ed Driggs, said the report's 35 recommendations were too broad and intangible.
NASCAR Champion Owner, Engine Maker Robert Yates Dies At 74
Robert Yates, a longtime NASCAR owner and engine builder, has died, his son said. He was 74.
Doug Yates, who runs the company he co-founded with his father, Roush Yates Engines, wrote on Twitter late Monday night: "My Dad and Hero, Robert Yates, has passed and is with the Lord."
Roush Yates also posted to its social media accounts that Yates died "surrounded by his family and loved ones."
No cause of death was given, but Yates had been battling liver cancer.
Yates started out in auto racing as an engine builder. He won 57 Cup races as an owner, including three Daytona 500s with drivers such as Davey Allison and Dale Jarrett.
Yates was selected for the NASCAR Hall of Fame in May. He was set for induction in January.
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