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Vigil Planned After 2 Killed, 4 Wounded In Campus Shooting
A shooting that killed two and wounded four at a North Carolina university left students scrambling for shelter and prompted fresh calls for ways to keep campuses safe.
A vigil was planned for Wednesday on the campus of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, where the shooting on Tuesday upended the last day of class.
Campus Police Chief Jeff Baker said authorities received a call in the late afternoon that a suspect armed with a pistol had shot several students. Officers assembling nearby for a concert rushed to the classroom building and arrested the gunman in the room where the shooting took place.
Two people were killed, and three remained in critical condition late Tuesday. Students were among the victims, but officials would not say how many.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department identified the suspect as 22-year-old Trystan Andrew Terrell. He's in custody, charged with two counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder, possessing and firing a weapon on educational property, and assault with a deadly weapon.
Veteran NC Teachers Benefit In House Pay Plan
House Republicans say the teacher pay proposals in their state government budget plan focus on retaining veteran educators and recruiting newcomers to work in rural and low-wealth counties.
The chamber's budget-writers on Tuesday highlighted public education and other items in the two-year spending bill. Rep. Donny Lambeth of Winston-Salem says average teacher pay will rise 4.8 percent next year in the House plan
There would be an emphasis on teachers with at least 26 years of experience. The bill also will restore fully a 10 percent pay bump for teachers with master's degrees. The master's pay got phased out beginning earlier this decade. Budget-writers also say some teachers could get signing bonuses of up to $4,000.
North Carolina Teachers To Protest For 2nd Year In Row
Carolina teachers are taking to the streets for the second year in a row with hopes that a more politically balanced legislature will be more willing to meet their demands.
Teachers, auxiliary staff and supporters will march Wednesday in Raleigh. Speakers will include Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Rev. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign.
GOP Runoff In North Carolina Congressional Race
There's going to be a runoff in the Republican primary to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Walter Jones Jr.
State Rep. Greg Murphy of Greenville and Kinston pediatrician Joan Perry were the top two vote-getters among 17 Republicans in Tuesday's primary in the special election in the 3rd Congressional District.
Murphy was the leader but failed to get more than 30 percent of the vote required to avoid a July runoff. Perry campaign manager Blake Belch said Tuesday night that Perry would formally request a runoff, as is required.
The eventual GOP nominee would take on Democratic nominee Allen Thomas, who won his primary Tuesday. The general election is planned in September.
Consumer Advocates, Employers Resist Duke Energy Rate Bill
The country's largest electric company is pushing North Carolina legislators to allow it to line up years of profitable infrastructure projects all at once.
The state Senate could take up legislation later this week after it was cleared by a committee Tuesday.
The measure comes after state utilities regulators last year wouldn't approve a $13 billion Duke Energy proposal on electricity grip updates with profit margins tacked on. The company also projects consumers paying $10 billion in coal-ash cleanup.
Big employers, clean-energy advocates and consumer groups including the AARP oppose the Charlotte-based utility's goal of locking in cost increases.
UNC Hires Banghart As Women's Basketball Coach
The University of North Carolina has hired Princeton's Courtney Banghart as its next women's basketball coach.
The school announced Banghart's hiring Tuesday morning after UNC's board of trustees approved terms for a five-year contract for the 40-year-old coach.
Banghart went 254-103 in 12 seasons at Princeton, guiding the Tigers to seven Ivy League titles and eight NCAA Tournament bids in the past decade.
Banghart replaces Sylvia Hatchell, a Hall of Fame coach who resigned April 18 after an external investigation found she had made "racially insensitive" comments and pressured players to compete through medical issues.
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