What to know
Small-town accountant and minister Patricia Smith pulled off an upset in this month's primary over a six-term incumbent Rep. Shelly Willingham, known for crossing party lines.
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The notorious sheriff of NC's Alamance County, who has long drawn scrutiny for his racist statements and practices, has drawn a challenger.
Local officials are confirming that Shannon Long has made it onto the ballot as an independent. alamancenews.com/elections-di...
(No Dem candidate here.)
Daniel Boone named it! he would have made a killing working in branding today
maybe someday soon. but for now, he just has a sidearm side hustle
spoiler alert: I think he tries to sell someone a gun in this footage
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Utah authorities arrested a man because he had dried pinto beans. They thought it was drugs. By the time they realized it was beans, they dropped charges, but it was too late: ICE had found and detained him.
What’s happening with the FEMA Review Council? Florida’s Kevin Guthrie said it’s coming soon, but exact timing TBD because of the DHS shutdown. Story @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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And Raleigh:
Hendersonville:
also included detention data for ICE field offices/hold rooms here in NC. Here's Charlotte:
for @nclocal.bsky.social I mapped where ICE is currently operating in North Carolina and where they're looking to expand, relying on great reporting from @theassemblync.bsky.social, @ncnewsline.com, @charlotteobserver.com, @wfae.bsky.social, @wired.com, etc to track it
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Just as a reminder, this was the same bill that SBC President Clint Pressley, a North Carolina pastor, oddly endorsed (he's from out of state and he hasn't been a vocal champion of the abortion abolitionist push in the SBC): www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
One flagged sign, titled, “Blue, Like Smoke,” discusses both the history of the park’s name and its current struggles with visibility and vehicle emissions.
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That "regional Chevy dealership" is owned by Rick Hendrick FYI
"He also requested $80 million for the Department of Adult Corrections, noting that the department had to delay invoices for that amount into the current fiscal year because they could not afford to pay them."
Berger is now down TWENTY-THREE votes in his reelection bid in North Carolina, worsening from his 2-vote deficit, with provisionals now counted. www.wral.com/news/nccapit...
same judge called out NCDOJ's public safety section
www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
Phil Berger didn't win a single precinct in Rockingham County, not even the one that includes his home in Eden.
"One person who made the case after being approached by Mr. Nass was Mark Walker, a former North Carolina representative who had been tapped by Mr. Trump to serve as a State Department envoy for religious freedom, according to two people familiar with his involvement"
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...
also, she gave birth in the middle of the day
"The birth happened in a jail cell despite an “urgent” request sent by a physician assistant on Dec. 22 for Snow to see an OB-GYN, according to Agan. The request listed Snow, 36, as high risk with a history of birth complications, Agan claimed."
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Trump fires DHS’ Noem following tense hearings with NC’s Tillis, Ross over Helene #ncpol
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