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You Should Support NC Businesses When You Shop This Year. Here’s a Guide To Help.
Candy, puzzles, gear and masks: Here’s a short shopping guide for NC-based merchants this holiday season. Keep your dollars local.
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‘Tears of Joy’: After Four Decades of Wrongful Imprisonment, Ronnie Long Pardoned
Ronnie Long, who was featured this week in a Cardinal & Pine series, received word of his pardon Thursday from NC Gov. Roy Cooper.
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Fresh Shrimp and Creamsicles: Ronnie Long Meets the World Again
Wrongfully imprisoned in NC for 44 years, Ronnie Long comes to terms with a different world than the one he knew.
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Wrongfully Imprisoned for 44 Years, Ronnie Long Waits on Roy Cooper to Pardon Him
Ronnie Long talks to C&P about his four-decade wait for justice. And now, his wait for a pardoning from NC Gov. Roy Cooper.
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Cooper Orders Curfew, Tells North Carolinians to Stay At Home
Amid alarming rise in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, NC Gov. Roy Cooper orders new restrictions, including a nightly curfew.
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Push for Racial Justice in Alamance County Continues with Weekend March
Weeks after peaceful marchers were pepper-sprayed on the way to the polls, Black Lives Matters supporters will be back in Alamance County this Sunday.
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NC Task Force Wants Weed Decriminalized
A racial justice task force reporting to Gov. Roy Cooper recommended North Carolina do away with criminal penalties, citing how Black and Latino residents are disproportionately convicted.
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With NC Setting Dangerous COVID Highs, Cooper Says Local Governments Must Act
NC officials tout new county alert system that pinpoints counties in need of local coronavirus restrictions.
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NC’s Prison Population Forgotten in Fight Against COVID-19, Advocates Say
A coalition of criminal justice groups are holding a 58-day vigil to pressure Gov. Roy Cooper to do more to protect the 30,000 North Carolinians in prison from COVID-19.
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Every Vote Counts: NC’s Chief Justice Race Is Down to the Wire
At times, the race between Cheri Beasley and Paul Newby has been separated by just a handful of votes as the state tallies absentee ballots.