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Raleigh police officers, some in tactical gear, work the scene where two people were detained Thursday afternoon, Nov. 7, 2024, on Kentford Court in Raleigh Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, after someone repeatedly fired at cars on a busy highway near North Carolina’s capital this week, injuring one person. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)

Two people detained after repeated gunfire at cars on busy North Carolina highway

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This combination of photos shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, speaking at a campaign event Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, N.C., and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, speaking a campaign event Oct. 19, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo)

Harris and Trump are making a furious last-day push before Election Day

By Bill Barrow and Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Tennessee's Sara Puckett (1) reacts to a play during the first half of a first-round college basketball game against Green Bay in the NCAA Tournament in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, March 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

Jackson has 26 points as Tennessee rips Green Bay in the first round of women’s NCAA Tournament

By Bob Sutton - Associated Press

A Confederate monument stands outside the Alamance County Courthouse in Graham, N.C., Oct. 7, 2020. A state appeals court ruled Tuesday, March 19, 2024, that local leaders who refused calls to the monument acted in a constitutional manner, saying the statue was properly kept in its longstanding location under state law. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

North Carolina appeals court upholds ruling that kept Confederate monument in place

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

State Supt. of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt speaks Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. Truitt lost narrowly Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in the Republican primary to Michele Morrow, a homeschooling parent and education activist who has accused public schools of indoctrinating students with left-leaning views on race and gender. (AP Photo/Bryan Anderson, File)

North Carolina schools chief loses primary to home-schooling parent critical of ‘radical agendas’

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, from left, former President Donald Trump speaks on July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas, and Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks on Feb. 18, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Biden and Trump are on the brink of winning their party's presidential nominations on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024, and set up a historic rematch that many voters would rather not endure. Haley winning any of Super Tuesday's contests would take an upset. And a Trump sweep would only intensify pressure on her to leave the race. (AP Photo)

Coast-to-coast Super Tuesday contests poised to move Biden and Trump closer to November rematch

By Will Weissert - Associated Press

FILE - Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-N.C., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Washington. Nickel said Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, he won't seek reelection to Congress next year, the result of congressional redistricting by Republican state legislators this fall that's likely to shift North Carolina's delegation to the right. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

North Carolina Rep. Wiley Nickel won’t seek reelection due to remapping, will mull 2026 Senate bid

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, speaks as lawmakers debate over redistricting bills at the Legislative Building, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Key North Carolina GOP lawmakers back rules Chair Destin Hall to become next House speaker

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

Gov. Roy Cooper, center, joins leaders from the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the state African American Heritage Commission for a ribbon cutting ceremony at North Carolina Freedom Park in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

North Carolina unveils its first park honoring African American history

By Hannah Schoenbaum - Associated Press

Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal (11) waits for a face-off against the Florida Panthers during the second period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, May 20, 2023. Staal is staying with the Carolina Hurricanes after signing a four-year contract worth $11.6 million, announced by the team with their captain Sunday, June 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)

Hurricanes re-sign captain Jordan Staal to a 4-year contract worth $11.6 million

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North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore speaks in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 7, 2022. Moore is being sued by a local elected official who alleges the powerful Republican ruined his marriage by having an affair with his wife. Lawyers for Scott Lassiter claim that for more than three years Speaker Tim Moore “willfully interfered in the marital relationship” between Lassiter and his wife, who leads an agency within the state courts system. Moore has rejected Lassiter's claims. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

North Carolina state House speaker sued for damages over alleged affair

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

Rep. Tricia Ann Cotham (R), is photographed Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C., before the North Carolina House members debated whether to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that would change the state's ban on nearly all abortions from those after 20 weeks of pregnancy to those after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Both the Senate and House had to complete successful override votes for the measure to be enacted into law. The Senate voted to override the veto earlier and the House also voted to override. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

How one North Carolina lawmaker’s defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections

By Hannah Schoenbaum - Associated Press

In this May 25, 2020 photo, an American Airlines jet is seen parked on the tarmac at Colorado's Eagle County Airport in Gypsum, Colo., before departing on a 29-mile flight to Aspen, the shortest commercial jet flight in the country. The U.S. Department of Transportation is allowing American to cancel the route, which it was forced to fly to meet federal rules in a $58 billion coronavirus stimulus package for airlines (Jason Blevins/The Colorado Sun via AP).

Flight from Jacksonville to Reagan National diverted after Washington passenger charges cockpit

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A family walks by an LGBTQ pride mural in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, just a few blocks away from the Legislative Building, on Nov. 16, 2022. Statehouse victories for Republicans this month are resonating for transgender people as they mark Transgender Day of Remembrance Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Anti-transgender legislation resonates on Day of Remembrance

By Hannah Schoenbaum - Associated Press

Law enforcement officers congregate outside an armored vehicle at the Aldi on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh after five people were shot and killed in the Hedingham Neighborhood and Nuese River Trail area in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)

Juvenile suspect arrested in Raleigh, N.C., shooting that killed 5, police say

By Hannah Schoenbaum and Stefanie Dazio - Associated Press

North Carolina State Rep. Julie von Haefen, a Wake County Democrat, denounces the newly reinstated 20-week abortion ban in North Carolina at a news conference in Raleigh on Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Democrats: Abortion rulings may be ‘a blessing in disguise’

By Hannah Schoenbaum - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 file photo, an aircraft takes off from Larnaca airport past the control tower, at the southern coastal city of Larnaca, Cyprus. A flight safety organization is warning that a Turkish drone base in ethnically divided Cyprus could increase safety risks for thousands of commercial flights that cross the airspace around the eastern Mediterranean island. FSF-Med, which is affiliated with the International Flight Safety Foundation, said Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 the planned upgrade for the Turkish air base in Gecitkale — which is called Lefkoniko in Greek — may compound a communications problem between aviation authorities in Turkey and Cyprus. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, file)

Copilot who jumped from plane was upset about hard landing, NTSB says

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Voters stand in line waiting for ballot for the North Carolina primary at a library in Raleigh, N.C., on May 6, 2008. Tens of thousands of people serving punishments for felony convictions in North Carolina but who aren’t behind bars can now register to vote and cast ballots following an appeals court ruling. Expanding the scope of those able to register and vote began on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, the State Board of Elections said. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds, File)

Thousands of North Carolina felons can now register and vote

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In this image taken from video, Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 7, 2021. (House Television via AP, File)

Rep. Madison Cawthorn sues to block candidacy challenge

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

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