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Zarutska Family Files Wrongful-Death Suit Against Charlotte and Transit Security Contractor
The suit, filed August 21, 2026 in Mecklenburg County, says the city and Professional Security Services understaffed light rail security before the August 22, 2025 killing; neither defendant has answered in court.
Campbell University Student, 19, Charged With Felony Threat of Mass Violence, Released on $100,000 Bond
Harnett County deputies arrested Gabriel Sharlow on Aug. 19 under a North Carolina law against threatening mass violence on school property; the university dismissed him, and no weapons were found on campus.
Raleigh Council Reviews 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Youth Curfew Proposal, With a Vote Set for Sept. 15
The draft ordinance would bar people under 18 from public spaces overnight, with exceptions; it follows July 4 gatherings police estimated at thousands of youths, in which nine people were shot.
NC Legislature Held Its Last Pre-Election Voting Day on Aug. 6, With 54 Bills Enacted So Far in 2026
Lawmakers adopted an adjournment resolution setting a Nov. 16 return date and a list of subjects they may take up then; most House Democrats voted against it.
North Carolina Reports 1,875 School Weapons-Possession Offenses in 2024-25, Lowest Since 2006-07
State data released in February 2026 shows weapons offenses in North Carolina public schools at their lowest recorded level since 2006-07, while districts including Sampson County continue installing weapons-detection systems this August.
NC Rural Infrastructure Authority Approves $4.93 Million in Grants; State Projects $1 Billion in Private Investment, With $900 Million From One Wilson Project
Gov. Josh Stein announced 11 local-government grants totaling $4,933,520 on August 20, 2026, tied to 673 committed jobs — 342 of them newly announced — with most of the projected private investment coming from a single Johnson & Johnson expansion in Wilson.
NC Supreme Court Reinstates Turpin Family's Claims Against Charlotte Latin School in 5-2 Ruling
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on August 14, 2026 that a couple's breach-of-contract, fraud, unfair-trade-practices and defamation claims over their children's 2021 expulsion were pleaded well enough to go forward, sending the case back to trial court without deciding who is right.
NC Elections Board Meets to Set Early Voting Plans for 20 Counties After County Boards Split
State law sends any early voting plan that a county board cannot approve unanimously to the five-member State Board of Elections, which took up 20 such plans for the November 3 general election on August 20.
UNC System Sends 10-Page Reply to Education Secretary McMahon's 'Call to Action' Letter
President Peter Hans and Board of Governors Chair Kellie Hunt Blue answered the U.S. Education Department's seven questions by citing the system's DEI repeal, its tuition record, and its foreign-influence security steps.
Four Health Systems Pitch Rival Plans for 92 Hospital Beds at Asheville Public Hearing
Mission Health, Novant Health, UNC Health and AdventHealth made their cases to North Carolina regulators on Aug. 19 for the right to add up to 92 acute-care beds across five western counties; a state decision is expected by late November.
Wake County Judge Rules North Carolina Breached Public-Trust Duty on Coastal Fisheries; Parties Given 45 Days on Remedy
Superior Court Judge Bryan Collins issued a 190-page decision on August 18, 2026 in a suit brought by the Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina, and ordered both sides to report back within 45 days on scheduling a remedy phase.