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NC State Law & Summer Camp Safety: Ensuring Kids’ Protection

TL/DR - The Raleigh Little Theatre and iLead Kids Camp in North Carolina are providing summer programs for local children. Both organizations have safety measures in place, with staff members trained in First Aid and CPR. Despite the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services stating that summer day camps are exempt from licensing if…

Memorial Day Storms Kill 22: Severe Weather Alert

TL/DR - Over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a string of storms across the central and southern U.S. resulted in at least 22 deaths and widespread damage to homes and businesses. The storms, which coincided with a heat wave that set records from south Texas to Florida, caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kentucky. Over 400,000…

Robinson Ignites GOP Spirit at NC Convention: Governor Race Update

TL/DR - Mark Robinson, North Carolina's GOP candidate for governor, energized supporters at the state party's convention with a speech denouncing media coverage of Donald Trump's trials and the "failures of the Democratic Party." Robinson, whose political style has won the endorsement of Trump, outlined his vision for North Carolina, focusing on…

Brave Disabled Man Battles to Protect Trees from ADA Sidewalk Construction

TL/DR - In Asheville, North Carolina, a physically disabled man is protesting the city's decision to remove more than a dozen trees as part of a sidewalk accessibility project. The city's $300,000 federally funded project to repave two blocks of sidewalk on Patton Avenue near Coxe Avenue to make it more accessible is seen as necessary to comply…