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Skydivers land safely in Hoke after plane loses power

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Bridget Whelan |Geof Levine |Kevin Holmes

Four skydivers and a pilot were safe Monday after their plane lost power during a flight in Hoke County over the weekend. A group of professional skydivers was headed to a parachute demonstration at the Cape Fear Harley Davidson open house Saturday when engine trouble forced them to make an emergency landing. Minutes after takeoff, the single-engine Cessna 206 aircraft lost power at about 1,100 feet.
Goldsboro school makes pitch for Obama commencement

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Brian Shrader |Kathy Hanrahan |Geof Levine

A school in Goldsboro is preparing a video pitch for a national competition that could lead President Barack Obama to deliver the school's commencement address in June. Wayne Early Middle College High School filmed the video Wednesday. The school is one of six from around the country that have been named finalists in the Race to the Top competition. The public will have an opportunity to vote on each school's video in the coming weeks.
Protests staged as state House debates budget

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Gerald Owens |Geof Levine |Kathy Hanrahan

Thousands of people fighting cuts to education spending in North Carolina's budget gathered on Tuesday in downtown Raleigh in hopes their voices would be heard in the General Assembly. Gov. Beverly Perdue spoke to more than 2,000 people attending a demonstration organized by the state's main teacher's group, the North Carolina Association of Educators, as the state House was debating its spending plan for the year starting in July. "Every work force in North Carolina wants an educated worker.
Bias claims are new diversion for N.C. executions

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Bruce Mildwurf |Geof Levine |Matt Burns

Two decades after Blanche Moore was sent to death row for the fatal poisoning of a former boyfriend, her pathway to the execution chamber has been diverted again. The 77-year-old white woman is among dozens of capital convicts in North Carolina this week to allege racial bias in sentencing. The deadline for those inmates to file claims under the year-old Racial Justice Act was Tuesday.
Bill to eliminate four tests advances in NC Senate

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Bruce Mildwurf |Geof Levine |Matt Burns

Legislation that would eliminate four standardized end-of-course exams in North Carolina's public schools is moving forward over a judge's argument that ending them would violate the state constitution. The Senate Education Committee voted Wednesday in favor of House Bill 48, which would end standardized tests in U.S. history, algebra 2, physical science and civics and economics next school year because they aren't required by the federal government.
Beryl kicks up surf along Carolina coast

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Kevin Holmes |Geof Levine |Jodi Leese Glusco

Police and Coast Guard searchers were looking for a missing person Saturday night in the water and on the sand as night fell over Wrightsville Beach. All authorities would say is that the missing person was an adult. "We're going to be flying red flags all of Memorial Day weekend into Monday due to the high surf and strong rip currents we're seeing out here," said Jeremy Owens of NC Ocean Rescue.
Raleigh vigil testifies to unemployment woes

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Bridget Whelan |Beau Minnick |Geof Levine

Labor, church and liberal activists held a rally in the state capital to draw attention to the unemployed and others who can only find part-time work. The demonstration began at dusk Monday in Raleigh with dozens of protesters lighting candle luminaries throughout Bicentennial Mall to mark the country's jobs crisis. Two unemployed workers testified about their experiences on the front lines of the tough times. Hope Krehbiel has been out of work for two years.