Mark Stebnicki

Jul 27, 2024 | cheknews.ca | Mark Stebnicki

Posted: Jul. 27, 2024 11:53AMA British Columbia co-operative that has been selling and promoting the province’s fruit for the last 88 years is shutting down. In a letter sent to members Friday and obtained by The Canadian Press, the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative says “extremely low” volumes of fruit and difficult market conditions mean it will no longer be accepting fruit.

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Adam Owens |Mark Stebnicki |Heather Leah |Matt Burns

Two people were killed and two more wounded Friday morning in a shooting at the Joycelyn V. Johnson Municipal Services Center in Winston-Salem. The shooter has been identified as 61-year-old Steven Haizlip, a city employee of 12 years. Winston-Salem Police Chief Catrina Thompson called the shooting a workplace violence incident, saying it appears the gunman's target was his 48-year-old co-worker Terry Lee Cobb Jr.Cobb's body was discovered during a police sweep of the building.

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Zeke Miller |Darlene Superville |Kathryn Brown |Mark Stebnicki

President Donald Trump said Friday that the prospect of North Carolina drawing new congressional districts just weeks before the November midterm elections is "unfair."A panel of federal judges this week struck down the state's congressional map, saying Republican state legislators went too far in using political data to preserve GOP-held seats. The judges raised the possibility of drawing new districts by mid-September so they can be used in the Nov.

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Bryan Mims |Mark Stebnicki |Janine Bowen

CSX Corp. is back on track with plans to build a North Carolina rail cargo hub near the Virginia state line two years after the freight railroad company announced plans and seven months after reassessing them. CSX and North Carolina officials outlined a project Thursday near Rocky Mount that would handle less than half the cargo volume than had been announced in 2016. CSX said it will invest less than previously announced, while more state money will go into site development and road construction.

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Adam Owens |Mark Stebnicki |Matt Burns |Jessica Patrick

During his stop in Wilmington on Wednesday, President Donald Trump suggested that North Carolina voters should vote twice – once by mail and once in person – in order to test the mail-in system. “They will vote, and then they are going to have to check their vote by going to the poll and voting that way, because if it tabulates, then they won’t be able to do that," Trump said.