Monica Casey

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A Rocky Mount woman filed a lawsuit against her former employer, Truist Bank, claiming they harassed her with a doll from a horror movie and discriminated against her because of her disabilities. According to court documents, the woman sued Truist Bank in May, claiming she had been harassed with a “Chucky” doll made famous in the 1988 horror movie "Child’s Play." In the movie, the doll is possessed by a dying murderer and goes on a killing spree.

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Dozens of people have gathered Wednesday night outside the North Carolina Executive Mansion, urging the governor to veto a bill aimed at creating more cooperation between local law enforcement and state agencies and immigration agents. Earlier in June, lawmakers in the Republican-controlled state Senate passed Senate Bill 153, which would drastically change which agencies are required to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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The Johnston County Public Schools has a new superintendent. The Board voted 6 to 1 for David Pearce, who is currently the Assistant Superintendent of Administrative and Auxiliary Services. Pearce has been in that role for about five years, but he has been connected with JCPS for far longer. "Dr. Pearce has done his own share of learning and growing in the many past years.

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Redevelopment has stalled again for the old Durham Police Department headquarters. The building at 505 West Chapel Hill St. in Durham is vacant. It has broken glass, graffiti, cracked pavement and rusted fixtures. The four-acre plot is one of the last large city-owned sites in the downtown footprint. “It's really the last great gateway to the downtown area, particularly that the city, we the people are able to brand,” Durham Mayor Pro Tempore Mark-Anthony Middleton explained.

2 weeks ago | wral.com | Monica Casey

A search warrant shows a Duke Hospital employee found a hidden recording device in a bathroom while at work. The employee noticed a box with latex gloves under the sink in a bathroom in late April. When she moved the gloves, she found what "appeared to be a key fob," but after looking more closely, she realized it was a "recording device."Police found videos on the device of three employees using the restroom that day. Additional videos on the device were from two days before.