North Carolina
One-stop, early voting begins Thursday for Second Primary Election in North Carolina
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – One-stop early voting begins this Thursday, April 25, ahead of the Second Primary Election in North Carolina on May 14.
Two party nominations in statewide races will be decided in the second primary. They are the republican nomination for lieutenant governor between Hal Weatherman and Jim O’Neill, and the republican nomination for State Auditor between Jack Clark and Dave Boliek.
Voters in Congressional District 13 will also decide a republican nomination, along with local races in Gaston and Orange counties.
According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections, all registered republicans will be eligible to vote in the second primary for Lieutenant Governor and State Auditor. Unaffiliated voters who did not vote in the primary, or who voted the republican ballot in the first primary, would also be eligible.
The NCSBE website also explains… “in counties where second primaries are held, new registration of voters is not permitted between the first and second primaries. This means same-day registration is not available during early voting for the second primary. However, individuals who become eligible to vote between the primary and second primary and who are otherwise eligible to vote in the second primary may register and vote on the day of the second primary — May 14″.
One-stop, early voting sites will be open in each of our local counties leading up to the Second Primary Election on May 14. But there will be fewer options for those wishing to take advantage of the opportunity.
In New Hanover County, eligible voters should visit the Northeast Public Library Branch at 1241 Military Cutoff Road. Early voting will be available Monday – Friday from 8:00am – 5:00pm, starting Thursday, April 25 to Friday, May 10. It will also be available from 8:00am – 3:00pm on Saturday, May 11.
In Brunswick County, eligible voters should visit the county Board of Elections office 75 Stamp Act Drive NE, Building H in Bolivia. Early voting will be available Monday – Friday from 8:30am – 5:00pm, starting Thursday, April 25 to Friday, May 10. It will also be available from 8:00am – 3:00pm on Saturday, May 11.
In Pender County, early voting will be held Monday – Friday, at the Pender County Cooperative Extension Auditorium at 801 South Walker Street in Burgaw from 8:00am – 5:00pm, starting Thursday, April 25 to Friday, May 10. It will also be available from 8:00am – 3:00pm on Saturday, May 11.
In Columbus County, eligible voters should visit the county Board of Elections office at 2586 James B White Highway North, Building B in Whiteville, Monday – Friday from 8:30am – 5:00pm, starting Thursday, April 25 to Friday, May 10. It will also be available from 8:30am – 3:00pm on Saturday, May 11.
In Bladen County, early voting will take place Monday – Friday at the county Board of Elections office at 301 South Cypress Street in Elizabethtown, from 8:30am – 7:30pm, starting Thursday, April 25 to Friday, May 10. It will also be available from 8:30am – 3:00pm on Saturday, May 11.
For more information about one-stop, early voting for the May 14 primary, click here.
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North Carolina
North Carolina man extradited to Pa. for $100,000 ATM theft spree: police
A 42-year-old North Carolina man on Tuesday was extradited to Pennsylvania after state police said he stole more than $100,000 from ATMs in Snyder and Union counties.
Between Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, Antoni J. Garcia-Cordoba, of Raleigh, North Carolina, stole from four ATMs at Central Penn Bank and Trust locations, state police said.
In a five-hour span, Garcia-Cordoba took $43,000 from three separate ATMs in Snyder and Union counties, according to a police report. On Oct. 1, he stole an additional $58,000 from an ATM in Titusville, bringing the total amount stolen to $101,000.
Garcia-Cordoba is charged with two counts of corrupt organizations – employee, a first-degree felony, and two counts of theft by unlawful taking, a third-degree felony.
After being in custody at a jail in Boone County, Missouri, Garcia-Cordoba was extradited to Union County on Tuesday.
He is being held in the Union County Prison after being unable to post $100,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 13, 2026.
North Carolina
11 firefighters and 2 others injured after North Carolina house fire and explosion
SALISBURY, N.C. — Eleven firefighters and two other people were injured in a house fire explosion in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, officials said.
Salisbury Fire Chief Bob Parnell said firefighters did not have life-threatening injuries but were getting treated for contusions, concussions and smoke inhalation following the fire Monday evening. Two other people were taken to the hospital, but Parnell said he didn’t know their conditions and couldn’t confirm whether they were in the house at the time of the fire.
The Salisbury Fire Department responded to the single-family home around 5 p.m. and found it engulfed in flames.
Eleven of the 22 firefighters at the scene went inside the house to search for occupants and “get water on that fire,” which preceded the explosion, Panell said at a news conference.
“It was enough force that the outside walls blew out, the roof came up and went back down,” Parnell said.
An investigation of the fire and explosion is continuing.
North Carolina
Harrison Bertos scores in OT to help Washington beat N.C. State 3-2 and win first Men’s College Cup
CARY, N.C. (AP) — Harrison Bertos scored 1:54 into overtime after Washington blew a two-goal lead in the second half, and the Huskies beat North Carolina State 3-2 to win the Men’s College Cup at First Horizon Stadium on Monday night.
It was the first national championship for unseeded Washington (16-6-2), who became the first team to win six road matches in the tournament — beating six seeded teams along the way under the guidance of coach Jamie Clark. The Huskies won in their second trip to the final after losing 2-0 to Clemson in 2021.
No. 15 seed N.C. State (16-3-4) made the final for the first time behind coach Marc Hubbard. The Wolfpack were aiming for the school’s first national championship since Jim Valvano led the men’s basketball team to the title in 1983.
Zach Ramsey scored unassisted with 1:12 remaining in the first half and Washington took a 1-0 lead into the break. It was only the second time this season that N.C. State trailed at halftime.
Ramsey scored into an empty net after Wolfpack goalkeeper Logan Erb couldn’t corral the ball at the top of the box. It was Ramsey’s second goal of the tournament.
Richie Aman sent a cross to the center of the goal and Joe Dale knocked it in for a 2-0 lead in the 62nd minute.
Donavan Phillip answered in the 66th, scoring with an assist from Nikola Markovic to cut it to 2-1 with his fourth goal of the tournament. The Wolfpack entered 11-0-1 when Phillip scores.
Taig Healy scored the equalizer with 3:28 remaining with assists from Justin Mclean and Calem Tommy.
Egor Akulov had an assist on Bertos’ winner.
Huskies keeper Jadon Bowton, the only remaining player from the 2021 squad, had five saves.
Erb saved six shots for N.C. State, which was the last school to concede a goal this season.
The temperature was 28 degrees when the match between two teams that had never faced each other began.
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