NC county phases out high school valedictorians

NC county phases out high school valedictorians

by WorldTribune Staff, May 21, 2019 There will be no valedictorians at high schools in Wake County, North Carolina when students get their diplomas in the coming weeks. Not because the title wasn’t earned by students in the large county surrounding the state capital in Raleigh. Beginning this year, the county’s schools will no longer […]

‘His punishment should be deportation’: Mother of NC man killed by illegal objects to sentence

‘His punishment should be deportation’: Mother of NC man killed by illegal objects to sentence

by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2019 An illegal immigrant convicted of felony hit-and-run in a crash which decapitated a 27-year-old North Carolina man should be deported because “he doesn’t deserve to live in the land of the free,” the victim’s mother said. Jamar Rashaun Beach was riding his motorcycle home from work in Raleigh last […]

Cash-rich ACLU said recruiting sheriffs in NC

Cash-rich ACLU said recruiting sheriffs in NC

by WorldTribune Staff, December 16, 2018 Flush with cash from disgruntled anti-Trumpers, the ACLU targeted sheriff’s races in North Carolina in 2018 “as a way to thwart immigration enforcement,” a columnist wrote. With major help from local ad buys from the ACLU, Garry McFadden won the race for sheriff in Mecklenburg County, which includes Charlotte, […]

Activists remind winning NC sheriff of pledge to end cooperation with ICE

Activists remind winning NC sheriff of pledge to end cooperation with ICE

by WorldTribune Staff, November 11, 2018 Immigration activists are pushing the newly-elected sheriff in Wake County, North Carolina to follow through on his vow to end the county’s cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Gerald Baker, a Democrat who defeated incumbent Republican Donnie Harrison, said Wake County’s involvement with the federal 287(g) program will […]

Most indicted non-citizen voters in NC registered at DMV

Most indicted non-citizen voters in NC registered at DMV

by WorldTribune Staff, September 26, 2018 Federal officials last month indicted 19 people in North Carolina on charges of voting illegally as non-citizens. All but one of them registered to vote at DMVs in the state, a report said. Logan Churchwell at the Public Interest Legal Foundation, which reports on non-citizens on voting rolls, told […]

In gun-friendly NC, minority Democrats press new laws and AR-15 classes are suspended

In gun-friendly NC, minority Democrats press new laws and AR-15 classes are suspended

by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2018 Wake County in North Carolina has stopped offering a publicly-funded class at a local law enforcement training center in which participants could shoot an AR-15, a local news report said. Meanwhile, Democrats in the North Carolina legislature proposed new gun laws during a press conference on March 19, the […]

Election law violation? Hillary Clinton campaigns at early voting site in North Carolina

Election law violation? Hillary Clinton campaigns at early voting site in North Carolina

by WorldTribune Staff, October 24, 2016 Hillary Clinton showed up to campaign at an early voting location in Raleigh, North Carolina on Oct. 23 – and may have violated election law in the process. Clinton was “mobbed” at the early voting location at Chavis Community Center, Reuters reporter Luciana Lopez tweeted. North Carolina AIDS Action […]