RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s elections board Thursday ordered a new election in the nation’s last undecided congressional race after the Republican candidate conceded that his apparent victor...
Prosecutor says evidence puts defendants at crime scene; defense disagrees
SALISBURY — Rowan County Assistant District Attorney Paxton Butler said Thursday that the evidence in the 2014 murders of a Spencer man and his uncle is irrefutable, especially DNA evidence. But that ...
China Grove Rotary Club honors two in police, fire departments
During its meeting this week, the China Grove Rotary Club celebrated the 115th birthday of Rotary International with a program that recognized the town’s fire and police chief as well as the assistant ...
Empire Hotel developer undeterred by project’s challenges
SALISBURY — To a full room at Thursday’s Power in Partnership breakfast, Britt Weaver, the developer of Empire Hotel, spoke about the challenges the revitalization project has faced and the opportunit...
No charges after North Iredell-East Rowan fight investigation
STATESVILLE — Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Brady Johnson says there will not be any charges stemming from a recent fight at a high school boys basketball game. That does not mean, howeve...
Rowan weather: Same old thing
It’s more of the same today, but it won’t be so cold. We have an 80 percent chance of rain, and the high will be 55. Showers and thunderstorms are likely before 4 p.m., then mostly showers. We’ll also ...
A new country, big excitement in Mexico over Tiger Woods
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two small openings on both sides of a tree-covered path were packed with fans young and old, some with caps they wanted signed, others holding phones to capture the moment. They wer...
After veteran salaries drop, baseball players want change
NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Walker’s salary dropped from $17.2 million to $2 million in two years. Greg Holland was cut from $14 million to $2 million this season. Daniel Murphy fell from $17.5 million to $1...
Brown meets with Rooney, saying ‘it is time to move on’
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has ended his lengthy standoff with the team by meeting with president Art Rooney II, though any shot at reconciliation between the tw...
Donaldson, at 33, trying to prove he can stay healthy
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Finding a job was pretty easy for Josh Donaldson. Proving he can keep it will be the tough part. The former AL MVP didn’t have to wait long for a new opportunity, signing ...