The man accused of hitting and killing an 11-year-old girl during the Raleigh Christmas Parade faced a judge Wednesday morning.

Jail with $250,000 bond: Driver in deadly Christmas Parade crash taken away in handcuffs

Driver in deadly Christmas Parade crash given $250,000 bond, sent to jail

North Carolina Republicans scrapped the state's long-lived pistol permit requirement Wednesday, aided by the absence of several Democrats, which gave Republicans the numbers they needed to overturn Gov. Roy Cooper's veto for the first time since Republicans lost their veto-proof super majorities in the 2018 elections.

North Carolina ends pistol permit system

A handful of key Democrats missed a gun bill vote in the NC House of Representatives Wednesday, leaving empty seats. Also pictured in the blue jacket: State Rep. Marvin Lucas, who attended the session despite having a broken leg, according to House Democratic Leader Robert Reives.

The Raleigh arena that is home to the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes and NC State's men's basketball team will remain PNC Arena for, at least, the next two years under a new agreement between the hockey team and the bank.

Name remains the same: Hurricanes extend naming rights agreement for PNC Arena

Committee mulls over propsoals to upgrade PNC Arena, give fans world-class experience

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter.

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here's what it means

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Lee County High School was closed on Wednesday because of an anonymous threat made against the school.

1 school closed, 2 others threatened in Lee County

Lee County High School closed Wednesday due to anonymous threat

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Landen Glass, 20, faced a judge on Wednesday and was given a $250,000 bond before being taken away in handcuffs.

Erin Gannon has been teaching for 26 years. For the past couple of years, she's been teaching third grade at Davis Drive Elementary -- and she loves teaching kids that age.

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North Carolina's Republican-controlled Senate voted Tuesday to override the Democratic governor's first veto of the session on legislation to loosen gun restrictions. The House is scheduled to hold an override vote Wednesday morning.

NC House votes whether to loosen gun restrictions

Judge Strikes Down Texas Law Barring Adults Under 21 From Carrying Handguns

The man charged with manslaughter after hitting and killing an 11-year-old girl during the Raleigh Christmas Parade will appear in court Wednesday morning.

Man charged in deadly Raleigh Christmas Parade crash due in court

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Forward Dariq Whitehead announced on Twitter Wednesday that he would declare for the NBA Draft after a single season at Duke.

Dariq Whitehead will leave Duke, declare for NBA Draft

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Green Hope High School athletic director Chad Smothers will retire later this spring, according to the school's website.

Green Hope athletic director Chad Smothers will retire this spring

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DeDreana Freeman was recorded screaming at Mayor Pro Tempore Mark-Anthony Middleton after a city council meeting March 23. The outburst was after Councilwoman Monique Holsey-Hyman was accused of corruption.