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Legislative committee members said they don't like luring businesses with targeted incentives but said it's necessary to be competitive.

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — Lawmakers on Wednesday debated the practice of providing companies tax incentives to locate or expand in North Carolina.

&quot;Do I prefer doing something other than incentives?  Yes, I do.  Is it a reality in this state and nation?  No, it's not,&quot; said Rep. Mitch Gillespie, R-McDowell.

North Carolina provided lucrative packages to attract companies like Dell, Google and FedEx to the state.

Despite the tough economy and a projected $2 billion budget deficit, lawmakers are expected to continue the tax breaks.

Lawmakers debate incentives

Employees discovered the bodies of the two victims when heading into work this morning. Police have not confirmed whether there are more victims.

Employees find two dead bodies inside car outside Rocky Mount business 

Two found dead outside Rocky Mount business

The killing of Shanquella Robinson is being investigated as a femicide, an unfamiliar term for many in the United States as this gender-motivated crime has not been defined by US legislation despite being a global issue.

NC woman's death in Mexico is being investigated as a femicide. Here's what it means

Shanquella Robinson

Around 11 p.m. on Wednesday a woman was shot at Zacks Grocery Mart on New Bern Ave.

Woman shot on New Bern Ave., transported to WakeMed

Crime scene after woman shot on New Bern Ave.

The holidays are here and that means tons of events! 

60+ events to check out this December

A crash on I-40 West at Exit 306 near U.S. 70 in Garner is creating more than an hour of delays. 

Lanes cleared after crash on I-40 West near Garner

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Employees discovered the bodies of the two victims when heading into work this morning. Sky 5 is at Barnhill Contracting Co. on Construction Drive in Rocky Mount, where the bodies were found.

Bodies found outside Rocky Mount business

Ken Smith and his wife Amanda welcomed twin girls on Nov. 30, 2022! Leah Marie and Louisa Marion, named after their grandmothers, entered the world one minute apart. Amanda is doing great, and 1-year-old Frankie is going to make a great big brother. 

Ken Smith and wife Amanda welcome twin baby girls 💗

Packages left on the side of a highway by a FedEx driver are rescued by an Ohio man.


Man delivers FedEx packages left on the side of a highway

The parents of a 25-year-old North Carolina college student are pushing for answers after their daughter was killed on a trip to Mexico with six of her friends. More than a month after the mysterious death, Mexican authorities have issued an arrest warrant for one of those friends.

Arrest warrant issued for NC woman's murder in Mexico

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Trayce Jackson-Davis grew up dreaming about winning showcase college games.

Jackson-Davis leads No. 10 Indiana past No. 18 UNC, 77-65

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During Wednesday's N.C. High School Athletic Association Board of Directors meeting, members of the board heard a presentation from Steve Schwartz, the chair of the ad hoc committee charged with studying the shortage of officials in North Carolina.

As more than 800 basketball officials consider walking out, NCHSAA will vote on increasing pay for all officials

HSOT Jamboree: Millbrook vs. Cardinal Gibbons (Aug. 13, 2022)

North Carolina redshirt freshman quarterback Drake Maye, who leads the nation in total offense and keyed the Tar Heels to the Coastal Division title, has been voted the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Player of the Year.

Maye selected as ACC Player of the Year

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A toddler playing in a San Francisco public park almost died after somehow being exposed to the opioid fentanyl.



Toddler poisoned by fentanyl while playing at public park

For the second time in nearly three years, the N.C. High School Athletic Association will hold a vote of the full membership in hopes of changing the bylaws to allow for the addition of new classifications.