North Carolina governor pushes to legalize marijuana possession after Biden pardons: 'End this stigma'

Two people were shot and others were injured as they fled gunfire that broke out at a North Carolina college homecoming concert featuring rapper Asian Doll on Saturday night, officials said. Officers called to the campus of Livingstone College in Salisbury around 11 p.m. found two people shot and others who were hurt as attendees fled the gunfire, city officials said in a statement.

Billboard, police and school officials said a fight had broken out during Asian Doll’s set. A person – who wasn’t a student of the school – fired at least one shot, directly injuring two people.

A North Carolina judge sent a prospective juror to jail after he refused an order to wear a mask, despite there being no mandate on the books. "I never thought I would show up to jury duty and end up behind bars. So it happened," Gregory Hahn told Tucker Carlson on "Tucker Carlson Tonight." Judge Charles Gilchrist, who was first nominated to the bench by former Democratic Gov.

A new chapter in her life. Following her split from Shep Rose, Taylor Ann Green opened up about where the exes stand now — and addressed why she expected them to get back together.

The U.S. extended the public health emergency status for the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday, weeks after President Biden's controversial remarks declaring the pandemic was "over."  The move extends the order through Jan.

Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, the state's Democratic candidate for Senate, received an endorsement from a major racial justice group that supports defunding and disbanding the police. The political action committee (PAC) for Color of Change, which former Obama White House adviser Van Jones co-founded in 2005, announced in August that it would support Beasley's bid for Senate in large part because of her platform of "reforming the criminal justice system." Color of Change regularly posts on social media in support of anti-police policies and the Black Lives Matter movement. "Police brutality shows us that more cops in Black neighborhoods doesn't keep us safe, it harms Black people," the group tweeted in 2020.

These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Thursday: 9-17-27-42-48, Lucky Ball: 14 2-4-22-28-33 - : $494,000,000 The estimated Powerball jackpot is $454,000,000 5-3-3, Fireball: 6 9-2-0, Fireball: 4 9-8-1-4, Fireball: 9 5-8-3-5, Fireball: 7 - : $454,000,000

RALEIGH, N.C. – Raleigh, North Carolina, officials held a press conference early Friday after an alleged juvenile gunman shot and killed five people, including an off-duty police officer, and wounded two more. The gunman, a 15-year-old boy, opened fire near the Neuse River Greenway area in Raleigh just after 5 p.m., officials previously said.

Raleigh, North Carolina, officials held a press conference early Friday after an alleged juvenile gunman shot and killed five people, including an off-duty police officer, and wounded two more. The young gunman opened fire near the Neuse River Greenway area in Raleigh just after 5 p.m., officials previously said.

Police in Raleigh, North Carolina responded to an active shooting on Thursday and were telling residents to "remain in their homes." "The Raleigh Police Department is currently on the scene of an active shooting in the area of the Neuse River Greenway near Osprey Cove Drive and Bay Harbor Drive. Residents in that area are advised to remain in their homes," the Raleigh Police Department Tweeted.

New couple alert? Southern Charm’s Austen Kroll got real about whether he and Taylor Ann Green would date following their respective splits earlier this year.

North Carolina police officers who shot and killed a man throwing Molotov cocktails and setting cars on fire near a police station in May won’t face charges, prosecutors announced Monday. Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman’s office released the results of an investigation into the officers’ use of force. Citing an imminent risk to officers and the public, Freeman's report said "the fatal use of force was not unlawful and that therefore, there is no legal basis for pursuing a criminal prosecution," news outlets reported.

These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Sunday: 18-24-25-27-29, : 17 4-20-21-24-35 - : $445,000,000 The estimated Powerball jackpot is $401,000,000 2-5-9, : 4-4-8, : 4 1-0-2-6, : 9 7-3-7-4, : 1 - : $401,000,000

A North Carolina man is dead after his GPS led him to a defunct bridge that dropped off into a creek on Sept. 30. Phillip Paxson, a 47-year-old father of two girls, had been driving his Jeep at night from his oldest daughter's birthday party in Hickory when his GPS led him to a bridge that has been inoperative since heavy flooding in July 2013 destroyed it.

Author Alex Berenson calls President Biden’s move to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession "pure theater" that is "meaningless" in the grand scheme of things.  The decision from the White House, seen as a move toward decriminalizing the drug, applies to those convicted of simple possession of marijuana, including those in the District of Columbia, according to senior officials. Berenson feels people familiar with his 2019 book "Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence," which links marijuana use and mental illness, would be surprised that he isn’t mad over Biden’s decision.

Planned Parenthood will invest $5 million in the state of North Carolina ahead of the midterm elections this November, the company announced Friday. Planned Parenthood Votes and Planned Parenthood Action PAC North Carolina said the money will be used across 14 legislative swing districts to produce ads, mailings, phone banks and assist canvassing efforts. The investment is part of the abortion provider’s $50 million national campaign to protect reproductive rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

A North Carolina man tragically lost his life after being led off a cliff by his GPS.

President Joe Biden is making a huge move towards decriminalizing marijuana.

, this pardon—which would reduce the between Black and white Americans, despite both groups using marijuana at similar rates—marks a definitive move to the left, one that may well appeal to progressive voters.This post was originally published on .By Elizabeth LoganBy Hanna LustigBy Radhika SethBy Emily NewhouseMore from GlamourSee More Stories© 2022 Condé Nast. All rights reserved.