NATIONAL NEWS
The confederate flag has been removed from South Carolina state house grounds. South Carolina leaders voted to remove the confederate flag from a poll on the state house grounds. The flag has flown at the capital for more than fifty years in protest of the civil rights movement.
LOCAL NEWS
Local school officials are struggling to make budget decisions. House and Senate lawmakers passed a temporary spending plan earlier this month to keep the state running until August 14.
Shout out to Desmond Jackson. The 15 years old, Hillside High School sophomore will compete as the youngest member of the U.S. National team at the Parapan Am Games in Toronto.
Police are seeing an increase in bike thefts in Raleigh this summer. Since June 21, there have been 17 bikes stolen. Keep an eye on your bicycles because it appears thieves are doing the same.
Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane is running for a third term. She filed the paperwork Thursday at the Wake County Board of Elections.
After decades of service to the city and county of Durham, Mayor Bill Bell says the upcoming election would be his last.
REALLY MOMENT
When kids get a happy meal from McDonald’s, there’s usually a surprise in the box. A family in Florida got a really BIG surprise, inside one box was food and a toy Minion, complete with its big eyes and funny outfit. It turns out the toy said something inappropriate, the minion said ‘What the ‘F.’‘