Plane wreckage ends missing flight search in Shenandoah
A four-state search for a missing Cherokee Six plane ended with wreckage and five bodies found on a Shenandoah National Park ridge. The tail registration matched the Powell Ohio pilot Bill Peoples and his family who left Manteo North Carolina August 16 after a vacation. The crash occurred near Compton Peak in foggy rain, about 300 feet west of Skyline Drive.
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State militia revived as a service organization in North Carolina
Gov. Jim Hunt revived the State Defense Militia by executive order to operate as a service organization under NC National Guard control. The move aims to provide trained volunteers for emergencies, with leadership named by Thurman Hampton and duties determined by the National Guard. The militia previously faced controversy over its structure and alleged extremist ties.
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Judge lifts order on police force racial mix Charlotte
A federal judge voided the 1974 order that required Charlotte-Mecklenburg police to be at least 20 percent Black after a white officers lawsuit. He noted no remaining traces of discrimination and said the consent order, in effect 20 years, is eliminated though future racial balance remains uncertain.
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Supreme Court
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Teacher Returns Amid Picketer Protest Over Strip Search
Police were on hand as classes began at Johnson Street Elementary in HIGH POINT amid protests over a 1990s strip search case. First grade teacher Karen Sexton resumed duties after 45 days without pay following alleged ordering of a search of four black students seeking a missing white classmate’s $2. Mothers and local officials pressed for accountability, while protestors debated remedies and potential further action.
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Karen Sexton
Guilford County
Jerry Weast
Sexton
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