Gingrich defends crime law rewrite push in Congress
Newt Gingrich defended GOP efforts to rewrite the Democratic backed 1994 crime law saying lawmakers must make crime expensive. The House passed measures to require restitution by criminals and loosen evidence rules, part of a six part package to bolster the crime law amid Clinton opposition.
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House
America
Clinton
Haiti
Bill McCollum
R-Fla
Craven County Faces Nine Modifications for Ramada Inn Plant Expansion
Craven County must address nine DEM listed items before approving the Ramada Inn wastewater plant expansion in Township 7. The upgrades aim to double capacity to 150 000 gallons daily, ease Neuse River district moratoriums, and include chlorine contact chambers, sludge storage increase, flood‑level site, equalization basin sizing, standby generator reliability, and a new generator purchase. County engineer Vernon Harris expects the report by Tuesday.
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Vivian Aguilera
Board of Commissioners
Gary Bleau
DEM
Neuse River
Vernon Harris
Harris
Pamlico student hit bus on icy Craven area road
A Pamlico County High School junior, 17-year-old Kenneth Ford of Wood Landing Road, remained in serious condition in Pitt County Memorial Hospital after his 1984 Pontiac Trans Am slid on ice and struck the rear of a stopped school bus on Scottstown Road near Grantsboro. Police reported multiple crashes across Craven and Pamlico counties as winter weather slowed traffic and two hours late class openings.
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Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Greenville
Kenneth Paul Ford
Wood Landing Road
Pitt
Craven Regional Medical Center
Ford
John Nyberg
State Highway Patrol
Scottstown
NC 306
Grantsboro
Craven
Pamlico
D.A. Brinkley
New Bern
Brinkley
Greenbrier Parkway
Havelock
Mike Campbell
Havelock Public Safety
Nyberg
Chris Wall
North Carolina Snow Keeps Kids Home as Storm Bites
Winter storm hits North Carolina with subzero wind chills and icy roads. William Harrison, 35, of Fort Lauderdale, rode out the cold atop Roan Mountain and requires frostbite treatment after a brief Appalachian Trail hike. School officials in 68 districts close or delay, while motorists face hazardous driving conditions from mountains to coast.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Roan Mountain
Mitchell County
Memorial Mission Hospital
North Carolina
Piedmont
SBA set to open centers for wind storm loans in region
SBA will establish centers next week to help victims of the January 7 wind storm apply for low interest loans. Sampson Duplin and Lenoir counties are disaster areas. Craven and Jones counties nearby qualify for loans. State figures show 685 dwellings and 45 businesses damaged with losses over 11 million dollars. Home loans require uninsured damage and repayment ability. applications due by April 10. Emergency loans available today at Craven County Fairgrounds US 70 for immediate needs.
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SBA
Sampson
Duplin
Lenoir
Craven and
Jones
Tom Hegele
Craven County
Denny
Meadows
New Bern
Don Waite
Craven County Fairgrounds
US 70
State Dems push expansion of tax relief in NC bill
The Republican led House advances a tax relief plan that would remove over 200,000 workers earning 13 000 to 17 000 from the tax rolls and offer a 160 family break for a 25 000 income. Republicans oppose Democratic amendments aimed at boosting breaks for lower earners. The Senate moves to abolish North Carolina intangibles tax with a final vote expected today.
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Senate
North Carolina
House Finance Committee
Connie Wilson
Mecklenburg
Wilson
Paul Luebke
Luebke
Legislative
Research Triangle Park
Robert Hensley
D-Wake
Robert Brawley
R-Iredell
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