Suspect in deputy's shooting caught after manhunt
After evading authorities for nearly two days, 30 year old Robert Lee Strother was apprehended at a Banks School Road residence following a 911 tip. Lenoir County Sheriff Ronnie Ingram ordered armored vehicles to the scene. Strother refused to surrender, leading to a gunfight in which he was wounded and taken to a hospital. No officers were injured.
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Robert Lee Strother
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Banks School Road
Ronnie Ingram
Trump legal team fails to prove vote fraud in PA case
In Pennsylvania, U S District Judge Matthew Brann condemned Rudy Giuliani led efforts as unfounded and speculative. The court rejected claims of systemic fraud and warned the campaign against baseless theories after the November election.
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Donald Trump
Pennsylvania
Trump
U.S
Matthew Brawn
Federalist Society
Central
Rudy Giuliani
Lehigh County
Allentown
Mary Altaffer
Associated Press
Lewis Taylor Buried Marker Ends Kinston Hangings Tale
Former Confederate-turned Yank Lewis Taylor, Jones County farmer, awaits hanging in Lenoir County Court House jail after capture by Gen George Pickett forces during a failed New Bern attack. Historian Philip Gerard notes farmer resentment of slave-owning class helped drive loyalty away from the rebellion, leaving poor men trapped between conscription and Union occupation.
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Yank Lewis Taylor
Jones County
Lenoir County
George Pickett
New Bern
Philip Gerard
Our State
Virginia
One Million Goal Inc Promotes Giving Tuesday Local Feature
One Million Goal Inc led by Garret Biss partners with New Bern area nonprofits for Giving Tuesday on December 1. The group aims to raise funds and awareness for the global water crisis to supply clean water to one million people. COVID-19 disrupted a planned April 2020 service trip to repair water systems and train families, increasing need and urgency.
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New Bern Area
One Million Goal, Inc
Garret Biss
Sharon Biss
Dawn Gilts
Garret
Onemilliongoal.org
Goal, Inc
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