TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2024

Good Morning! On this day in 2022, a shooter opened fire on two electricity substations in Moore County in a targeted attack that left 45,000 without power for days, closed schools, and rendered wastewater pumps out of order across the area. The FBI is still investigating the incident.

Thanksgiving may be over, but don't miss the adorable tiny turkeys we cover in Et Cetera.

Today is Giving Tuesday. We'll be sending a message later today from World Concern about how your generosity can help provide emergency nutrition to children in Somalia.

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Senate Overrides Cooper's Senate Bill 382 Veto

The State Senate voted 30 to 19 Monday to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of Senate Bill 382, which strips powers from the governor, the attorney general, and other offices won by Democrats last month.

The legislation allocates $227 million for disaster relief in western North Carolina and transfers direct control over the North Carolina Board of Elections to the state auditor, a position won by Republican Dave Bolick on Election Day.

It also replaces two Democratic judges in Wake and Forsyth counties with two new Superior Court judges the Republican-controlled General Assembly will appoint.

Protesters delayed but didn't prevent the party-line veto override, which passed without debate, despite Democrat lawmakers denouncing the bill.

The override must still pass the House for the changes to become law. The House is expected to take up the legislation next week.

FEMA Disaster Aid Still Needed in WNC

FEMA will open three mobile disaster recovery centers in Buncombe County to provide one-on-one assistance to North Carolinians impacted by Hurricane Helene.

The centers will be located at the Bernardsville Fire Department Station 15 from Dec. 2-5, the Fairview Public Library on Taylor Road from Dec. 6-10, and the Weaverville Town Hall on Main Street from Dec. 11-13.

The deadline to apply for disaster unemployment assistance for counties in the hardest hit areas expired Dec. 2, but residents of Mecklenburg, Swain, Cabarrus, Cherokee, Forsyth, Graham, Iredell, Lee, Nash, Rowan, Stanly, Surry, Union, and Yadkin counties have until Dec. 9.

FEMA has already paid out $1.4 billion in flood losses to more than 56,000 policyholders who filed claims following Helene’s landfall.

Athletic Directors Respond to NCSU-UNC Brawl

NCSU’s and UNC’s athletic directors have released a joint statement in response to the brawl that followed the schools’ rivalry football game Saturday, which NCSU won 35-30.

It started after at least one NCSU player tried to plant a Wolfpack flag on the field at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

The directors said they were disappointed by the players’ conduct and that while the rivalry is intense, “we must always display good sportsmanship and represent our universities and the Atlantic Coast with respect.”

In another postgame celebration, NCSU cheerleaders posed on the “L” in “Tar Heels” in the end zone. View a photo here.

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➤ Statewide: Gov.-elect Josh Stein said on ABC’s This Week that Vice President Kamala Harris ran a “strong campaign” but was hindered by a condensed timeline and “tough national mood.” (More)

➤ Wake County: The Board of Elections reviewed on Monday Republican State Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s challenge to thousands of votes he claims were improperly cast. (More)

➤ Union County: More than 8,000 customers were without power due to a large outage that lasted from 1 to 5 a.m. Sunday. The cause of the outage has not been determined. (More)

➤ Cumberland County: A separate outage impacted 4,500-plus customers from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The cause of this outage has also not been determined. (More)

➤ Durham: Parents will have to drive public school children to school one day a week starting Monday due to a bus driver shortage. (More)

➤ Rodanthe: To preserve oceanfront homes on the brink of collapse, a Rodanthe homeowner wants to allow a threatened home to be moved to an open lot he owns. (See Details)

➤ The NFL addressed their controversial no-touchdown call on this catch by Carolina Panthers wide receiver Adam Theilen, saying they did not have enough camera angles to overturn the call on the field. (Watch Video)

➤ Carolina Hurricanes forward Martin Necas was named the NHL’s first star of the month after tallying seven goals and 15 assists in November. (More)

➤ N.C. State star wide receiver Kevin Concepcion announced that he will enter the NCAA’s transfer portal on Sunday. Concepcion has tallied 1,299 receiving yards and 16 TDs in his two seasons with the Wolfpack. (More)

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➤ The Mebane City Council will vote on a new development plan to build shops and apartments near the site of the new Buc-ee’s after the planning board denied the developer’s original plan. (More)

➤ Hurricane Helene's damage caused Buncombe County’s unemployment rate to soar from 2.5% in September to 8.8% in October. The Asheville MSA unemployment rate went from 2.6% in September to 7.3% in October. (More)

➤ A new study has ranked North Carolina No. 8 for pursuing a career in technology. (More)

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➤ A UNC Hospital nurse who donated her kidney anonymously in 2002 met the recipient of her donation in person 22 years later. (More)

➤ The neonatal intensive care unit at UNC Rex dressed its tiny patients in turkey costumes to celebrate Thanksgiving. (See Photos)

➤ NASCAR, in partnership with ABB, a company specializing in electrification and automation, is developing a prototype electric race car with more than 1,300 horsepower. (See Video)

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