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Parking lot. It was much more active earlier this evening. We saw Raleigh Police coming through a blue fourdoor sedan. They were looking for the trunk and the consul and the front. Not sure what this vehicle plays in this incident, and that investigators say one person was shot, one is in custody, and two were taken to a local hospital. This is an isolated incident. We dont know the extent of any injuries. We dont know what led up to this incident. Raleigh police would give us an update tomorrow...

Puff Bear's Journey began in late May after the organization discovered the injured bear cub completely alone.

The bear cub then had a full-body X-ray and a CT scan of her skull, with the test results luckily coming out negative for hydrocephalus.

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A former Lebanon Police officer has been sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to one count of obstruction of justice.

A policy guided by District Attorney Sandra Doorley has hobbled the Police Accountability Board's pursuit of department information. That move has made the agency close to impotent in doing investigations.

Even as Democrats such as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse warn of “right-wing dark-money network seeking to undermine the future of democratic elections in the United States,” progressives have far-outstripped Republicans in harnessing the power of putatively non-partisan, nonprofit organizations that push the boundaries to win elections.

Seemingly neutral efforts have a disparate impact that helps Democrats far more than Republicans.

More than 150 left-wing nonprofits spent $1.35 billion on political activities in 2021 and 2022, revealed data from Restoration of America.

“The liberal nonprofit sector is much bigger than the conservative nonprofit in the political arena,” said Bradley Smith, a former commissioner with the Federal Election Commission and founder of the conservative Institute for Free Speech.