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Yappy Hour will be held from 6-8 p.m. today at the SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare, 199 Willow Run Road. The event will feature live music, grilled hamburger and

A split N.C. Court of Appeals panel has granted the state Department of Transportation’s request to step into a vendor contract dispute. Appellate judges issued an order Thursday blocking a trial judge’s ruling that would have forced DOT to change vendors. The contract covers the state’s electronic lien and titling system.

There's sure to be lots of oaths shouted in Australia at the coronation of Charles, say Crikey readers — but perhaps not the official one.

The N.C. Department of Transportation is urging the state’s second-highest court to step into a legal dispute over a contract for a state electronic lien and titling system. Without action, a lower court order would force DOT to change its vendor this week.

The two newest members of North Carolina’s Supreme Court took the lead challenging plaintiffs in a case Thursday dealing with felon voting rights. Questions from new Justices Trey Allen and Richard Dietz signaled their concerns about a lower court ruling that allowed thousands of felons to vote last November. The state’s highest court will decide in the months ahead whether felons who have completed active prison sentences will be allowed to vote in future elections.