Associated Press

The shooting occurred in the center of Elizabeth City State University's campus following Yard Fest, the final event of the historically Black university’s week-long Viking Fest celebration.

David Bohmerwald, the owner of Raleigh-based Components Cooper Inc., purchased 100 accelerometers from a U.S.-based electronic company, and then attempted to export the devices to a company in China, the release said, citing court documents and information presented in court.

In North Carolina, the U.S. Forest Service said fire crews were working to contain multiple wildfires burning in four forests across the state on Sunday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended the 1890 Scholars Program, which provided recipients with full tuition and fees for students studying agriculture, food or natural resource sciences at one of 19 universities, known as the 1890 land grant institutions.

Stein, the outgoing attorney general, and Cooper, another Democrat leaving office shortly after eight years on the job, focused their lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court on a provision that would prevent Stein from picking his own commander of the State Highway Patrol.

“Like all of you, we are reviewing all the results as they come in," Republican Laurie Buckhout said in a statement early Wednesday. "Once the votes have been counted, we will look at all options for getting this over and done with. If a recount is required, we will be ready.” A spokesperson for Congressman Don Davis said his team was waiting for more results to come in before commenting on the race.

Stein, a Harvard-trained lawyer, former state senator and the state’s chief law enforcement officer since 2017, will succeed fellow Democrat Roy Cooper, who was term-limited from seeking reelection. He will be the state’s first Jewish governor.

Republican voters in North Carolina cast ballots in greater numbers than four years ago, while Democratic turnout sagged. Together, those two factors carried Donald Trump to victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, marking the third time he has carried the swing state.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis, who is in his first term, and GOP opponent Laurie Buckhout are engaged in a fierce battle to win North Carolina's 1st Congressional District, one of the few competitive districts across the Southeast.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson is an Afghan war veteran and National Guard attorney who was elected to Congress in 2022. Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop is a longtime commercial litigation attorney and former county commissioner who joined Congress in 2019.