The North Carolina Supreme Court is leaving unresolved a public records case, specifically whether private police records should be as transparent as those from municipal law enforcement agencies.
With Justice Barbara Jackson not participating, the court split 3-3 Friday on a case involving Elon University. The justices said that means a decision by the state Appeals Court stands, but that opinion sets no precedent.
The case began when a student reporter asked the university's police chief for a copy of an arrest record. When he sought details about the arrest, campus police said they didn't have to provide anything else because the state law requiring government agencies to turn over public records on request didn't apply to private universities.
Friday's decision doesn't say why Jackson didn't participate.
Saturday, May 18 2013 4:53 PM EDT2013-05-18 20:53:31 GMT
A Princeton High School student has admitted he was "not truthful" about his possession of two shotguns on the school campus April 29, according to a statement released Thursday afternoon. In the statement,
Cole Withrow admitted Thursday that he knew he had guns in his truck at Princeton High.
Tuesday, May 14 2013 4:53 AM EDT2013-05-14 08:53:36 GMT
A North Carolina Senate bill invalidating some local government and community college smoking rules that go farther than state law is up for a committee vote.
A North Carolina Senate bill invalidating some local government and community college smoking rules that go farther than state law is up for a committee vote.
Thursday, May 16 2013 6:36 PM EDT2013-05-16 22:36:15 GMT
A night out for tacos cost one Chapel Hill man and his friends more than $500. Customers at one popular Durham taco restaurant say they're being targeted with predatory towing practices.
A night out for tacos cost one Chapel Hill man and his friends more than $500. Customers at one popular Durham taco restaurant say they're being targeted with predatory towing practices.
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Monday, May 13 2013 3:08 PM EDT2013-05-13 19:08:51 GMT
With spring arriving, farmers across Eastern North Carolina feel a sense of hope as crops begin to rise from the soil. "Springtime for me, it makes your heart pump a little faster – the excitement of getting
A far-reaching federal probe finds $100 million in fraud focused in Wilson County. And farmers are now concerned those costs will be passed along.
Wednesday, May 15 2013 4:27 PM EDT2013-05-15 20:27:09 GMT
A Kingsport, Tenn., couple is in trouble for letting a child they were babysitting drive a car and crashing it into a house.Katrina Taylor, 52, and 49-year-old Landon Hammonds were arrested after the incident
A Tennessee couple faces charges after they were drinking and let an 11-year-old drive.
