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The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November's election on Wednesday to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, two days after a federal judge ruled that potentially thousands of disputed ballots challenged by Jefferson Griffin must remain in the final tally.

Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent

<p>AND THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. DIRECTOR KAREN BRINSON BELL WILL BE LET GO. FIRST OFF, WE START WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT RACE AND REPUBLICAN JEFFERSON GRIFFIN CONCEDING THIS MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU. I'M JEFF HOGAN. &gt;&gt; AND I'M RENEE CHOU. THANKS FOR JOINING US. BRITAIN SENT A STATEMENT TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYING HE WOULD NOT APPEAL A FEDERAL COURT RULING IN FAVOR OF JUSTICE. ALLISON RIGGS WRAL'S LAURA LESLIE IS LIVE AT THE STATE SUPREME COURT BUILDING IN RALEIGH. LAURA'S BEEN PLENTY OF LEGAL BACK AND FORTH UP TO THIS POINT. &gt;&gt; IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG JOURNEY ON THIS 1, 6, MONTHS. I THINK RENEE, BUT, YOU KNOW, GIVEN DECISION COMES JUST 2 DAYS AFTER A JUDGE RULED LATE MONDAY NIGHT AS FEDERAL JUDGE RICHARD MEIER SAY THAT ALL THE VOTES THAT GRIFFIN WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHALLENGE IN THIS ELECTION MUST BE COUNTED MY OR STATE THAT DECISION FOR 7 DAYS TO GIVE GRIFFIN A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO APPEAL THAT DECISION TO THE 4TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS. BUT GIVEN SAID TODAY, HE WILL NOT DO THAT. INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT ALLISON REGS WILL RECEIVE 734 MORE VOTES THAN JEFFERSON GRIFFIN. AND LAST FALL'S ELECTION. THAT'S EVEN AFTER THEY WERE TOO TO RECAPTURE 3 COWS ACTUALLY. GRIFFIN CHALLENGE THOSE RESULTS SAYING 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF BALLOTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COUNTED BECAUSE THOSE VOTERS FILES WERE INCOMPLETE IN A STATE DATABASE OR BECAUSE THEY NEVER LIVED IN NORTH CAROLINA WERE BECAUSE THEY WERE MILITARY VOTERS WHO HAD NOT BEEN REQUIRED TO SHOW ID IN HIS RULING MONDAY NIGHT. MYERS BLUNTLY DISMISSED ALL OF DIFFERENCE CHALLENGE IS SAYING YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE RULES OF AN ELECTION AFTER THE ELECTION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED IN A STATEMENT, GRIFFIN SAID THAT WOULD BE THE FINAL WORD AS A JUDGE. I BELIEVE EVERYBODY I SELF INCLUDED HAS A RIGHT TO THEIR DAY IN COURT. THIS EFFORT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERY LEGAL VOTE IN AN ELECTION IS COUNTED. IF IT WENT ON TO SAY WHY DO NOT FULLY AGREE WITH THE DISTRICT COURT'S ANALYSIS? I RESPECT THE COURT'S HOLDING. I WILL NOT APPEAL THE COURT'S DECISION GRIFFIN'S CONCESSION CLEARS THE WAY FOR BANKS TO BE CERTIFIED AS THE WINNER OF THAT RACE. FINALLY CLOSING THE BOOK ON THE ONLY ELECTION STILL UNRESOLVED AND THIS ENTIRE COUNTRY. AND JUST MINUTES AGO, REGS RELEASED A STATEMENT THANKING THE VOTERS WHO ARE CHALLENGE FOR STANDING WITH HER. I'M GLAD THE WILL OF THE VOTERS WAS FINALLY HEARD 6 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS AFTER ELECTION DAY, IT'S BEEN MY HONOR TO LEAD THIS FIGHT EVEN THOUGH IT NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. SHE CENTER STATEMENT WE'VE ASKED FOR INTERVIEWS WITH BOTH OF THE CANDIDATES AND WE</p>

Allison Riggs - Jefferson Griffin

Jefferson Griffin concedes NC Supreme Court race to incumbent Allison Riggs

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Logan Federico, a 22-year-old from Waxhaw, North Carolina, was found dead early Saturday morning at a home in Columbia, South Carolina.

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Jillian Scott, a customer call representative for State Employees Credit Union, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and misuse of Social Security numbers after stealing nearly $80,000 from more than 20 customers between 2018 and 2021.

Woman pleads guilty to stealing nearly $80K from State Employees Credit Union customer accounts

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WASHINGTON (AP) â The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trumpâs demands to lower borrowing costs, and said that the risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen.

Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment

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The DMV says there is no rush to get a REAL ID unless you have upcoming air travel. The DMV will continue to issue REAL IDs after May 7.



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Republican state lawmakers succeeded last week in their nearly decade-long quest to wrest control of the elections board away from the governor's office and to give themselves power over the board. Their first act will be to fire elections director Karen Brinson Bell, a Roy Cooper appointee.

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Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections

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Former Canes player Shane Willis says the Hurricanes played to their identity and smothered the Capitals with relentless pursuit on Tuesday night. They won battles in the trenches and out chanced the Capitals all night.

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5 On Your Side tracked some of the estimated 23,000 vehicles that flooded in North Carolina during Hurricane Helene.


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Breeze Airways is adding two new destinations from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, officials announced Wednesday.


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The measures, along with dozens more, including one giving more control to school boards over school calendars, were part of a larger last-minute rush for lawmakers, who are facing the so-called cross over deadline.

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VATICAN CITY (AP) -- A change in popes -- through death or resignation -- is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church and the Vatican's head of state.

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Photos: Linkin Park brings 'From Zero' world tour to Raleigh

Linkin Park brings 'From Zero' world tour to Raleigh

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The popular Butterfly Exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is re-opening on Memorial Day weekend.


Butterfly Room to reopen at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences on Memorial Day weekend

NC Museum of Natural Sciences reopens Butterfly Room 

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