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North Carolina Weekly

March 9th, 2015

Judge Grants Class Action Status to Magistrates' Pay Lawsuit

WSOCTV Channel 9 Charlotte

April 28th, 2014

9 Investigates: Troopers sue state over salaries RALEIGH, N.C. - Dozens of North Carolina Highway Patrol officers are suing the state saying they can't make ends meet on their current salaries. Their lawsuit claims the state promised them automatic raises but stopped paying those raises five years ago. Attorney David...

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Associated Press

March 19th, 2014

Lawsuit seeks pay raises for NC State Troopers CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers are facing severe financial hardships because the state has broken its promise to give them pay raises, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. As an inducement to join the Highway Patrol, candidates...

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Asheville Citizen Times

March 17th, 2014

Troopers ask for back pay in lawsuit ASHEVILLE - State troopers are owed millions of dollars in back pay because of problems with North Carolina's step-raise system, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. The lawsuit was filed in Cherokee County, where one of the plaintiffs lives. Attorney David Wijewickrama said he will ask...

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The Washington Times

March 17th, 2014

Attorney sues NC to raise troopers' pay CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Some attorneys say North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers are facing severe financial hardships because the state has broken a promise to give them pay raises. A breach of contract lawsuit was filed Monday in Cherokee County, with nearly 40 state...

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Raleigh News & Observer

March 17th, 2014

NC troopers sue to win back pay increases A Waynesville attorney filed a lawsuit in state court Monday on behalf of 39 troopers across the state seeking tens of thousands of dollars each in pay increases and benefits they say were illegally withheld from them for several years. David Wijewickrama...

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Asheville Citizen Times

March 7th, 2014

Ledford candidacy questioned in complaint Complaint claims he doesn't live in Madison, where he's on ballot MARSHALL- The former director of North Carolina's Alcohol Law Enforcement agency is not eligible to run for sheriff in Madison County because he lives in Buncombe County, according to a legal complaint filed Thursday....

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Fox News

March 13th, 2013

NC social worker plead guilty to obstructing justice in probe of toddler's death BRYSON CITY, N.C. - A North Carolina social service worker is pleading guilty to trying to cover up the agency's role after a child's death. Thirty-year-old Candice Lassiter is pleading guilty to three counts of forgery related...

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Cherokee One Feather

February 25th, 2013

Powell pleads guilty in Littlejohn case Ladybird Powell has pleaded guilty to several charges, including involuntary manslaughter, in the 2011 death of her 15-month-old niece Aubrey Littlejohn. Powell made her plea in Swain Superior Court on Monday, Feb. 18, and was sentenced to at least nine years in prison by...

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Clay County Progress

January 19th, 2012

Possum Drop still under fire Injunction filed to stop use of live animal Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:41 AM CST This year's New Year's Eve Possum Drop went off without a hitch, but an animal rights group is already gearing up to prevent founder Clay Logan from using a live opossum...

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New York Times

May 16, 2005

Political Split Leaves A Church Sadder and Grayer