The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.

Only three inmates in the US have been executed by firing squad since 1976. All were in Utah, with the last one taking place in 2010.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina Supreme Court decision refusing to further accelerate the appeals over an unsettled November election for a seat on the court means an official winner likely won't be finalized sooner, and the trailing candidate could benefit.

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Thursday that it won't fast-track the lawsuit by a Republican Supreme Court candidate who's trying to throw out the ballots of more than 60,000 voters in his attempt to reverse the 2024 election results.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says it responded to nearly 1,200 collisions statewide on Wednesday. Virginia State Police reported early Thursday that there had been nearly 500 crashes statewide.

Snow continued to fall in parts of Virginia and North Carolina on Feb. 20, a day after a winter storm dumped a foot of snow on coastal Virginia.

Arkansas women’s basketball (9-19, 2-11 SEC) dropped a road game at No. 6 South Carolina, 95-55, on Thursday night. The Hogs had an answer for the Gamecocks in the early goings until an almost four minute scoring drought to close out the first quarter,

South Carolina women’s basketball got back in the win column on Thursday after a four-day stint in the loss column. The No. 6 Gamecocks beat Arkansas 95-55 at home, improving their record to 24-3 on the year with a 12-1 mark in SEC play.