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TODAY'S TOP STORIES

NORTH CAROLINA

IN BRIEF:

— AFRICAN AMERICANS HONORED— Wilson County plans to add four new historical markers this year to commemorate African-American heroes, including a 1946 effort to organize tobacco workers

— MLK DAY STATE EMPLOYEES— Former U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch and Gov. Roy Cooper top the list of notables attending the annual observance by North Carolina state employees of the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

— PROLONGING BRIDGES — Contractors are beginning work on a project to prolong the life of bridges that carry U.S. Highway 64 over Jordan Lake.

— DOMESTIC DISPUTE-SENTENCE— A North Carolina man was sentenced to three years in prison on a charge related to firing a gun during a domestic dispute.

— ELECTION 2020-NORTH CAROLINA-STEYER— Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer is coming to North Carolina for the second weekend in a row.

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VIRGINIA

PRO-GUN RALLY-VIRGINIA

A gun-rights group has turned to the Virginia Supreme Court seeking to block a ban on firearms at a rally at the state Capitol on Monday. The Virginia Citizens Defense League and Gun Owners of America care calling Gov. Ralph Northam's ban on guns at the rally an assault on their First and Second Amendment rights. A state judge ruled Thursday that the governor has the authority to protect “safety and welfare." Hours earlier, the FBI announced the arrests of three men linked to a violent white supremacist group. The governor said they're neo-Nazis who were coming to Richmond amid threats of violence. By Denise Lavoie. Sent: 592 words.

IN BRIEF:

— NURSING HOME PATIENT KILLED_Police say a nursing home patient in Virginia has been charged with murder in the killing of his 86-year-old roommate at the care facility.

— DENTIST CRASH— A dentist in Virginia who was involved in a crash is accused of driving under the influence with two guns, 150 pills and brass knuckles.

— NAVY SHIPBUILDING— The chairman and ranking Republican on a House Armed Services subcommittee are paying a visit to Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works in Maine. The visit comes several weeks after a leaked memo outlined an initial Navy proposal to cut shipbuilding.

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MARYLAND/ DELAWARE

ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-SEWELL

Joe Biden has secured a weighty Deep South endorsement for his presidential campaign, with Alabama’s lone Democratic House member on Friday announcing her support for the former vice president. Sent: 763 words.

IN BRIEF:

— SEX ABUSE SENTENCING — A Maryland man convicted of sexually abusing a child in the 1970s and 80s has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

— DEMOCRATIC PARTY RESIGNATION— Officials for The Maryland Democratic Party have announced that its executive director has resigned.

— SYNAGOGUE THREATS-INDICTMENT— A man who prosecutors say made threatening telephone calls to a Maryland synagogue is facing an additional charge.

— PARENTS CHILD KICKED— Police in Delaware say the parents of a 1-year-old child are accused of recording the boy being kicked.

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