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For the first time since it was created in 1987, the state’s Crime Victims Compensation Commission soon will have a new chairperson. Dick Adams, who has chaired the Commission for the past 30 years, retired after today’s quarterly meeting.
The Crime Victims Compensation Commission reimburses victims of violent crime for medical bills, lost wages, out-of-pocket expenses and other losses related to their victimization.
What: Crime Victims Compensation Quarterly Commission Meeting
When: Wednesday, September 20, 10 a.m.
Where: Victim Compensation Conference Room, Ground Floor, G-24D of the Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh
Background: The Crime Victims Compensation Commission reimburses victims of violent crime for medical bills, lost wages, out-of-pocket expenses and other losses related to their victimization. At this meeting, the commission will hear 54 claims totaling $1,344,425.
As the search for escaped inmate Micahel D. Clark (#1114140) continues, the Department of Public Safety reminds the public that Clark is originally from western North Carolina and may try to head to that area.
The Department of Public Safety is encouraging the public to continue to be on the alert for escaped inmate Micahel D. Clark (#1114140). Clark was on a work assignment at Harnett Correctional Institution on Thursday morning when he escaped.
Prison emergency response teams and local law enforcement are continuing to follow leads regarding Clark, who is originally from western North Carolina. He spent time in McDowell and Yancey counties.
Prison emergency response teams and local law enforcement are searching for escaped inmate Micahel D. Clark (#1114140). Clark was on a work assignment at Harnett Correctional Institution.
Clark, 51, is a minimum custody inmate serving a sentence at Sanford Correctional Center for felony breaking and entering. His projected release date was February 2020.
Contact: Jerry Higgins, communications officer, Gerald.Higgins@ncdps.gov
North Carolina is beginning to clean up from Hurricane Irma, with trees down and power out in parts of the state. Irma’s rains will continue across the state today, but significant flooding is not expected as North Carolina was spared the full force of the storm.
Comienza la etapa de limpieza tras el paso del huracán Irma en Carolina del Norte, que dejo árboles caídos y hogares sin electricidad en partes del estado. Las lluvias de Irma continuarán en todo el estado hoy, pero no se esperan inundaciones significativas, ya que Carolina del Norte se salvó de toda la fuerza de la tormenta.
"Tal como se esperaba, Irma trajo fuertes vientos y lluvia a Carolina del Norte, y varias tripulaciones ya están trabajando en la limpieza de caminos y la restauración del poder", dijo el gobernador Roy Cooper.
Weather the storm inside. Motorists in some of the westernmost counties of North Carolina are experiencing dangerous driving conditions this evening with the remnants of Hurricane Irma dropping trees and dumping rain on the roads.
Incluso sin un golpe directo a Carolina del Norte, se espera que el huracán Irma traiga fuertes vientos y lluvia al estado comenzando el día lunes y la comunidad debe estar preparada, dijo hoy el gobernador Roy Cooper.
"Seguimos tomando la preparación para esta tormenta en serio, y estamos siguiendo los pronósticos de cerca", dijo el gobernador Cooper. "Pido a las familias y negocios por todo el estado que hagan lo mismo: asegúrense de estar listo para lo que Irma pueda traer, y estén atentos al clima y noticias locales".