North Carolina man bags $1 million prize in scratch-off (2024)

WXII 12 NEWS APP. A BUSINESS IN GREENSBORO IS NOW SHUT DOWN. IT’S ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY OPERATING AS A NIGHTCLUB. ACCORDING TO CITY LEADERS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE LOST DIAMOND ON WALKER AVENUE NOT LONG AGO AFTER LEADERS GOT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VENUE. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS INDEED OPERATING AS A NIGHTCLUB WHEN IT WAS ONLY APPROVED TO BE A RESTAURANT. NO WORD ON IF OR WHEN THAT BUSINESS MIGHT TRY TO REOPEN AGAIN. THE HEAD OF THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES FACED QUESTIONS FROM LAWMAKERS TODAY AS COMPLAINTS MOUNT FROM DRIVERS OVER DELAYS GETTING THEIR IDS. DMV COMMISSIONER WAYNE GOODWIN TESTIFIED BEFORE THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT AND REFORM COMMITTEE. HE UPDATED LAWMAKERS ON WAIT TIMES, UNFILLED POSITIONS, EFFORTS TO PROTECT CUSTOMER FROM IDENTITY FRAUD AND CUSTOMER SERVICE AMID LENGTHY DELAYS FOR NEW LICENSES. THE VENDOR CURRENTLY USED TO PRINT NORTH CAROLINA LICENSES HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING DELAYS SINCE LATE MARCH IN SOME CASES, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING SIX WEEKS TO GET THEIR IDS. GOODWIN TOLD LAWMAKERS THE BACKLOG HAS BEEN IMPROVING AND IS ON TRACK TO BE FULLY RESOLVED BY THE END OF THE MONTH. EPA INVESTIGATORS SAY NO ACTION IS NEEDED WHEN IT COMES TO THE AIR QUALITY IN GRAHAM. AFTER A BIG FIRE AT A WAREHOUSE IN TOWN, ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT. LEADERS LOOKED FOR POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS BECAUSE OF MATERIALS FOUND IN AN ABANDONED TEXTILE MILL. THIS WAS ON EAST PARKER STREET. THEY FOUND THAT WHILE THE AIR QUALITY IN THE SURROUNDING AREA WAS INITIALLY UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS, IT GOT BETTER OVER TIME. TESTING ALSO FOUND NOTHING EXCEEDED ANY EPA LIMITS. THE REPORT SHOWED WATER TESTS WERE INVALID BECAUSE OF AN ERROR ON THE FIELD TEAM’S PART. THAT FIRE BROKE OUT AT THE MILL LAST NOVEMBER, DESPITE HOW LARGE IT WAS AND THE RESPONSE NO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. HAPPENING NOW. MEMBERS OF THE GUILFORD COUNTY ASSOCIATION ARE GATHERING FOR A RALLY BEFORE A PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT THE UPCOMING BUDGET. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THAT GATHERING ON SPRING GARDEN STREET IN GREENSBORO. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ASKING FOR $304 MILLION THIS YEAR. THE PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD GIVE THEM AROUND 40 MILLION LESS. WE’RE TOLD EDUCATORS WILL MARCH COMMISSIONERS MEETING. AND LOOKING AHEAD, THE FORSYTH COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS WILL HOLD A SIMILAR RALLY. THE GROUP WILL GATHER AT MARSHALL PARK ON FOURTH STREET IN WINSTON-SALEM ON MONDAY AT 430. TEACHERS WANT FORSYTH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO FUND AN ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION BUDGET. REQUEST FO