Most events take place the weekend before Easter, with some occurring the week prior. This Easter, Gaston County residents can hunt for eggs at the museum, the park, or even throughout downtown Lowell ...

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A firing squad is set to kill a South Carolina inmate on Friday, the second time the state will have carried out that method in the past five weeks. North Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled that ...

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North Carolina singer Brooke Renshaw's journey on "American Idol" has ended. Renshaw made it to the top 42 contestants but was not selected for the "America votes" round. Despite not being featured ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...