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North Carolina high school senior in flag flap gets diploma

June 8, 2021 GMT

ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina high school graduate now has his diploma, after a social media uproar over the Mexican flag he wore over his gown.

Ever Lopez, 18, walked out of Asheboro High School on Monday with the diploma in his hands and showed it to a small gathering of people, news outlets reported.

N Carolina student denied diploma for wearing Mexican flag

June 4, 2021 GMT

ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina high school senior was denied his diploma because he draped a Mexican flag over his gown in violation of a graduation dress code, school officials said.

Endangered red wolves born at North Carolina Zoo, doing well

May 18, 2021 GMT

ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — Three litters of American red wolves, which are critically endangered and number less than two dozen in the wild, have been born at the North Carolina Zoo, officials announced Monday.

Critically endangered wolf pups born at North Carolina zoo

May 8, 2020 GMT

ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A zoo in North Carolina has announced the birth of five American red wolves...

Box of bear cubs bewilders man at North Carolina home

February 6, 2020 GMT

CAMDEN, N.C. (AP) — It was a bear-y baffling discovery in front of a North Carolina home.

Cornelius Williams returned home from the grocery store Tuesday night and heard a squeaky noise coming from a cardboard box left in his walkway, WTKR-TV reported...

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As people evacuate before hurricane, zoo animals move inside

By DENISE LAVOIESeptember 13, 2018 GMT

As 1.7 million people were urged to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Florence, workers at the North Carolina Zoo were trying to figure out what to do with 1,600 animals...