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  • Tribal official, ex-police chief, dies unexpectedly while in Kenya

    Jan 29, 2020

    FAIRMONT — Leaders of the Lumbee Tribe and the Fairmont community are mourning the death of Terry Hunt, a longtime law enforcement officer in Robeson County who died this weekend in Kenya while on tribal business. Hunt, who served previously as Fairmont’s chief of police and on the Lumbee Tribal Council, was in the African nation in his capacity as president of Lumbee Tribe Enterprises LLC. He died Sunday after being hospitalized for an undisclosed illness. He and Ron Oxendine, chief operating officer of LTE, were in the country to attend the...

  • As Kansas City Chiefs prepare for Super Bowl, their name stirs up new controversy

    Jan 29, 2020

    A lot has changed since the Kansas City Chiefs last played in the Super Bowl 50 years ago, but one thing hasn't - their name. When the Chiefs played in Super Bowl IV in 1970, they played for the American Football League, before it merged with the NFL and became the American Football Conference. Their mascot was a Pinto horse named Warpaint ridden by a man in a feathered headdress, before it became K.C. Wolf in 1989. https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclu...

  • State Patrol under pressure to examine bias in traffic stops following investigation

    Jan 29, 2020

    In the wake of revelations that state troopers are searching people of color at a much higher rate than whites, the Washington State Patrol said it is moving forward to address the problem, and lawmakers say they'll be looking at the issue during this year's legislative session. After analyzing data from millions of traffic stops conducted by the State Patrol, InvestigateWest last month found that Black, Latino, Native American and Pacific Islander drivers were searched at a higher rate than...