Tag: relent

Crackdown on threats to election officials won’t relent

Just as another election season gets into full swing, the Justice Department is vowing not to relent in its crackdown on a wave of threats unleashed against voting administrators and other public officials over the past two election cycles. About 20 such prosecutions have been brought since DOJ formed an Election Threats Task Force in […]

Drought continues to relent

Dec. 29—TRIAD — The drought locally and across much of North Carolina continues to recede as a threat after a series of steady rainfalls, capped by precipitation this week. The greater High Point area recorded 1.7 inches of rain from Monday through Wednesday, with the bulk falling Tuesday. For the month the area has gotten […]