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Monday, June 29, 2015
First Drip First Drip (6/29/15): Kerr Putney to be sworn in as new Chief of Police
Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 9:44 AM
Deputy Chief Kerr Putney will be sworn in as CMPD Chief of Police during a ceremony this morning. Putney is replacing Rodney Monroe, who will retire on Wednesday after a seven-year tenure. CMPD did not carry out a nationwide search and chose Putney out of five internal candidates.
Duke Energy has called plans from environmental advocacy group NC WARN to sell solar power to a Greensboro church "unlawful," but plans to connect the 5.2 megawatt installation to the grid. NC WARN has asked the North Carolina Utilities Commission to make a declaratory ruling on the legality of its plan to sell the Faith Community Church power at 5 cents per kilowatt hour, about half of Duke's rate.
A bill moving through the state legislature would restrict the North Carolina Department of Transportation from eliminating a lane of traffic to add bike lanes, upsetting local cycling advocates. "Road diets," which make room for alternative transportation, have become popular throughout the country in recent years. House Bill 44 would prohibit the narrowing of state-operated roads if the daily traffic count exceeds 20,000 vehicles.
A Charlotte activist removed the Confederate flag from its spot near the state Capitol in Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday morning. Bree Newsome was arrested after climbing down the flagpole, and the flag was put back up about 45 minutes later. James Tyson, also from Charlotte, was arrested with Newsome and both were charged with defacing monuments on state Capitol grounds, which is punishable by fines up to $5,000 and three years in prison.
Authorities said they recaptured escaped inmate Kristopher McNeil near the Davidson/Forsyth county line overnight. McNeil, 29. is serving a sentence for second-degree murder at Davidson County Jail. A kitchen worker at the jail was also arrested for helping him escape.
Duke Energy has called plans from environmental advocacy group NC WARN to sell solar power to a Greensboro church "unlawful," but plans to connect the 5.2 megawatt installation to the grid. NC WARN has asked the North Carolina Utilities Commission to make a declaratory ruling on the legality of its plan to sell the Faith Community Church power at 5 cents per kilowatt hour, about half of Duke's rate.
A bill moving through the state legislature would restrict the North Carolina Department of Transportation from eliminating a lane of traffic to add bike lanes, upsetting local cycling advocates. "Road diets," which make room for alternative transportation, have become popular throughout the country in recent years. House Bill 44 would prohibit the narrowing of state-operated roads if the daily traffic count exceeds 20,000 vehicles.
A Charlotte activist removed the Confederate flag from its spot near the state Capitol in Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday morning. Bree Newsome was arrested after climbing down the flagpole, and the flag was put back up about 45 minutes later. James Tyson, also from Charlotte, was arrested with Newsome and both were charged with defacing monuments on state Capitol grounds, which is punishable by fines up to $5,000 and three years in prison.
Authorities said they recaptured escaped inmate Kristopher McNeil near the Davidson/Forsyth county line overnight. McNeil, 29. is serving a sentence for second-degree murder at Davidson County Jail. A kitchen worker at the jail was also arrested for helping him escape.
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