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Troy Kotsur, first Deaf male actor to win Academy Award, to speak at UNC School of the Arts’ 2024 commencement

Troy Kotsur, first Deaf male actor to win Academy Award, to speak at UNC School of the Arts’ 2024 commencement
TO WARM UP HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, DYLAN, THANK YOU. GREENSBORO POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT IN AN ARMED ROBBERY. AND OFFICERS SAY THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT THE REHOBOTH MART ON REHOBOTH CHURCH ROAD. A CLERK TOLD OFFICERS A MAN POINTED A HANDGUN AT THEM AND THEN DEMANDED MONEY. THE SUSPECT TOOK CASH AND RAN OUT. NOBODY WAS HURT. HAPPENING NOW. THE RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS WORKING TO KEEP OLD PRESCRIPTIONS FROM FALLING INTO THE WRONG HANDS. A DRUG TAKEBACK EVENT IS GOING ON UNTIL 430 ON MCDOWELL ROAD IN ASHEBORO. YOU CAN DRIVE UP AND DISPOSE OF ANY OLD MEDICATION. THERE’S NO QUESTIONS ASKED. THE GROUP SAFE KIDS. RANDOLPH COUNTY WILL ALSO HAND OUT FREE MEDICINE LOCK BOXES AT THAT EVENT. THE ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOL BOARD IS EXPECTED TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE DISTRICT’S FINANCES AT ITS MEETING TONIGHT. INTERIM SUPERINTEND DOCTOR WILLIAM HARRISON IS WORKING TO CLOSE A BUDGET GAP CAUSED BY UNEXPECTED EXPENSES. THAT INCLUDES MOLD REMEDIATION AND WATER PROBLEMS AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS, ALONG WITH RISING UTILITIES OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS. IN FEBRUARY, THE BOARD HEARD A PROPOSAL TO CLOSE THE ALAMANCE VIRTUAL SCHOOL, SO THE DISTRICT COULD USE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THIS YEAR’S BUDGET. PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS SPOKE OUT AGAINST THAT PLAN. THE SCHOOL BOARD IS ALSO WORKING ON NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET FOR THE DISTRICT AND DAVIDSON COUNTY. A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TONIGHT ON AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES PACKAGE. THE COMPANY BEHIND PROJECT OWL IS LOOKING TO INVEST $53 MILLION IN A NEW FACILITY OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, CREATING AT LEAST 105 NEW FULL TIME JOBS. COMMISSIONERS COULD GIVE THE COMPANY MORE THAN $144,000 IN INCENTIVES IF IT MEETS THAT HIRING GOAL. THE HEARING BEGINS AT 6:00 AT THE DAVIDSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING ROOM IN LEXINGTON HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE DIVIDED OVER HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON. AT ISSUE IS LEGISLATION PASSED OVER THE WEEKEND TO BAN TIKTOK AND PROVIDE FOREIGN AID TO ALLIES. AS BREE JACKSON REPORTS, ONE GOP LAWMAKER SAYS SHE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH AN EFFORT TO REMOVE SPEAKER JOHNSON FROM HIS JOB ON THIS VOTE. THE AYES ARE 311 AND THE NAYS ARE 112. THE BILL IS PASSED THE US IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO DELIVERING MUCH NEEDED AID TO HELP UKRAINE FEND OFF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION. AFTER THE HOUSE PASSED A $95 BILLION AID PACKAGE SATURDAY, A MOVE PRAISED BY UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKY IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ON MEET THE PRESS. THERE’S LEVERAGE FOR PERSON. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO THE CONGRESS FOR THE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND I’D LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO SPEAKER JOHNSON AND PRESIDENT BIDEN. INDEED, IT IS SO IMPORTANT THIS SUPPORT FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE MEASURE WHICH PROVIDES MONEY FOR ISRAEL TO TAIWAN AND MORE THAN $60 BILLION FOR UKRAINE, RECEIVED PUSHBACK FROM A SMALL GROUP OF REPUBLICANS. THEY WERE UPSET THAT SPEAKER JOHNSON WORKED ACROSS PARTY LINES TO GET THE JOB DONE. I THINK EVERY AMERICAN IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD BE FURIOUS, JOHNSON NOW FACES THE THREAT OF BEING REMOVED FROM THE SPEAKERSHIP BY MEMBERS OF HIS OWN PARTY. TODAY, THE PRESSURE COOKER IS IS AT A VERY, UH, HIGH LOCAL MAXIMUM BECAUSE HE HAS TAKEN AWAY EVERY BIT OF LEVERAGE WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING ON THE BORDER BY SENDING $100 BILLION OVERSEAS. BUT DEMOCRATS AND SOME REPUBLICANS ARE VOWING TO VOTE FOR JOHNSON TO REMAIN SPEAKER WHEN THE MOTION TO VACATE IS THREATENED. EVERY WEEK IN THE CONGRESS THAT IS BEING ABUSED. AND I THINK WE NEED TO FIX THAT, HOUSE SPEAKER JOHNSON IS STANDING FIRM SAYING HE HAS A JOB TO DO AND HE’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. AND THE SENATE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THE FOREIGN AID PACKAGE AS SOON AS TUESDAY IN WASHINGTON. BREE JACKSON, NBC, ABC NEWS ALL RIGHT, TURNING NOW TO COMMITMENT 2024 IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING BEGINS THURSDAY FOR TWO STATEWIDE RUNOFF ELECTIONS HAPPENING NEXT MONTH. REPUBLICANS WILL CHOOSE NOMINEES FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND STATE AUDITOR FOR THE RUNOFFS ARE HAPPENING BECAUSE NO CANDIDATE IN THOSE RACES RECEIVED 30% OF THE VOTE IN THE MARCH PRIMARY. ALL REGISTERED REPUBLICANS AND UNAFFILIATED VOTERS WHO CAST A GOP BALLOT OR DIDN’T VOTE IN THE MARCH PRIMARY ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE RUNOFF, AND PERSONALLY
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Troy Kotsur, first Deaf male actor to win Academy Award, to speak at UNC School of the Arts’ 2024 commencement
Troy Kotsur, whose groundbreaking role in Best Picture-winning “CODA” made him the first Deaf male actor to win an Academy Award, will speak at the High School and University commencements of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, according to Chancellor Brian Cole. Top StoriesNo charges filed after a group is seen pulling black bear cubs out of a tree in AshevilleMan in third year of residency at UNC Chapel Hill killed following car crash in Lee County, Highway Patrol saysGreensboro man charged after breaking into elementary school with long gun, officers investigating motiveGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereHe will address the University graduating class of 2024 at 10 a.m. and the High School graduating class at 2:30 p.m. on May 18, in the Benton Convention Center in downtown Winston-Salem.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsKeep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app hereNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |

Troy Kotsur, whose groundbreaking role in Best Picture-winning “CODA” made him the first Deaf male actor to win an Academy Award, will speak at the High School and University commencements of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, according to Chancellor Brian Cole.

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    He will address the University graduating class of 2024 at 10 a.m. and the High School graduating class at 2:30 p.m. on May 18, in the Benton Convention Center in downtown Winston-Salem.

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    Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here

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