WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's not just toilet paper people are after. An ABC11 I-Team analysis of new data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a surge in requests for background checks ...

A convicted felon charged with getting Triangle teaching jobs under false pretenses. A woman accused of teaching for years in Cleveland County under someone else’s Social Security number. Nobody can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Legislation in the NC House would rrequire people applying for a teaching license to be fingerprinted and receive a criminal ...

Salesmen Ted Shore, right, and Ian Mahathey assemble a shotgun for a customer at Hyatt Gun Shop in Charlotte in 2021. David T. Foster III dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com North Carolina bucked a ...

A bill scheduled for its first hearing in a key committee on Tuesday would add a new layer of scrutiny for would-be North Carolina teachers. House Bill 775 would require the North Carolina Board of ...

House Bill 775 mandates criminal checks for public school job applicants. Teaching license applicants must submit fingerprints for state review. Applicants may bear background check costs; private ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Calling it a matter of school safety, state lawmakers could require criminal history checks for anyone who wants to teach or work in ...