Hello! The Carolinas News Editor is Tim Rogers. The supervisor is Skip Foreman.
A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories and digests will keep you up to date.
Some TV and radio stations will receive shorter APNewsNow versions of the stories below, along with updates.
TOP STORIES:
NCAA GREENVILLE-CONFEDERATE FLAG
GREENVILLE, S.C. — A small group of protesters flew a large Confederate flag from the top of a parking garage next to a South Carolina arena hosting two men’s NCAA Tournament games. The group arrived Sunday morning, raising the flag from the back of a pickup truck . They planned to stay throughout the games and be on grounds as fans arrived at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. By Sports Writer Pete Iacobelli. SENT: 510 words, AP Photos SCCB103, SCCB104, SCCB102, SCCB101.
WRECK-MISSING TEEN
RALEIGH — Wake County sheriff’s deputies say the body of a teen missing after a wreck has been found near a pond. Local media outlets reported that the body of 17-year-old Lauren Maria Jenkins was found Sunday by a pond in some woods near the scene of a wreck Friday night. SENT: 220 words.
IN BRIEF:
— I-85 WRECK DEATHS, from DURHAM — Police in Durham have released the name of one of two drivers killed in a two-vehicle, wrong-way crash on Interstate 85.
— AUBURN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, from AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University is hiring Iowa State president Steven Leath as its new president. SENT: 120 words.
— HIGH POINT DEATH ARREST, from HIGH POINT — A High Point man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his children’s mother. SDENT: 80 words.
— NORTH CAROLINA WILDFIRE, from NEBO — Federal forestry officials say a fire in western North Carolina is only about 10 percent contained. SENT: 130 words.
— WRECK-MISSING TEEN, from RALEIGH — Wake County sheriff’s deputies say the body of a teen missing after a wreck has been found near a pond. SENT: 130 words.
SPORTS:
BKC–NCAA-TIPPING OFF
UNDATED — It’s on to the weekend that many consider the defining mark of a season. Reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and a season is a success. Two wins from the Final Four and all the weekday games are in prime time. “I just told everybody, just wait,” Michigan’s John Beilein, one of three coaches taking a Big Ten team to the round of 16, said of the conference’s early struggles. “The level of coaching in this league, the resources in this league, the level of talent in this league, it will come to the top at the end of the year.” By Basketball Writer Jim O’Connell. SENT: 960 words, AP Photos INMC120, SCCB137, SCA150, INJR142, OKSO136.
___
If you have stories of regional or statewide interest, please email them to [email protected]. If you have photos of regional or statewide interest, please send them to the AP state photo center in New York, ([email protected]) or call 888-273-6867. For access to AP Exchange and other technical issues, contact AP Customer Support at [email protected] or 877-836-9477.
The AP, Raleigh