Editors:
Assignment Editors:
Photo Editors:
Good morning! Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up today in North Carolina. Questions about today’s coverage plans are welcome, and should be directed to Carolinas News Editor Tim Rogers at 919-510-8937 or at [email protected]. Jack Jones is on the desk, followed by Skip Foreman at 2 p.m.
A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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, digests and digest advisories will keep you up to date.
Some TV and radio stations will receive shorter APNewsNow versions of the stories below, along with all updates.
UPCOMING TODAY:
CAMPAIGN 2016-TRUMP & CLINTON
RALEIGH — North Carolina residents undecided or yet to go to the polls are targets of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as they visit again the battleground state. The major-party presidential candidates scheduled two public appearances each Thursday in the state. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: Developing on merits.
CAMPAIGN 2016-EARLY VOTING
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton may not be accumulating the type of early-vote advantage her campaign wanted, but she continues to maintain an apparent edge over Donald Trump, with roughly one-fourth of all expected ballots cast in the 2016 election. The Democrat’s campaign once hoped to bank substantial votes from Democrats in North Carolina and Florida before Election Day. Both are must-win states for Donald Trump. By Hope Yen. SENT: 1,070 words. AP Photos WX202, WX201.
FROM AP MEMBERS:
IN BRIEF:
— INMATE CAPTURED, from ALBEMARLE — An inmate who left a prison in Person County has been captured. SENT: 130 words.
— RED CROSS-STUDIO, from WILMINGTON — The American Red Cross is operating from a movie studio in Wilmington as it helps southeastern North Carolina recover from Hurricane Matthew. SENT: 130 words.
— BILTMORE CHRISTMAS, from ASHEVILLE — The Biltmore House in Asheville now has a 35-foot fir tree in its banquet hall for Christmas. SENT: 130 words.
___
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