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North Carolina sweet potato farm, owned by husband of Sen. Lisa Barnes, facing $187,000 fine after death of employee

North Carolina sweet potato farm, owned by husband of Sen. Lisa Barnes, facing $187,000 fine after death of employee
THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. GREENSBORO POLICE HAVE CHARGED FIVE PEOPLE IN A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE ELECTRIC TEQUILA BAR. THIS HAPPENED BACK IN NOVEMBER. THIS IS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM THAT NIGHT. TWO PEOPLE, A 22 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND A 35 YEAR OLD MAN WERE INJURED. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE BAR WAS HOSTING A PARTY THAT NIGHT, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL GANG MEMBERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATES WHO WERE THERE THAT EVENING. LATER, THE OWNER OF ELECTRIC TEQUILA, BOBBY BULLINS, WAS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING. WE’RE TOLD DETECTIVES SPENT 500 HOURS LOOKING INTO THE CASE. THEY COLLECTED 116 SPENT SHELL CASINGS AS EVIDENCE, AND WERE ABLE TO LINK THOSE TO 14 FIREARMS USED IN THIS SHOOTING. TODAY, OFFICERS TOOK THE FIVE PEOPLE LISTED ON YOUR SCREEN INTO CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH THE INCIDENT. THREE OF THEM ARE FACING FIREARMS CHARGES, WHILE TWO ARE ACCUSED OF OBSTRUCTING A POLICE INVESTIGATION. OVER THE WEEKEND, WE LEARNED ELECTRIC TEQUILA STOPPED BUSINESS AND MOVED OUT OF ITS SPACE ON BATTLEGROUND AVENUE. WE REACHED OUT TO BULLINS FOR A COMMENT BUT HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK. WXII 12 KARA PETERS IS WORKING TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARRESTS. LOOK FOR COVERAGE BOTH ON AIR AND ONLINE. ALSO BREAKING ON THIS MONDAY, ATTORNEYS FOR FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP ARE ASKING A JUDGE TO DELAY THE START OF HIS CRIMINAL HUSH MONEY TRIAL UNTIL THE SUPREME COURT RULES ON THE SCOPE OF PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY. RIGHT NOW, THE TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN MARCH 25TH. IT IS TIED TO PAYMENTS TO AN ADULT FILM STAR. DURING HIS 2016 CAMPAIGN, MR. TRUMP’S LAWYERS ARGUE SOME OF THE EVIDENCE AND ALLEGED FACTS IN THIS CASE OVERLAP WITH HIS DAYS IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND AS A RESULT, CONSTITUTE OFFICIAL ACTS. NEW AT FOUR A FAMILY IN GREENSBORO IS GRIEVING AFTER TWO PEOPLE DIED IN A SHOOTING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WXII 12 JOSHUA DAVIS JOINS US FROM SPRING GARDEN STREET, WHERE HE SPOKE WITH THE BROTHER OF ONE OF THOSE VICTIMS, JOSHUA NORTH CAROLINIAN. MUHSIN HAMID’S OLDER BROTHER, SAYS THEIR FAMILY IS STILL IN SHOCK AND THEY’RE DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO HONOR HIS MEMORY. IT’S BEEN THE WORST FEW DAYS OF MY LIFE. ALL RIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTIES WITH THAT STORY. WE WILL TRY TO GET GET BACK TO THAT IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS. MEANWHILE, GREENSBORO MAYOR NANCY VAUGHAN SAYS SHE WANTS TO MEET WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT HOLDING NIGHTCLUB OWNERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY. THE CITY COUNCIL COULD REVISIT AN ENTERTAINMENT ORDINANCE THEY WERE LOOKING INTO AS BUSINESSES WERE REOPENING AFTER THE PANDEMIC. NO WORD IF THAT IS ON THE AGENDA FOR A WORK SESSION PLANNED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SPORTS BETTING IS NOW LEGAL IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND I’M TAKING THE CANES TO WIN THE STANLEY CUP. AS OF NOON TODAY, ONLINE SPORTS GAMBLING IS OFFICIALLY LEGAL IN OUR STATE. AND GOVERNOR COOPER, AS YOU SEE THERE IS ALREADY IN ON THE ACTION. NORTH CAROLINA JOINS 38 OTHER STATES TO LEGALIZE THIS FORM OF GAMBLING. IT’S ALSO THE 30TH TO ALLOW MOBILE GAMBLING AS WELL. AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PLACE WAGERS ON THEIR PHONE FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS NOW, ALL OF IT COMING JUST ONE DAY BEFORE THE ACC MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS. CHANEL PORTER WILL. TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MOMENT. WANT TO BEGIN OUR TEAM COVERAGE, THOUGH, IN HOUSE WITH CHRIS PETERSEN WITH A LOOK AHEAD TO THIS BIG CHANGE. CHRIS. YEAH, AS YOU MENTIONED, AS OF NOON TODAY, SPORTS BETTING WAS LEGALIZED IN NORTH CAROLINA. AND IT HAS BENEFITS THAT REACH BEYOND SPORTS FANS WITH MOBILE SPORTS BETTING BECOMING LEGAL IN NORTH CAROLINA A FEW HOURS AGO AT NOON TODAY, JOSH GRAHAM IS THE HOST OF THE DRIVE, THE LONGEST RUNNING SPORTS TALK SHOW IN THE TRIAD. GRAHAM SAYS FANS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS DAY FOR A LONG TIME. IT’S SOMETHING THAT THE PEOPLE WANT, THAT PEOPLE ENJOY, NAMELY SPORTS FANS, AND TODAY THEY GET THEIR CHANCE TO ENJOY IT. FINALLY, GRAHAM SAYS IT’S NO SECRET THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BETTING ON SPORTS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF SPORT. AND WITH MARCH MADNESS AROUND THE CORNER, YOU WON’T HAVE TO HIDE THAT OFFICE. BRACKET POOL FROM THE BOSS YOU CAN GO OUT THERE AND SAY THAT YOU BET ON THE TAR HEELS AND THAT YOU DON’T HAVE TO HIDE AND SAY, WELL, I MEAN, I JUST WAGERED ON IT. IT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT I PUT, LET’S JUST BE ADULTS ABOUT IT. IT’S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ALREADY DID BEFORE. JONATHAN COLEMAN IS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS WITH CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY. COLEMAN SAYS SPORTS BETTING HAS BENEFITS THAT REACH BEYOND SPORTS FANS. THE SPORTS BETTING BILL CREATED A FUND THAT WILL BE USED TO ATTRACT SPORTING EVENTS TO NORTH CAROLINA. HE’S BETTING THOSE EVENTS WILL BRING MORE MONEY TO THE STATE. BUT SUDDENLY YOU’RE GOING TO BE PUTTING HEADS IN BEDS AND HOTELS. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE FOLKS COMING IN FROM OUT OF TOWN WHO ATTEND THOSE EVENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE EATING AT RESTAURANTS. SO THE TOURISM IMPACT REALLY GROWS WHEN YOU’RE ABLE TO ATTRACT AND DRAW THOSE SPECIAL EVENTS TO YOUR COMMUNITY. GRAHAM SAYS. THE FASCINATING THING TO SEE IS WHETHER THE CASUAL SPORTS FANS LIKE THE ONES WHO JUST ENTERED THE OFFICE, NCAA TOURNAMENT POOL, END UP GETTING MORE INVOLVED IN SPORTS AND SPORTS BETTING. I’M CHRIS PETERSEN IN STUDIO WXII 12 NEWS. CHRIS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHEN IT COMES TO PLACING YOUR FIRST BET, YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD AND PHYSICALLY BE IN NORTH CAROLINA RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN BET ON PROFESSIONAL, COLLEGE, ELECTRONIC AND OLYMPIC SPORTS. THE COMMISSION IS DRAFTING RULES FOR BETTING ON HORSE RACING, AS WELL. IN PERSON. BETTING AT VENUES WILL BE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. CURRENTLY, EIGHT COMPANIES HAVE RECEIVED OFFICIAL OPERATOR LICENSES, BUT WITH THE EASY ACCESSIBILITY COMES SOME CONCERNS ABOUT ADDICTION. 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North Carolina sweet potato farm, owned by husband of Sen. Lisa Barnes, facing $187,000 fine after death of employee
A sweet potato farm owned by the husband of North Carolina State Sen. Lisa Barnes faces a $187,000 fine after the death of a worker.Top Stories14 firearms used in November 2023 at Electric Tequila, five people charged, Greensboro officials say58-year-old man's body found after allegedly hit by vehicle on Thomasville Road, Winston-Salem police sayGov. Roy Cooper places bet after online sports betting goes live in North CarolinaGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking here A GoFundMe page identified the victim as José Arturo González Mendoza, of Guanajuato, Mexico, who died in September after working in temperatures above 90 degrees at Barnes Farming in Nash County.The Department of Labor said Barnes Farming violated three worker safety rules, including not providing breaks, not having adequate access to water and not having adequate emergency response procedures.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsIn a statement, Barnes Farming said they're deeply saddened by Mendoza's passing and that the North Carolina Growers Association will pay for his funeral expenses.The cause of his death has yet to be determined.For more on this story, visit our news partner, WRAL.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here

A sweet potato farm owned by the husband of North Carolina State Sen. Lisa Barnes faces a $187,000 fine after the death of a worker.

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A GoFundMe page identified the victim as José Arturo González Mendoza, of Guanajuato, Mexico, who died in September after working in temperatures above 90 degrees at Barnes Farming in Nash County.

The Department of Labor said Barnes Farming violated three worker safety rules, including not providing breaks, not having adequate access to water and not having adequate emergency response procedures.

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In a statement, Barnes Farming said they're deeply saddened by Mendoza's passing and that the North Carolina Growers Association will pay for his funeral expenses.

The cause of his death has yet to be determined.

For more on this story, visit our news partner, WRAL.

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