Emery P. Dalesio, Author at Valley News

Duke University pays $112M to settle faked-research lawsuit

by Emery P. Dalesio Associated PressMarch 25, 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. — Duke University will pay $112 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit after federal prosecutors said a research technician’s fake data landed millions of dollars in federal grants, the school and the government said Monday.The…

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2019, file photo, Mark Harris, Republican candidate in North Carolina's 9th Congressional race, prepares to testify during the fourth day of a public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District voting irregularities investigation at the North Carolina State Bar in Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina’s elections board is expected to decide Monday, March 4 when to hold new party primaries and the general election for the 9th congressional district, where a seat still remains vacant after November’s result was tainted by ballot fraud concerns. Democrat Dan McCready is running again in the new election. Harris will not. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP, Pool, File)

New election in N.C. to be held Sept. 10

by Emery P. Dalesio Associated PressMarch 4, 2019

Mark Harris, Republican candidate in North Carolina's 9th Congressional race, prepares to testify during the fourth day of a public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District voting irregularities investigation Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at the North Carolina State Bar in Raleigh, N.C. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)

New election ordered in disputed N.C. House district

by Emery P. Dalesio Associated PressFebruary 21, 2019

Lisa Britt pauses before answering a question by executive director of the Board of Elections Kim Strach during the public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District investigation Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, at the North Carolina State Bar in Raleigh, N.C. (Juli Leonard/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)

N.C. elections head: U.S. House race saw ballots handled

by Emery P. Dalesio Associated PressFebruary 18, 2019

In this May 21, 2018 photo, Kip and Angela McCabe pose for a photo at their home in Berwick, Pa. The McCabes and other residents who complain about foul smells from a nearby industrial hog farm have taken their fight to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)

Hog Smell Lawsuits Continue

by Emery P. Dalesio AP Business WriterMay 27, 2018

Tech Firms, Unable to Find Workers, Train Their Own

by Emery P. Dalesio AP Business WriterNovember 25, 2017

This undated photo provided by AW North Carolina shows production operations inside the company's Durham, N.C., factory. Online thieves are increasingly hitting today’s just-in-time manufacturing sector with cyberattacks that demand ransom to make computer malware go away. Malware entered the North Carolina transmission plant’s computer network via email last August, spreading like a virus and threatening to lock up the production line until the company paid a ransom. (AW North Carolina via AP)

Hackers Target Factory Production, Demanding Ransoms

by Emery P. Dalesio AP Business WriterAugust 12, 2017

N.C. Senate President pro tem Phil Berger, left front, and Sen. Harry Brown, right front, and other senators listen as HB 142 is debated on the Senate floor in the General Assembly in Raleigh, NC. It is a bill to replace the controversial HB2. The bill passed the Senate, and then went to the House, where it also passed. (Chris Seward/The News & Observer via AP)

N. Carolina Rolls Back Portions of Controversial ‘Bathroom Bill’

by Gary D. Robertson Associated Press, and Emery P. Dalesio Associated PressMarch 30, 2017

A swift water rescue team down a street covered by floodwaters caused by rain from Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Spencer)

N.C. Braces for More Flooding

by Jonathan Drew Associated Press, and Emery P. Dalesio Associated PressOctober 11, 2016

Police officers stand outside Bank of America Stadium for an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. Extra security was posted outside the stadium in response to protests over the shooting death of a black man by a police officer on Sept. 20. (AP Photo/Skip Foreman)

N.C. Body Cam Use Questioned

by Emery P. Dalesio Associated Press, Jonathan Drew Associated Press, and Meg Kinnard Associated PressSeptember 27, 2016