North Carolina Voters Reject New Limits On Governor
North Carolina voters on Tuesday rejected two proposed amendments to the state’s constitution that would have placed new limits on the governor’s power to make appointments.
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Candidates Clash Over ‘Two Very Different Visions’ in North Carolina
A televised debate between congressional candidates in North Carolina Wednesday night quickly evolved into a punch and counterpunch session as the participants quarreled over what described as “two very different visions of America.”
Read moreNorth Carolina Trooper Shot and Killed, Suspect in Custody
A North Carolina state trooper has been shot and killed, and a suspect is in custody.
Read moreRepublican Convention Set for August 2020 in Charlotte
The Republican National Convention will be held in North Carolina’s largest city in August 2020 and party leaders said Monday they’ll gather with an eye on nominating President Donald Trump for a second term.
Read more75 Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in North Carolina
Seventy-five people were arrested on drug trafficking charges in Western North Carolina Thursday after a joint undercover operation by Interior Department and the Cherokee Indian Police Department.
Read moreNorth Carolina Residents Sue Rail Giant Over Florence Woes
Residents of Lumberton, a small city near the North Carolina coast, claim in court that the CSX railroad’s refusal to allow officials to berm an rail underpass ahead of Hurricane Florence allowed a catastrophic flood to submerge their homes and businesses.
Read moreFlood Waters Breach Dam at North Carolina Coal Plant
Duke Energy said Friday that a dam containing a large lake at a Wilmington, North Carolina, power plant has been breached by floodwaters from Hurricane Florence, and it’s possible coal ash from an adjacent dump is flowing into the Cape Fear River.
Read moreJudge Blocks NC Law Limiting Union Activity by Farm Workers
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new North Carolina law that would make it illegal for agriculture producers to help workers participate in unions, deciding the Farm Act of 2017 is unconstitutional.
Read moreFloodwaters Inundate Lake at North Carolina Power Plant
Floodwaters inundated a coal ash landfill at Duke Energy’s Sutton Steam Plant, causing a breach after Hurricanee Florence dumped heavy rain on North Carolina last weekend.
Read moreTropical Depression Florence Continues to Bring Misery to North Carolina
Now a tropical depression, the storm that was Hurricane Florence continue to create catastrophic flooding in the Carolinas on Monday, killing at least 23 people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
Read moreAs Florence Rages in the Carolinas, Savannah Residents Frolic
As Hurricane Florence rips through North Carolina, Savannah locals see no signs of a hurricane, despite Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal declaring a state of emergency in Georgia.
Read moreNorth Carolina Bracing for Hurricane Wrath, Storm Surge
Officials spent much of Thursday reminding North Carolina residents who chose to ignore evacuation orders that Hurricane Florence will cause massive storm surges and flooding across the state’s eastern part as the storm comes ashore sometime this evening.
Read moreTrump’s FEMA Chief Under Investigation Over Use of Official Cars
The official overseeing the federal response to Hurricane Florence is also reportedly the target of an ongoing investigation by the Department of Homeland Security inspector general over his alleged misuse of government vehicles for private use.
Read moreFlorence Could Be Environmental Apocalypse for Carolinas
Heavy rains from Hurricane Florence could cause an environmental disaster in North Carolina, where waste from hog manure pits, coal ash dumps and other industrial sites could wash into homes and threaten drinking water supplies.
Read moreNC Town Rescinds Order That Residents Evacuate Without Their Guns
A town near the coast of North Carolina updated its state of emergency notice on Tuesday after ordering residents not to sell, purchase or carry firearms outside their homes in advance of Hurricane Florence.
Read moreNorth Carolina’s Wild Horses Expected to Survive Hurricane
By DENISE LAVOIE For many vacationers on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a trip there is not complete without at least
Read moreDangerous Major Hurricane Bearing Down on Carolina Coast
Millions of coastal residents in North And South Carolina spent their Tuesday morning either complying with state-issued evacuation orders or preparing to hunker down as Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm currently packing 130 mph winds, continued to bear down upon them.
Read moreNorth Carolina Elections Board to Fight Federal Subpoenas
North Carolina’s elections board announced Friday that they will fight federal subpoenas seeking millions of voting documents and ballots, even after prosecutors delayed a pending deadline to fulfill their demands until early next year.
Read moreTrump Stumps in Charlotte Amid Tight NC House Races
President Donald Trump visited Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday to sign an executive order on retirement regulations and to raise money for two Republican congressional candidates, a week after the state’s General Assembly was ordered to scrap a partisan district map.
Read moreTrump Accuses Google of Rigging Search Results to Make Him Look Bad
President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Google and other tech companies, without evidence, of rigging search results about him so that “almost all” of the stories about him at the top of the page are bad.
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