All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 28 2021 // A worker at a North Carolina plant was taken to a hospital over the weekend after a crane collapsed onto a truck, officials said.A Fayetteville fire department official said the crane fell on the cab of a truck while the...
Sep 22 2021 // Officials with a North Carolina agency have accused a mother and son of falsely telling an insurance company that her car and truck had been struck multiple times by deer and other animals.A news release from state...
Sep 9 2021 // President Joe Biden approved a request on Wednesday for federal funds to be made available to residents of western North Carolina who saw major flooding last month due to Tropical Storm Fred.Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper...
Sep 7 2021 // A gay substitute teacher was wrongfully fired by a Roman Catholic school in North Carolina after he announced in 2014 on social media that he was going to marry his longtime partner, a federal judge has ruled.U.S. District...
Sep 7 2021 // A family that lost five members in a tubing accident on a North Carolina river is suing Duke Energy, saying the utility failed to adequately warn people that its dam poses life-threatening risks.Their lawsuit, filed in...
Aug 31 2021 // North Carolina environmental regulators announced this week that a plant that for years discharged so-called “forever chemicals” into the air and water is not currently in compliance with its air permit.In its...
Aug 26 2021 // The General Assembly finalized a police reform bill on Tuesday designed to get rid of undisciplined officers at North Carolina law enforcement agencies while emphasizing mental health assistance for others.The consensus...
Aug 24 2021 // Officials have found a fifth person dead after flooding in western North Carolina. Haywood County Emergency Services announced in a Facebook post that they found the fifth victim, Frank Lauer Sr., 74, of Cruso on Sunday....
Aug 18 2021 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a State of Emergency in response to Tropical Storm Fred, which caused severe flood in the western part of the state.Approximately 30 people are currently in missing in Haywood...
Aug 2 2021 // Civil rights groups in North Carolina have reached a settlement with the city of Charlotte and its police department in a lawsuit filed last year after officers surrounded and gassed demonstrators protesting the death of...
Jul 30 2021 // A North Carolina county’s emergency communications unit engaged in unlawful retaliation when it terminated a worker after she told supervisors that she had been sexually harassed while on the job, according to a...
Jul 28 2021 // The family of a woman killed in a crash with a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy earlier this year will receive $1.25 million in a settlement agreement. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the settlement was...
Jul 27 2021 // Civil rights groups in North Carolina have reached a settlement with the city of Charlotte and its police department in a lawsuit filed last year after officers surrounded and gassed demonstrators protesting the death of...
Jul 23 2021 // Legislation to legalize marijuana for medical use in North Carolina advanced through another Senate panel on Wednesday.Members of the Senate Finance Committee, which voted for the legislation, narrowed their review to fees...
Jul 5 2021 // A task force has been formed with the aim of saving the main highway on North Carolina’s Outer Banks from storms, erosion and sea level rise.The Virginian-Pilot reported that the task force will focus on protecting...
Jun 30 2021 // A North Carolina doctor who pleaded guilty in March to assault on a female has been sued by two former employees who allege sexual misconduct.Dr. Diaa Eldin Hussein, who has practices in Morganton, Marion and Lenoir, is...
Jun 29 2021 // E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. has agreed to pay $40 million to North Carolina to settle a lawsuit by the state accusing it of marketing its products to minors.The settlement, announced on Monday by North Carolina...
Jun 25 2021 // A bipartisan effort to legalize marijuana for medical use in North Carolina got a legislative committee hearing on Wednesday. But it’s unclear whether enough legislators are ready now to alter their views on pot to...
Jun 23 2021 // Burns & Wilcox announced the purchase of an office building located in Morehead City, North Carolina at 800 Arendell. The newly acquired building is already the home of the company’s Morehead City-based...
Jun 22 2021 // A task force has been formed with the aim of saving the main highway on North Carolina’s Outer Banks from storms, erosion and sea level rise.The Virginian-Pilot reported last week that the task force will focus on...