All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 21 2021 // A North Carolina sheriff’s office has agreed to a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit in which six families accused the department of a pattern of using excessive force doled out by deputies who had allegedly referred...
Jun 15 2021 // The constitutional right of North Carolina’s children to have access to a good public school education also applies to individual students who aren’t getting help to stop classroom bullying and harassment...
Jun 14 2021 // Tropical Depression Two has formed off the coast of North Carolina and is heading away from the United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. The depression is expected to become a tropical storm...
Jun 10 2021 // As the number of fire deaths rises in North Carolina, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey organized a team of firefighters and volunteers last weekend, not to battle a blaze or answer medical calls,...
Jun 10 2021 // Accelerant, a technology-based insurance platform, has acquired Agribusiness Risk Underwriters (ARU), a provider of poultry farm insurance product development, underwriting and loss control.ARU was founded in 2016 in...
Jun 4 2021 // A former North Carolina deputy is suing a sheriff over his requirement for employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine.Christopher Neve, the former Durham County deputy, is asking a court to force Sheriff Clarence Birkhead to...
Jun 3 2021 // Legislation that would spend $220 million in part to shore up highways, rivers and coastal areas prone to flooding so that North Carolina can better withstand the next big storm cleared a House committee on Tuesday.Some...
May 19 2021 // Young drivers whose attempts to get their North Carolina provisional license were stymied by COVID-19 pandemic delays in the past year would get a timing break under legislation headed to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk. The...
May 13 2021 // Millers Mutual Insurance, a regional property and casualty insurance carrier focused on multifamily housing, is expanding into North Carolina. As of July 1, 2021, Millers Mutual will offer property & casualty insurance...
May 10 2021 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is warning people to be on alert for insurance scams after the North Carolina Department of Insurance received a report of scam artists going door-to-door claiming to be...
Apr 30 2021 // The pilot of a Duke Energy helicopter was killed Wednesday when the aircraft went down in a wooded area while surveying power lines, officials said.Spokesman Jeff Brooks confirmed late Wednesday night that the pilot was...
Apr 23 2021 // West Town Insurance Agency, Inc. has added Amy S. Roberson, a business development professional in the medical industry with over 10 years of experience, to the company as an insurance producer, effective April 1,...
Apr 19 2021 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has ended its legal dispute with the North Carolina Rate Bureau on its proposed 18.7% dwelling insurance rate increase, averting a potentially costly administrative battle with...
Apr 7 2021 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) have launched a campaign designed to inform and educate the driving public, especially parents and young drivers, about the peril of distracted driving, which...
Mar 31 2021 // It’s been over a month since a tornado tore through southeastern Brunswick County.In Ocean Ridge Plantation, the neighborhood that bore the brunt of the storm damage, some homeowners remain in limbo. Carol Phillips...
Mar 23 2021 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau has filed a request with the North Carolina Department of Insurance to increase insurance rates for mobile home policies.The NCRB, which represents insurance companies and is not a part of...
Mar 18 2021 // A North Carolina man was arrested in connection with an insurance fraud scheme involving roadside cleanup after a car crash, insurance officials said. A news release from the Department of Insurance said Garrett Scarlette,...
Mar 5 2021 // Racial bias is “deeply entrenched” within a North Carolina police department where officers feel comfortable making blatantly racist comments, according to findings of a study released last month.The report on...
Mar 1 2021 // A century-old general store in the northwest North Carolina mountains known as a gathering place for local commerce and memories was destroyed by fire, authorities said.The Todd General Store, established in 1914 and...
Feb 24 2021 // An investigation into a ransomware attack on a North Carolina county’s computer network showed personal information posted for sale on the “dark web,” the county said.The Chatham County network was hit on...