All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Feb 23 2021 // A group of Black firefighters in North Carolina has filed a lawsuit against their city and their fire chief, alleging that he has not made an effort to prevent racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation within his...
Feb 22 2021 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired LCL Insurance LLC (LCL) of Charlotte, N.C. on Feb. 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. According to Rich Eknoian, CEO and Co-Founder of WIA, the...
Feb 19 2021 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that the state must learn from the surprise tornado that struck Ocean Isle Beach with little or no warning, leaving three people dead and 10 injured.The governor surveyed the...
Feb 19 2021 // North Carolina’s Division of Motor Vehicles has started offering road tests to teen drivers again.The Raleigh News & Observer reports that the DMV had largely stopped the tests last March to prevent the spread of...
Feb 18 2021 // It was late Monday night when the power went out at Jesse Clemmons’ home in coastal North Carolina. He went outside to start up the generator and heard a loud roar approaching from the woods.“By that time, I...
Feb 3 2021 // A hearing date for the proposed 18.7% dwelling insurance rate increase has been set for Jan. 18, 2022 by North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance...