All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 25 2018 // Two people were injured when a North Carolina Highway Patrol helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff at a patrol facility in Raleigh.Highway Patrol First Sgt. Mike Baker told reporters the helicopter was about 6 feet in...
Jun 19 2018 // Some homeowners are suing a North Carolina city to get dams that were compromised by Hurricane Matthew repaired.The Fayetteville Observer reported residents from four neighborhoods say the city should rebuild the dams even...
Jun 18 2018 // Because he can’t pay $228 in traffic fines, Seti Johnson faces revocation of his North Carolina’s driver’s license, which means he won’t be able to drive to the job he hopes to get soon. For Sharee...
Jun 12 2018 // Officials in a North Carolina city have closed a city block because of the threat of a building collapse.News outlets reported a block was closed Thursday because of the threat of collapse of a three-story building housing...
Jun 7 2018 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday settled a lawsuit by a transgender former employee in North Carolina who accused the retail giant of unlawfully firing her for complaining about harassment.Arkansas-based Wal-Mart and the...
Jun 4 2018 // Farmers in western North Carolina are adding up their losses after the heavy rains from Subtropical Storm Alberto.Hendersonville farmer Randy Edmundson thinks about 70 of his 110 acres (44 hectares) are under water after...
Jun 4 2018 // North Carolina has stepped up its efforts to identify businesses not complying with state workers’ compensation laws which it says has resulted in a significant increase in fines collected compared to the same time...
Jun 4 2018 // A North Carolina city employee isn’t owed workers’ compensation for an injury he suffered while smoking during a lunch break, the state appeals court ruled last month.A three-judge panel of the North Carolina...
Jun 1 2018 // Because he can’t pay $228 in traffic fines, Seti Johnson faces revocation of his North Carolina’s driver’s license, which means he won’t be able to drive to the job he hopes to get soon. For Sharee...
May 30 2018 // North Carolina’s governor is urging his state’s residents to exercise caution as rains from a subtropical depression spread into his and other Southern states, noting the deaths of two broadcast journalists...
May 29 2018 // A construction worker has died after falling out of an elevator on the 19th floor of a structure being built in North Carolina’s largest city.Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said 24-year-old Juventino Mata-Hernandez was...
May 24 2018 // The family of a man shot to death outside a strip club in North Carolina has been awarded nearly $5 million from the operators of the club.The Winston-Salem Journal reported a judge granted a default judgment Monday...
May 23 2018 // At least two people have died and 11 others were hurt in a wreck involving a church van in North Carolina.The wreck was reported about 5:30 p.m. Sunday near Rolesville, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of Raleigh....
May 23 2018 // North Carolina’s emergency management chief acknowledged a laborious process for homeowners seeking federal funds for repairs due to Hurricane Matthew and is looking for improvements looking to the next storm.While...
May 21 2018 // North Carolina has stepped up its efforts to identify businesses not complying with state workers’ compensation laws which it says has resulted in a significant increase in fines collected compared to the same time...
May 21 2018 // At least one resident of the North Carolina mountains is dead after heavy rains triggered mudslides and flooding.Polk County Manager Marche Pittman said Saturday that searchers have recovered the body of a woman whose home...
May 18 2018 // A North Carolina city employee isn’t owed workers’ compensation for an injury he suffered while smoking during a lunch break, the state appeals court ruled Tuesday.A three-judge panel of the North Carolina...
May 15 2018 // Officials say five children have died from injuries in a weekend fire in North Carolina.Two children died Saturday after the blaze at a Greensboro apartment. A nursing supervisor at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center told...
May 14 2018 // A.M. Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and Long-Term ICR of “a” of...
May 11 2018 // President Donald Trump has approved a request from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for a federal disaster declaration for tornado damage in Guilford and Rockingham counties. Cooper declared a state of emergency for Guilford...