Latest North Carolina Headlines

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2 Killed, 11 Injured in Church Van Wreck in North Carolina

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....

North Carolina Storm Recovery Chief Accedes Frustrations Over Hurricane Matthew Recovery

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...

North Carolina Steps Up Workers’ Comp Fraud Investigations, Fines for No Coverage

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...

Mudslides Triggered by Heavy Rains in North Carolina Kill 1

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...

N.C. Court: No Workers’ Comp for Employee Injured While Smoking on Break

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...

5 Children Killed in North Carolina Apartment Fire

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...

A.M. Best Revises Credit Rating Outlook of Builders Mutual Companies of North Carolina

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...

Disaster Declaration Approved for North Carolina Tornado

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...

North Carolina Party Bus Owner Cited Over License, No Insurance After Passenger Death

May 9 2018 // A North Carolina party bus owner was cited for insurance and license plate problems after a college student fell out of the vehicle last week and died when she was hit by two cars. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police...

North Carolina Chemical Plant Worker Killed After Falling Into Tank

May 8 2018 // A North Carolina chemical plant is on shutdown as the company and investigators explore why a worker died. A spokeswoman for Dutch chemical-maker AkzoNobel said Sunday the man fell into an empty tank at the company’s...

Judge Approves $10M Settlement in North Carolina Islands Power Outage

May 7 2018 // A federal judge has accepted a settlement that would allow those who lost power for days last summer on two North Carolina islands to divvy up more than $10 million.News outlets report that a federal judge on Wednesday...

North Carolina Homeowners Insurers Agree to 4.8% Rate Increase

May 7 2018 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has reached a settlement with the North Carolina Rate Bureau to increase homeowners insurance rates statewide by an average of 4.8 percent.The agreement between the two parties...

North Carolina Volunteer Fire Chief Charged With Insurance Fraud, Embezzlement

May 3 2018 // A suspended North Carolina volunteer fire chief has been arrested on felony insurance fraud and embezzlement charges, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance.Kenan Wayne Kearney, 44, of...

North Carolina Man Accused of $5M Crop Insurance Fraud Scheme

May 1 2018 // Federal prosecutors have accused a North Carolina man of stealing more than $5 million in federal crop insurance funds over a four-year period. U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon Jr. said in a news release multiple charges are...

Recovery Efforts Underway in North Carolina After Tornado Damages 1K Structures

Apr 27 2018 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey this week toured some of the areas hardest hit by a mid-April tornado, saying the storm damaged more than 1,000 buildings in one county alone.As the clean-up efforts...

Duke Energy to Pay $156K Fine for North Carolina Coal Ash Pollution

Apr 24 2018 // Duke Energy Corp. will pay a $156,000 penalty to for polluting ground and surface waters in North Carolina with potentially toxic coal-ash waste around three power plants, an amount one critic compared to a couple of days...

State of Emergency Declared for 2 North Carolina Counties Hit by Tornado

Apr 23 2018 // Gov. Roy Cooper has declared a state of emergency in two North Carolina counties which suffered major damage from a tornado.Cooper’s declaration Friday for Guilford and Rockingham counties means state government...

North Carolina Homeowners Insurers Agree to 4.8% Rate Increase

Apr 19 2018 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has reached a settlement with the North Carolina Rate Bureau on homeowner insurance rates that will increase rates statewide by an average of 4.8 percent.The agreement between the...

Spring Storm Brings Tornadoes, Floods to Southeast

Apr 18 2018 // A mid-April storm that pushed across the U.S. created a tornado in North Carolina that killed a person, caused widespread power outages in North and South Carolina and caused flooding emergencies in West Virginia and...

Man Arrested for Torching North Carolina Country Club

Apr 17 2018 // Police have charged a man with setting a fire that engulfed the tennis building at a North Carolina country club.A Durham Police news release said officers and firefighters arrived around 4 a.m. Sunday at Treyburn Country...