All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 13 2023 // Legislation that would legalize marijuana use for medicinal purposes in North Carolina is probably dead for the rest of this year`s General Assembly session, House Speaker Tim Moore said Tuesday, citing opposition by many...
Jul 10 2023 // An ongoing investigation by North Carolina`s Department of Labor found that a large crack in the support column of a towering roller coaster had been visible for at least a week before the amusement park shut it down for...
Jul 10 2023 // The North Carolina insurance commissioner has named veteran department employee Angela Hatchell as senior deputy commissioner for consumer services and agent services. Hatchell (Linkedin) Hatchell, who started at the...
Jul 6 2023 // Georgia-based Oakbridge Insurance Agency, one of the largest independent agencies in the country, has continued its growth with the acquisition of JHA Risk Management agency in North Carolina. JHA, based in Rocky Mount,...
Jul 5 2023 // A visible crack in the support beam of a North Carolina roller coaster served as a reminder of the risks that sometimes arise with amusement park rides, particularly as families and adrenaline junkies flock to the...
Jul 3 2023 // A North Carolina amusement park closed one of its roller coasters Friday after a crack was found on a support beam.According to news reports, Carowinds shut down Fury 325. The park’s website advertises the ride as...
Jun 28 2023 // Republicans in the state legislature on Monday began efforts to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the General Assembly’s annual farm bill, with the Senate successfully voting to enact the...
Jun 26 2023 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law a bill that will allow cities to hire civilian traffic investigators to handle some traffic accidents, freeing up police officers for other duties.House Bill 140, which...
Jun 22 2023 // Former insurance executive and businessman Greg Lindberg was found liable for fraud in 2022 in connection with his insolvent insurance companies, but the North Carolina county court did not award damages.Lindberg appealed....
Jun 21 2023 // Authorities have identified five people who died in a mobile home fire in a rural North Carolina town as a husband and wife, a family friend and his two young sons.The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office identified the...
Jun 21 2023 // Increased punishments for intentionally damaging utility equipment received final legislative approval Thursday in North Carolina after attacks on the state’s electrical grid caused a dayslong blackout last...
Jun 20 2023 // An injured truck driver described as “pretty tough” by her doctor after she finally sought treatment more than a year after a back injury was eligible for total temporary disability benefits despite the late...
Jun 20 2023 // What happens when an insurance carrier, its underwriter, a broker and the insured all forget to make sure a sublimit endorsement on wind-driven rain losses is included in a multimillion dollar property policy?In the case...
Jun 14 2023 // After seven minor earthquakes were recorded in recent weeks in western North Carolina, the state’s insurance commissioner is encouraging property owners to check with their insurance agents and make sure...
Jun 14 2023 // Embattled North Carolina insurance magnate and businessman Greg Lindberg won’t have to face two criminal trials in the same year, a federal judge has decided.U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn last week agreed to delay...
Jun 9 2023 // North Carolina agencies and state pension plans would be prohibited from using socially and environmentally conscious criteria to make investment decisions or hire employees, under legislation that advanced Wednesday in...
May 31 2023 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a federal court to bar a North Carolina insurance agent and financial advisor from trading securities and to disgorge ill-gotten gains from a real estate scam,...
May 19 2023 // A construction worker was killed and another was missing Friday morning after a massive fire broke out in an upscale business and residential area of Charlotte, North Carolina. News outlets reported that the five-alarm...
May 18 2023 // North Carolina’s insurance commissioner has negotiated a 15% average statewide increase in rates for mobile home insurance policies, a reduction from the hefty hike that the state’s rate bureau had...
May 9 2023 // The mandatory supervised driving period in North Carolina for young people before they can drive by themselves will be scaled back permanently after Gov. Roy Cooper said on Friday he’ll let a bill become law without...