Latest North Carolina Headlines
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North Carolina County to Pay $1.25M to Family of Woman Killed in Accident With Sheriff’s Deputy
Jul 28 2021 // The family of a woman killed in a crash with a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy earlier this year will receive $1.25 million in a settlement agreement. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the settlement was...
North Carolina Civil Rights Groups Reach Settlement Over 2020 Clash With Police
Jul 27 2021 // Civil rights groups in North Carolina have reached a settlement with the city of Charlotte and its police department in a lawsuit filed last year after officers surrounded and gassed demonstrators protesting the death of...
North Carolina Senate Finance Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Bill
Jul 23 2021 // Legislation to legalize marijuana for medical use in North Carolina advanced through another Senate panel on Wednesday. Members of the Senate Finance Committee, which voted for the legislation, narrowed their review to...
North Carolina Looks to Protect Outer Banks Highway from Storms, Sea Level Rise
Jul 5 2021 // A task force has been formed with the aim of saving the main highway on North Carolina’s Outer Banks from storms, erosion and sea level rise. The Virginian-Pilot reported that the task force will focus on protecting...
North Carolina Doctor Sued by Former Employees Alleging Sexual Misconduct
Jun 30 2021 // A North Carolina doctor who pleaded guilty in March to assault on a female has been sued by two former employees who allege sexual misconduct. Dr. Diaa Eldin Hussein, who has practices in Morganton, Marion and Lenoir, is...
E-Cigarette Maker Juul to Pay $40M to Settle North Carolina Suit Over Youth Marketing
Jun 29 2021 // E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. has agreed to pay $40 million to North Carolina to settle a lawsuit by the state accusing it of marketing its products to minors. The settlement, announced on Monday by North Carolina...
North Carolina Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Medical Marijuana
Jun 25 2021 // A bipartisan effort to legalize marijuana for medical use in North Carolina got a legislative committee hearing on Wednesday. But it’s unclear whether enough legislators are ready now to alter their views on pot to...
Burns & Wilcox Purchases Morehead City, North Carolina Office Building
Jun 23 2021 // Burns & Wilcox announced the purchase of an office building located in Morehead City, North Carolina at 800 Arendell. The newly acquired building is already the home of the company’s Morehead City-based...
North Carolina Looks to Protect Outer Banks Highway from Storms, Sea Level Rise
Jun 22 2021 // A task force has been formed with the aim of saving the main highway on North Carolina’s Outer Banks from storms, erosion and sea level rise. The Virginian-Pilot reported last week that the task force will focus on...
North Carolina Sheriff’s Office Settles Excessive Force Claims for $6M
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...
North Carolina High Court Backs Students’ Constitutional Right to Sue Over Bullying
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...
Tropical Depression Off North Carolina Could Become Tropical Storm
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...
North Carolina Offers Free Smoke Alarms as Number of Fire Deaths Rises
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,...
Accelerant Acquires North Carolina’s Agribusiness Risk Underwriters
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...
Fired North Carolina Deputy Sues County Sheriff Over Vaccine Mandate
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...
North Carolina Lawmakers Advance $220M Disaster Mitigation Bill
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...
Timing of Young Driver Learner’s Permit Cut in Half Under North Carolina Bill
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...
Millers Mutual Insurance Expands Into North Carolina
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...
North Carolina Insurance Dept. Warns of Door-to-Door Insurance Scams
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...
Duke Energy Helicopter Crashes in North Carolina; 1 Killed, 2 Injured
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...
