Latest North Carolina Headlines
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North Carolina Study: Black Drivers Twice as Likely to be Stopped by Police
Aug 10 2020 // A state study shows that Black drivers in North Carolina are stopped by police at more than twice the rate of white drivers. The Raleigh News & Observer reported Wednesday that roughly 25 out of 100 Black drivers were...
Marginal Flood Risk Remains for North Carolina After Isaias
Aug 6 2020 // At least eight people were killed as Tropical Storm Isaias battered the U.S. East Coast with rain and fierce winds after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina. Millions of people were without power on Wednesday...
Destruction from Tropical Storm Isaias Seen Across North Carolina
Aug 5 2020 // Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain along the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, where it smashed boats together and caused floods and fires that...
Tropical Storm Isaias Left Death, Darkness, Tornadoes, Floods on East Coast
Aug 4 2020 // 08/05/2020 02:06 AM— Tropical Storm Isaias killed at least four people on Tuesday as it made its way up the U.S. Atlantic Coast, including two deaths at a North Carolina trailer park that was struck by a tornado spun off...
Tropical Storm Isaias Spawns Tornadoes, Leaves Thousands Without Power in Carolinas
Aug 4 2020 // After bringing heavy rain and flooding to Florida over the weekend, Tropical Storm Isaias began its attacking up the Southeast coast Monday, killing at least one person after a tornado it spawned obliterated a mobile home...
Tropical Storm Isaias Kills One as Tornadoes Threaten U.S. Northeast
Aug 4 2020 // Tropical Storm Isaias pummeled Virginia on Tuesday on its way toward Washington and other cities of the U.S. Northeast, and killed at least one person after a tornado it spawned obliterated a mobile home park in North...
Isaias Regained Hurricane Strength Before Hitting Carolinas
Aug 3 2020 // HATTERAS ISLAND, N.C., Aug 3, 10:26 PM — Isaias regained hurricane strength on Monday night just hours before it was due to make landfall in the Carolinas and churn its way up the U.S. East Coast toward Washington,...
North Carolina Prepares for Hurricane Isaias Amid Virus Fight
Aug 3 2020 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency on Friday to help prepare for Hurricane Isaias, which he said will bring atypical challenges given the longstanding COVID-19 crisis. The emergency declaration,...
North Carolina Capital City Bans Late-Night Alcohol Sales
Jul 24 2020 // A North Carolina mayor has banned alcohol sales in the city after 11 p.m. in an effort to curb the coronavirus spread. Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin signed an executive order Monday announcing the sale ban in bars,...
North Carolina Road Test Waived for Adult Drivers License Applicants
Jul 23 2020 // Road tests still aren’t being performed by examiners from the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles due to COVID-19. So now certain adults are exempt from passing one to obtain a regular license. The DMV...
Keystone Adds Kevin Brewer & Associates in North Carolina
Jul 21 2020 // Keystone Insurers Group (Keystone) has continued its expansion in the mid-south region through a partnership with Kevin Brewer & Associates of Charlotte, N.C. According to Jim Trotter, Keystone state vice president for...
North Carolina’s Outer Banks Island Ravaged by Storms, Virus Restrictions
Jul 17 2020 // When Hurricane Dorian pounded the wisp of earth that is Ocracoke Island, a wall of Atlantic seawater flooded Bob Chestnut’s home, surf shop and four vehicles. Seven months later, his shop was ready for business. But...
North Carolina Supreme Court Blocks Order Allowing Bowling Alleys to Reopen
Jul 16 2020 // North Carolina’s highest court has temporarily blocked a judge’s ruling that allowed dozens of North Carolina’s bowling alleys to reopen by overturning a portion of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19...
Lamb Insurance Services Acquires Prestige Insurance Agency of North Carolina
Jul 13 2020 // Lamb Insurance Services has acquired Prestige Insurance Services, effective July 1, 2020. Gene Dennis, managing client executive of Prestige, and his team will join the company with a focus on expanding service to the...
Jackson Sumner & Associates Names Davis North Carolina Marketing Representative
Jul 10 2020 // Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) has appointed Andrew Davis as the North Carolina Marketing representative for the company. Davis is a native of Belmont, N.C., who has been with JSA since 2017 when he joined the...
Health Insurer Centene to Develop $1B North Carolina Regional Hub, Create 3,200 Jobs
Jul 7 2020 // Government health insurance provider Centene Corp. said on Wednesday it will build an East Coast campus in Charlotte, North Carolina, developing a $1 billion construction project that’s expected to create more than...
North Carolina Lt. Gov Sues Cooper Over COVID-19 Business Restrictions
Jul 6 2020 // North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has filed his lawsuit challenging Gov. Roy Cooper’s decisions to shutter businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic without getting the backing of other elected officials. Forest...
Business Moves
Jul 6 2020 // East High Street Insurance Partners, Gates-Cole Associates Traverse City, Michigan-based High Street Insurance Partners has acquired Gates-Cole Associates in New Hartford, New York. Financial details of the transaction...
North Carolina to Test All Nursing Home Residents, Workers
Jul 2 2020 // All North Carolinians living and working in nursing homes will soon receive a one-time coronavirus test, the state announced Tuesday. Mandy Cohen, the state’s top public health official, said the state’s effort...
Policygenius Adds Google’s Garr as VP of P&C Operations in North Carolina
Jul 2 2020 // Online insurance marketplace Policygenius has made its first executive hire for its North Carolina headquarters. Erik Garr, who established Google Fiber’s operation in Durham, N.C, and was the director of strategy...
