Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
North Carolina Homeowners, Mobile Home Rates Going Up
Oct 7 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance and the North Carolina Rate Bureau have settled a legal dispute over a proposed premium increase for homeowners insurance rates, according to a statement from NCDOI. NCDOI has...
Catastrophe Modelers: U.S. Insured Losses from Dorian Could Reach $1.5B in U.S.
Oct 7 2019 // Insured loss estimates for Hurricane Dorian will range from $500 million to $1.5 billion, according to catastrophe modeling firms Karen Clark & Co. and RMS. According to KCC, Dorian reached peak intensity of 185 mph...
116 Sickened, 1 Death Reported from North Carolina Legionnaire’s Outbreak
Oct 4 2019 // Health officials in North Carolina say 116 people have been diagnosed with Legionnaire’s disease since an outbreak was reported in September. The Asheville Citizen Times reports the N.C. Department of Health and...
Former Head of North Carolina GOP Pleads Guilty in Insurance Commissioner Bribery Case
Oct 4 2019 // The former chairman of North Carolina’s Republican Party admitted Wednesday that he broke the law by lying to federal agents about his role in an alleged effort to bribe the state’s top insurance regulator to...
Fire that Destroyed 6 Homes in North Carolina Beach Town Under Investigation
Oct 3 2019 // A huge fire destroyed six homes and damaged a seventh home in a North Carolina beach town, and officials are trying to determine what sparked it. News outlets report the fire first broke out around 6 p.m. Sunday, and it...
North Carolina Jury Awards $8.3M in Excessive Force Suit
Oct 1 2019 // A North Carolina jury has ordered three law enforcement officials to pay $8.3 million for violating a man’s civil rights when they beat and shot him while he was driving on his own property six years ago. WRAL-TV...
North Carolina Homeowners, Mobile Home Rates Going Up
Sep 30 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance and the North Carolina Rate Bureau have settled a legal dispute over a proposed premium increase for homeowners insurance rates, according to a statement from NCDOI. NCDOI has...
1 Dead, Several Sick from North Carolina Legionnaires’ Outbreak
Sep 27 2019 // Health officials in western North Carolina say one person has died from Legionnaires’ disease and several others have been sickened. Kim Horton is a spokeswoman for the Henderson County Department of Public Health....
North Carolina Health Departments’ Investigate Legionnaires’ Outbreak at Fair
Sep 26 2019 // Health departments in two North Carolina counties are looking into multiple cases of Legionnaires’ disease at the North Carolina Mountain State Fair. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said in a news...
Hurricane Florence, A Year Later: Many North Carolinian’s Lack Resources to Recover
Sep 25 2019 // Tanika Outlaw was working as the food and beverage manager at the Doubletree Hotel in New Bern last September when Hurricane Florence began shoving feet of water into the city’s downtown area. Ultimately, the storm...
Policygenius to Open 2nd Headquarters in North Carolina, Create 377 Jobs in State
Sep 25 2019 // Online insurance platform Policygenius plans to open a new technical and operations center in Durham County, North Carolina, according to a statement from Governor Roy Cooper. Policygenius’ new location plan calls...
North Carolina Gov Asks for More Disaster Aid After Dorian
Sep 24 2019 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is seeking additional federal disaster assistance for counties affected by Hurricane Dorian. Cooper made the request to President Donald Trump’s administration Saturday. Cooper asked...
North Carolina Insurance Donor Wants Political Bribery Case Dropped
Sep 23 2019 // Lawyers for the North Carolina insurance magnate charged with trying to bribe the state’s top insurance regulator say the case should be dismissed because he claims he was exercising his right to support elected...
North Carolina Attorney General Plans to Sue Purdue Pharma Family
Sep 18 2019 // North Carolina’s attorney general says he’s pursuing accountability from the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma with a pending lawsuit over their role in the country’s opioid...
Report: More Than 70 Kids in North Carolina Poisoned by E-Cigarettes
Sep 18 2019 // North Carolina Poison Control says nearly 75 children under age 5 have been poisoned by e-cigarettes and vaping products in 2019. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the group said in a news release that nearly 150...
Catastrophe Modelers: U.S. Insured Losses from Dorian Could Reach $1.5B in U.S.
Sep 17 2019 // Catastrophe modeling firms Karen Clark & Co. and RMS have released insured loss estimates for Hurricane Dorian, ranging from $500 million to $1.5 billion. According to KCC, Dorian reached peak intensity of 185 mph...
North Carolina Gov Requests Hurricane Dorian Disaster Declaration
Sep 16 2019 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is seeking a federal disaster declaration for 13 counties affected by Hurricane Dorian. Cooper made the request to President Donald Trump’s administration Friday. If approved, money...
North Carolina to Receive $51M in Federal Aid for Storm-Ravaged Roads, Bridges
Sep 13 2019 // North Carolina will get some much-needed money to help with mounting repair costs the state has incurred in response to devastating hurricanes and other storms. The Federal Highway Administration said in a statement...
North Carolina Police Report Rise in Gun Thefts from Cars
Sep 11 2019 // A North Carolina police department says it’s concerned about a sharp increase in the number of firearms stolen from vehicles. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department told a news conference last week that...
The Aftermath of Hurricane Dorian: Southeast States ‘Dodged a Bullet’
Sep 10 2019 // Residents and the insurance industry in Southeast states are feeling relieved after Hurricane Dorian grazed the U.S. coastline last week just days after it caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas. While the storm was at...
