Latest North Carolina Headlines
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Shutdown Delays Disaster Relief for Some North Carolina Farmers
Jan 25 2019 // The federal government shutdown is delaying disaster relief for some North Carolina farmers. The Fayetteville Observer reported last week the shutdown has mostly closed the federal Farm Service Agency responsible for a...
Jury Awards $7M to North Carolina Trooper, Wife in Greyhound Bus Accident Suit
Jan 25 2019 // A federal jury has awarded $7 million in damages to a North Carolina trooper and his wife for when a passenger bus plowed into the trooper’s sport-utility vehicle as he responded to an Interstate 40 accident. Court...
Barrier Collapse at North Carolina Construction Site Kills 1
Jan 24 2019 // Authorities in North Carolina say one person is dead and two people are hurt after a barrier collapsed at a construction site. News outlets report the N.C. Department of Labor said the accident occurred Tuesday at a site...
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Jan 21 2019 // John Doyle, president and CEO of global insurance broker Marsh, announced the appointments of key leaders for regional, specialty and placement teams worldwide that will be effective upon closing of the acquisition by...
North Carolina Businesses Without Workers’ Comp Coverage Fined $3.2M
Jan 17 2019 // The North Carolina Industrial Commission’s Compliance and Fraud Investigative Division collected more than $3.2 million in penalties and issued 289 criminal charges at the end of the first two quarters of Fiscal Year...
Feds Fine North Carolina Restaurant Over Wage, Child Labor Law Violations
Jan 16 2019 // A North Carolina restaurant has been fined by federal officials who say it violated minimum wage and child labor laws. The U.S. Department of Labor announced in a news release that Max’s Pizza in Surf City was fined...
North Carolina Gov. Declares Emergency to Deal with Power Outages
Jan 15 2019 // Utility crews worked late into Sunday to restore power to western North Carolina residents and businesses that lost electricity due to freezing rain and sleet this weekend. Duke Energy and electric cooperatives reported...
Freezing Rain Causes Power Outages for 140K Residents in North Carolina
Jan 14 2019 // Freezing rain and sleet this weekend knocked out power to northwestern North Carolina residents and businesses. Duke Energy reports roughly 140,000 customers in the region were without electricity Sunday morning, with more...
Massive Operation to Slow Dune Migration Underway in North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Jan 11 2019 // North Carolina park officials on the Outer Banks are working to slow the pace of a massive sand dune that’s slowly being pushed each year by winds. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the dune known as Jockey’s...
String of Robberies in North Carolina City Under Investigation
Jan 8 2019 // Police in a North Carolina city are investigating a series of robberies at restaurants or other businesses. Late Saturday night, Greensboro police said a man with a gun robbed cash from a Dunkin Donuts and fled. About an...
Southeast Officials Focus on Curbing Fraud, Rising Auto Rates, Flood Insurance, and Distracted Driving
Jan 7 2019 // For the seventh year in a row, the Florida insurance industry, regulators, and consumer advocates will push for reforms to the state’s assignment of benefits issue that has now become an insurance crisis, according...
3 Reasons Recovery from Hurricane Florence is Different from Hurricane Michael
Jan 7 2019 // Lessons from Past Storms and Economic Changes Suggest Rebuilding Efforts After Florence Will Be Arduous As the saying goes – location is everything. Following the two largest U.S. hurricanes this year, Hurricane...
Animal Advocates Speak Out After Lion Kills Intern at North Carolina Zoo
Jan 2 2019 // The fatal mauling of a zoo intern by a lion that escaped from a locked pen illustrates the need for North Carolina regulators to crack down on unaccredited exhibitors of dangerous animals, animal welfare advocates said...
Insurance Journal Southeast’s Top Stories for 2018: Fraud, Hurricanes, Data Security Law
Dec 31 2018 // It was a busy year in the Southeast with two major hurricanes that wreaked havoc on the region, an escalating insurance crisis in Florida, and a new industry-specific cybersecurity law in South Carolina that takes effect...
North Carolina Rate Bureau Requests 17.4% Rate Hike for Homeowners’ Policies
Dec 27 2018 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) has requested a 17.4 percent increase in homeowners’ insurance rates from the North Carolina Department of Insurance, effective Oct. 1, 2019. According to the NCDOI, the NCRB...
Appeals Court Upholds $6M Libel Ruling Against North Carolina Newspaper
Dec 21 2018 // An appeals court has upheld a libel ruling against a North Carolina newspaper that resulted in a $6 million award for a firearms expert whose work was questioned in articles. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled...
Federal Judge Shuts Down North Carolina Nuisance Hog Farm Suit
Dec 20 2018 // A federal judge in North Carolina has shut down a lawsuit against a Smithfield Foods hog feeding operation by some neighbors who complained of odors, flies and noises. U.S. District Judge David Faber on Dec. 13 declared...
North Carolina Construction Company Fined $20K Over Worker Death
Dec 19 2018 // A construction company whose employee died after falling out of an elevator has been cited for safety violations. WBTV-TV reports that the North Carolina Department of Labor announced that Gilbane Building Company is...
Bus Crash in North Carolina Injures 13 Middle School Students
Dec 19 2018 // A North Carolina school bus overturned after it was hit by a car on Monday, sending 13 middle school students to the hospital. Twelve of the students had minor injuries in the crash in Alexander County, while one was in...
North Carolina Gov’s Pick for Workers’ Comp Panel Rejected, Again
Dec 18 2018 // Republican legislators have rejected another candidate from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for the North Carolina Industrial Commission. The House voted 34-59 on Thursday against confirming Judge Robby Hassell of...
