Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FEMA Extends North Carolina Deadline for Florence Aid
Dec 17 2018 // Home and business owners suffering damages from Hurricane Florence are getting a little more time to request federal government aid. Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday’s previous deadline to apply for Federal...
Declarations
Dec 17 2018 // PG&E Safety “To operate the grid in a safe manner, PG&E must be able to sign contracts and raise capital.” — Michael Picker, president of the California Public Utilities Commission, said utilities...
Refreezing Still Threatens Roads After Southern Snowstorm
Dec 12 2018 // Seesawing temperatures across several southern states were gradually melting snow from a wintry storm, but also “transforming slushy roads into treacherous ice,” one governor warned Tuesday. Scores of schools...
Major Snowstorm Causes Icy Roads, Power Outages Across Much of Southeast
Dec 11 2018 // Residents walked instead of driving cars and children enjoyed another day of building snowmen with school canceled Monday after a wintry storm dropped snow, sleet or freezing rain across five southern states. Accidents on...
Winter Storm Leaves Mess Behind in Southeast, More Snow Expected
Dec 10 2018 // A massive storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain across a wide swath of the South on Sunday – causing dangerously icy roads, immobilizing snowfalls and power losses to hundreds of thousands of people. North...
North Carolina’s Environmental Chief Says Chemical Maker Must Change its Ways
Dec 7 2018 // The largest penalty a polluter has paid North Carolina should change the way one of the country’s biggest chemical companies makes compounds that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said appear dangerous even in...
North Carolina Legislature Finalizes $300M Hurricane Relief Spending
Dec 4 2018 // Nearly $300 million in additional state spending to address North Carolina’s recovery from Hurricane Florence received quick and unanimous approval from the state legislature and the governor. The House voted...
Study: River Near Chemours N.C. Plant Contaminated with Industrial Chemicals
Dec 3 2018 // A study performed for a chemical-maker accused of polluting North Carolina’s longest river finds the entire waterway used by thousands for drinking water is laced with industrial compounds. The Cape Fear Public...
North Carolina Requests $8.8B in Florence Recovery Funds from Congress
Nov 30 2018 // North Carolina’s governor is asking Congress for more federal funding to recover from Hurricane Florence, saying the total $8.8 billion requested is comparable to the help Washington has provided for other disasters...
2M Patients Impacted by Data Breach at North Carolina-Based Health Care Group
Nov 29 2018 // A North Carolina-based health provider says more than 2 million of its patients may have had personal information compromised in a data breach of billing information. News outlets report Atrium, headquartered in Charlotte,...
How Taxpayers Subsidize Rebuilding Homes After Flooding… Repeatedly
Nov 28 2018 // Floodwaters rose about 15 inches (40 centimeters) into Danielle Rees’ home in September when Hurricane Florence drenched this tidewater city on the Pamlico River and overwhelmed a local creek and marshland. The first...
2 Tornadoes Cause Damage in North Carolina
Nov 27 2018 // Two tornadoes have caused damage in coastal North Carolina. The National Weather Service said two tornadoes touched down Saturday afternoon. One tornado hit Emerald Isle and the other hit near Cape Carteret. There were no...
Proposed North Carolina Order Requires Chemours to Reduce GenX Emissions, Pay $12M Fine
Nov 27 2018 // State environmental officials have proposed a consent order calling on a North Carolina chemical plant to reduce emissions of a compound and pay a $12 million civil penalty. The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality...
North Carolina School System, Insurer Settle for $1.5M With Woman Who Lost Leg in Fall
Nov 26 2018 // A North Carolina school system and its insurance carrier have agreed to pay $1.5 million to a woman whose left leg was amputated after she fell at a school in 2015. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports Karen Clark...
Worker Killed in North Carolina Industrial Accident at MillerCoors Plant
Nov 15 2018 // Authorities have identified a man who was killed in an industrial accident in North Carolina. The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said 44-year-old William A. Villatoro of Bayshore, New York, was part of a team...
North Carolina Ag Chief Says $250M in Aid Needed for Farmers After Florence
Nov 15 2018 // North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says his agency needs the full $250 million he requested for cash payments to farmers with destroyed crops and dead livestock from Hurricane Florence and another...
Jackson Sumner & Associates Promotes Banks to North Carolina Marketing Rep
Nov 6 2018 // Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) has promoted Scott Banks to the position of the company’s North Carolina Marketing representative. Banks has been with JSA for more than three years, having most recently served...
16 Sent to Hospital After Carbon Monoxide Exposure at North Carolina Hotel
Nov 5 2018 // Sixteen people, including one child, were taken to a hospital after authorities say they were exposed to carbon monoxide at a North Carolina hotel. News outlets report that employees and guests at the Holiday Inn Express...
North Carolina Insurance Head Sends Controversial Campaign Contribution to FBI
Nov 5 2018 // North Carolina’s insurance commissioner said he’s handing over to the federal government a contribution that’s the subject of a citizen’s complaint alleging improper campaign giving by a leading...
North Carolina Approves 17.2% Rate Decrease for Workers’ Comp
Nov 5 2018 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau’s 17.2 percent rate decrease filing for workers’ compensation insurance has been approved by North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, according to a statement from the...
