Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
North Carolina Regulator to Take Over Firms Owned by Embattled Insurance Investor
Jul 8 2019 // North Carolina’s insurance commissioner is taking over four insurance companies controlled by a businessman charged with trying to make political bribes. A Raleigh-based state judge issued an order on June 27...
North Carolina House Approves Safety Rules for Ridesharing Companies
Jul 1 2019 // New rules for drivers of ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft operating in North Carolina have cleared the state House. The bill approved unanimously on Thursday is considered a safety measure following the March death...
Sinkhole in North Carolina Parking Lot Reaches 27-Feet and Growing
Jun 27 2019 // A 27-foot (8 meter) long and 20-foot (6 meter) deep sinkhole continues to expand in a North Carolina parking lot. The sinkhole is about half the size of a tractor-trailer and about as deep as a giraffe’s height...
North Carolina, Feds to Purchase 24 Generators for Use During Storms, Disasters
Jun 26 2019 // North Carolina and the federal government are paying over $1.4 million for 24 generators and other help so communities can keep the power on at public infrastructure during storms and disasters. The money will go mostly...
North Carolina to Host Flood Insurance Conferences; Will Offer Agents CE Credits
Jun 25 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has set up five flood insurance conferences statewide between July and September designed to educate the public, insurance and real estate agents of the need to purchase flood...
12-Year-Old Boy Killed After Fall at North Carolina Trampoline Park
Jun 25 2019 // A 12-year-old boy who fell from a rock climbing wall at a North Carolina trampoline park has died. News outlets report Altitude Trampoline Park in Gastonia closed Friday out of respect for the boy’s family. Police...
North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: May
Jun 21 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the month of May 2019. Insurance fraud costs American consumers approximately $80 billion a year. According to North Carolina...
BB&T, SunTrust to Rebrand as Truist; North Carolina Headquarters Announced
Jun 14 2019 // BB&T Corporation and SunTrust Banks, Inc., will rebrand as Truist after the two companies combine through their planned merger, announced earlier this year. According to the companies, Truist will be the sixth-largest...
North Carolina Lawmakers Disagree Over Watered Down Hands Free Bill
Jun 13 2019 // Weeks after North Carolina House members watered down a distracted driving bill, state senators want to restore robust language that would prohibit drivers from holding their cellphones. Republican lawmakers and parents of...
Atlas Hires Caldwell as Account Manager in North Carolina
Jun 13 2019 // Atlas Insurance Management, a captive insurance management firm, has hired Spencer Caldwell as an account manager to its office in Charlotte, N.C. Spencer previously worked as a captive financial analyst for the North...
Report: North Carolina Agency Mishandled $9M in Matthew Recovery Funds
Jun 12 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Public Safety broke the law and didn’t follow legislative directives when distributing $9 million of state money after Hurricane Matthew hit in 2016, according to a report Monday from...
Heavy Rain Causes Flooding in North Carolina, 3 Deaths
Jun 11 2019 // A chunk of North Carolina’s mountains and foothills are facing flash flooding that’s being blamed for three deaths. The National Weather Service said Sunday that six inches or more of rain had fallen in parts...
Study: Extensive Coal Ash Detected at Bottom of North Carolina Lake
Jun 6 2019 // A toxic stew of coal ash has spilled repeatedly and apparently unnoticed from storage pits at a Wilmington power plant into an adjoining lake, according to a Duke University scientist who said Monday that flooding last...
North Carolina School System Settles Tornado Damage Claims with Insurer for $10M
Jun 3 2019 // More than a year after a tornado struck, a North Carolina school system says it’s reached a $10 million settlement with its insurance company for damage to three schools. The News & Record of Greensboro reports...
Jackson Sumner & Associates Adds Edmonds as HR/Office Manager in North Carolina
May 30 2019 // Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) has hired Laura Edmonds as human resources and office manager for the organization’s leadership team. Edmonds will helm all HR efforts including developing and communicating...
Several Injured by Deck Collapse at North Carolina Beach House
May 30 2019 // A deck collapsed Monday at a home in Ocean Isle Beach, injuring several people. Ocean Isle Beach Mayor Debbie Sloane Smith tells news outlets that the incident occurred Monday afternoon. Smith says she was told a group of...
Watchdog Report: North Carolina Delayed Spending Federal Hurricane Matthew Funds
May 24 2019 // Administrative mistakes and a lack of expertise caused delays in North Carolina’s spending of federal funds for Hurricane Matthew recovery, according to a report released Monday from the General Assembly’s...
North Carolina Department of Insurance Releases Smartphone App for Agents
May 23 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has released a smartphone app for insurance agents offering information such as educational opportunities, NCDOI agent services contact info, and agent notifications from the...
North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: April
May 22 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the month of April 2019. Insurance fraud costs American consumers approximately $80 billion dollars a year. According to North...
Flaws in Smart Home Security Devices
May 20 2019 // Homeowners are purchasing smart home products at a record pace. Nearly 30 million smart home devices will be sold in 2019, according to the Consumer Technology Association, a 23 percent increase from last year. But a...
