Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Strong Storms in North Carolina Cause Injuries, Damage to Homes
Jun 1 2017 // At least a dozen people have been hurt after storms struck in eastern North Carolina nearly a week after a tornado hit the area. The storm hit Sampson County about 30 miles east of Fayetteville around 11:30 p.m....
North Carolina Official Says State is Drought-Free
Jun 1 2017 // A state official says North Carolina is free of drought or dry conditions for the first time in more than a year. Linwood Peele, acting chairman of the N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council, said May 25 that recent...
Appeals Court Reinstates Lawsuit of N.C. Woman Who Fell Off Operating Table
May 30 2017 // The North Carolina Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit stemming from a woman’s 2012 surgery during which she fell off the operating table while her body was cut open and had surgical implements inside. The...
Zenefits to Pay North Carolina $104K to Settle Licensing Violations
May 26 2017 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has reached a settlement agreement with YourPeople, Inc., dba Zenefits FTW Insurance Services (Zenefits) resulting in a $104,500 penalty, according to a statement from Insurance...
Damage Reported in North Carolina From Severe Storms That Spawned Tornado
May 25 2017 // Officials in a North Carolina county say a tornado has destroyed a fire department. The Fayetteville Observer reports Sampson County Emergency Management said the Autryville Fire Department was destroyed by a tornado on...
Driver of Tanker Truck Killed in Fiery North Carolina Crash
May 24 2017 // The North Carolina Highway Patrol says a tanker truck overturned and caught fire, killing the driver. The patrol told local media outlets that the truck apparently veered off the road in the town of Clayton and hit two...
AXA to Add 550 Positions to North Carolina Location
May 23 2017 // Insurance company AXA plans to add 550 jobs in Charlotte, N.C., over the next five years, nearly doubling its local workforce. North Carolina officials announced the move May 9 after approving state tax breaks that could...
North Carolina Woman Awarded $1.5M in Construction Safety Whistleblower Suit
May 23 2017 // A federal jury has awarded $1.5 million to a former North Carolina fire investigator who said she was fired after complaining about the safety of construction work at an office building. The Charlotte Observer reported...
Family of N.C. High School Football Player Who Died After Head Injury Sues
May 22 2017 // The family of a North Carolina high school football player who died after sustaining a head injury during practice is suing the Wake County school system and members of the athletic staff. The News & Observer reports...
Explosion at North Carolina Golf Course Kills 1
May 15 2017 // An employee has died after an explosion at a North Carolina golf course. Wilkes County Chief Deputy Sheriff David Carson says the fire was reported early Thursday at the Countryside Golf Course in Elkin. Investigators say...
Trump Approves Just $6M of North Carolina’s $929M Matthew Aid Request
May 12 2017 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper wrote the Trump administration and congressional leaders on Wednesday to express disappointment over the failure to meet the state’s request for more than $900 million in Hurricane...
North Carolina’s Builders Mutual Establishes Construction Job-Site Safety Institute
May 5 2017 // Builders Mutual, a provider of commercial insurance for the construction industry in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, has established the Job-Site Safety Institute (JSI), a nonprofit organization that will conduct safety...
North Carolina Passes Law Limiting Nuisance Lawsuits Against Hog Farmers
May 1 2017 // North Carolina lawmakers decided Thursday that hog and poultry operations should get added protection from lawsuits by neighbors complaining that swarms of flies and the intense stink of animal waste create a nuisance. The...
WCRI: North Carolina Workers’ Comp Indemnity Payments Still High, But Stable
May 1 2017 // The average indemnity payment per workers’ compensation claim in North Carolina remains among the highest of 18 states studied by the Workers Compensation Rating Institute (WCRI), according to a new report from the...
Declarations
May 1 2017 // Once Is Enough “We can’t talk a whole lot about the hack itself, because obviously we don’t want this to happen again.” — Sana Syed, spokeswoman for the city of Dallas, speaking about the hack...
Floods Prompt State of Emergency in North Carolina
Apr 28 2017 // A North Carolina county declared a state of emergency Wednesday because flooding closed a number of roads and led to evacuations. Edgecombe County officials announced on Facebook that several roads are impassable and that...
North Carolina Issues Warning Against Taking Pictures on Railroad Tracks
Apr 28 2017 // Transportation officials and railroad companies are sounding a warning: Active railroad tracks are a bad backdrop for prom pictures or selfies. With the season for graduations and prom portraits underway, North...
North Carolina Storms Cause Flood Worries
Apr 27 2017 // People in North Carolina were paying attention to rising rivers on Tuesday after storms dumped several inches of rain across much of the state – the worst drenching since a damaging hurricane late last year. The...
Crashes at North Carolina Rail Crossings Down 42% in 2016
Apr 26 2017 // A North Carolina rail safety group says collisions at highway crossings dropped by 42 percent in 2016. The report from North Carolina Operation Lifesaver says there were 39 collisions last year, compared with 67 in...
North Carolina Appeals Court Refuses to Revive UNC Academic Sham Suit
Apr 20 2017 // A North Carolina appeals court won’t revive a lawsuit by two former athletes who say they were harmed by sham classes at the University of North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a...
