Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NC Authorities Trying to See if Tesla was in Autopilot When Teen Hit at School Bus
Mar 20 2023 // A North Carolina teenager who was struck by a car this week while departing a school bus in Halifax County is now in good condition, a hospital spokesperson said Friday. Tillman Mitchell, a 17-year-old student at the...
Family of NC Meteorologist Killed in Crash Files Suit Against Helicopter Companies
Mar 13 2023 // The family of a meteorologist who was killed last fall in a helicopter crash in North Carolina is suing a maintenance facility and the companies that owned and operated the aircraft. The lawsuit was filed the same week in...
DOL Says It Recovered $330,000 from NC Contractor that Misclassified Workers
Mar 7 2023 // The U.S. Department of Labor said it has recovered about $330,000 in back wages from a North Carolina contractor that misclassified workers as independent contractors. “Employers who misclassify employees as...
People Moves: Wallace to NC Commission, Draddy to McGriff
Mar 3 2023 // Wallace Named NC Deputy Commissioner William Wallace, a mediator and former chairman of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section, has been named a deputy commissioner at the...
NC Senate Advances Bill to Stiffen Penalties for Attacks on Utility Stations
Mar 2 2023 // Nearly three months after attacks on electrical substations caused a dayslong power outage in central North Carolina, a state Senate committee advanced legislation Tuesday that would stiffen penalties for intentionally...
Appeals Court in NC Says Undercover Filming of Farms is Protected Speech
Feb 28 2023 // In a decision that animal rights advocates are calling a big win over big agricultural interests, a federal appeals court last week struck down part of a North Carolina law, declaring that it violated the constitutional...
Baddour Reappointed to NC Industrial Comm; Clement President of Alabama Agency
Feb 28 2023 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed Philip Baddour to a second six-year term as a full commissioner at the North Carolina Industrial Commission, which handles workers’ compensation claims disputes. If...
DOL Recovers OT Pay for NC Workers Misclassified as Independent Contractors
Feb 23 2023 // More than 180 workers at a North Carolina company will receive about $1,000 each in overtime pay after the U.S. Department of Labor found that the workers had been misclassified as independent contractors. “Employers...
Proposed NC Rule Would Require More Flood History Disclosure on Homes for Sale
Feb 23 2023 // North Carolina home buyers may soon have access to more information about a property’s flooding history, a rule that could potentially help insurance agents sell more flood insurance and other types of coverage. The...
More Than 100 Firefighters Battled Huge Industrial Site Fire in North Carolina
Feb 13 2023 // More than a dozen fire departments responded to a massive fire early Saturday at an industrial site in Wayne County, North Carolina. County officials say the blaze, with flames as high as a three-story building at one...
North Carolina’s 1930s Libel Law Likely Unconstitutional – Federal Appeals Court
Feb 10 2023 // A federal appeals court sided again with North Carolina’s attorney general on Wednesday, saying a 1931 libel law is most likely unconstitutional. Josh Stein has sought to block a fellow Democrat from using the law to...
NC House Passes Bill Raising Penalties for Violent Protests
Feb 10 2023 // A bill increasing punishments for violent protests following the 2020 demonstrations over George Floyd’s murder passed the North Carolina House on Wednesday despite harsh criticism from social justice advocates. Some...
North Carolina Rate Bureau Files for 28% Increase in Auto Insurance Rates
Feb 3 2023 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau is asking for a 28% increase in auto insurance rates for the state, an increase that will likely be slashed significantly by the state Department of Insurance. The average statewide increase...
Alera Group Acquires Hackney Agency in North Carolina
Jan 27 2023 // Alera Group, an independent insurance and wealth management firm, has acquired the John Hackney Agency in North Carolina. Hackney, with offices in Wilson, in the eastern part of the state, was founded in 1895 by the...
North Carolina Lawmakers Propose Power Grid Protections After Attacks
Jan 24 2023 // When gunshots at two electrical substations cut power to thousands of central North Carolina homes for several days in early December, Republican state Rep. Ben Moss watched his vibrant district full of family farms, small...
3 Dead, 2 Hurt in Scaffold Collapse at North Carolina Construction Site
Jan 4 2023 // Three construction workers were killed and two others were hurt on Monday when scaffolding collapsed in an industrial accident at a job site in Charlotte, North Carolina, authorities said. The scaffolding collapsed just...
Appeals Court Punts on Whether NC Guaranty Fund is Bound by Medicare Payer Act
Dec 19 2022 // The question of whether a state guaranty fund, which assumed outstanding claims for insolvent insurers, is considered a primary payer and owes money to Medicare, will have to wait for another day to be answered – for a...
NC Lawmaker Calls for Removal of State Disaster Recovery Director
Dec 16 2022 // North Carolina lawmakers rebuked the state’s disaster recovery director — with one calling for her removal — for the agency’s slow progress amid years-long delays that have left some low-income...
Three Children Killed in North Carolina House Fire
Dec 14 2022 // Three children under the age of 5 are dead and their mother was taken to a hospital after a house fire in North Carolina on Monday morning, authorities said. Greensboro Deputy Fire Chief Dwayne Church says firefighters...
Long, the Longest-Serving NC Insurance Commissioner, Honored at DOI
Dec 7 2022 // The longest serving state insurance commissioner in North Carolina history is being memorialized within his former department. His longtime election foe led the ceremony. The department’s first-floor hearing room in...
