Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.C. House approves public financing for insurance commissioner race and others
Aug 6 2007 // The North Carolina House narrowly approved the expansion of a voluntary public financing program for three more statewide elected offices, a move meant to reduce the influence of special interest money. Under the proposal,...
Report: Inadequate Safety Controls Led to Fatal N.C. Plant Explosion
Aug 2 2007 // Inadequate safety controls for chemical reaction hazards led to an explosion at a North Carolina chemical plant that killed one worker and injured 14 others last year in Morganton, federal safety investigators said...
Warner Joins N.C.-Based TriSure
Jul 31 2007 // Cheryl Warner has joined TriSure Corp. as a client executive in the firm’s property and casualty insurance division where she will focus on new business development. Warner has 20 years of professional experience in...
N.C. Approves Public Financing for Insurance Commissioner, Others
Jul 30 2007 // The North Carolina House narrowly approved the expansion of a voluntary public financing program for three more statewide elected offices, a move meant to reduce the influence of special interest money. Under the proposal,...
N.C. Lawmakers Approve Cap on Medical Malpractice Damage Awards
Jul 24 2007 // North Carolina lawmakers made a mild breakthrough last week on medical malpractice reform, agreeing to limit monetary damages in certain health care negligence cases. The bill would cap monetary damages in negligence cases...
News Currents
Jul 23 2007 // N.C. braces for flood insurance rate surge under new building code Thousands of coastal North Carolina residents could see insurance rates surge this fall as state regulators weigh higher insurance costs against the rising...
Report: N.C. among states with worst traffic, S.C. among best roads
Jul 23 2007 // Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban Interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual...
N.C. Provides Weather Radios for Sr. Citizens
Jul 19 2007 // Gov. Mike Easley announced that 164 senior centers in North Carolina will soon receive a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration radio to warn seniors and staff members of tornadoes, hurricanes and other...
N.C. Coast Facing Challenges of Growth, Rising Water Levels
Jul 17 2007 // North Carolina’s coast isn’t what it used to be. The sound of seagulls competes with the grind of construction. Property values are soaring. The water is rising. “It means we’ve got some very...
Harleysville Insurance Opens New Office in North Carolina
Jul 16 2007 // Harleysville Insurance recently further expanded its field sales and underwriting presence in the Southeast with the opening of a new office in Charlotte, N.C. Clinton Bothwell, regional president for the Southeast...
Operation Firecracker Campaign Targeted Drunk Drivers in N.C.
Jul 13 2007 // North Carolina state and local law enforcement officers cited 2,129 motorists for driving while impaired during the “Booze It & Lose It: Operation Firecracker” campaign that ran June 28-July 8, according...
N.C. Insurance Agent Arrested, Charged with Embezzlement
Jul 11 2007 // North Carolina Department of Insurance officials arrested a Tarboro insurance agent on charges of embezzlement last month. Insurance Commissioner Jim Long said William “Billy” Michael Whitley, 51, of 4959...
N.C. Flood Insurance Rates May Soar Under New Coastal Building Code
Jul 10 2007 // Thousands of coastal North Carolina residents could see insurance rates surge this fall as state regulators weigh higher insurance costs against the rising cost of protecting homes. The North Carolina Building Code Council...
Report: Calif., Minn., N.J., N.C. Have Worst Traffic; N.D., S.C. Have Best Roads
Jun 29 2007 // Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban Interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual...
Heat and Dry Conditions Held Responsible for Reigniting N.C. Fires
Jun 29 2007 // Hot, dry weather over the past 10 days has rekindled a fire in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest, authorities said Monday. Over the last couple weeks, the fire at Shortoff Mountain has grown from 1,900 acres to...
N.C. Man Arrested in Workers Compensation Scheme
Jun 27 2007 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the arrest of Eric Stanley Stokes, charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense. Stokes, 43, of 5914 Hidden Meadow Ln., Charlotte was processed at...
N.C. Legislators Spar on Toughman, Mixed Martial Arts Fighting
Jun 26 2007 // Although professional boxing has taken it on the chin with declining public interest nationally, new types of organized fighting are getting attention at the North Carolina General Assembly as their popularity...
Charlotte, N.C. Resident Arrested for Identity Theft, Insurance Fraud
Jun 26 2007 // A Charlotte, N.C. faces six felony charges including three counts of identity theft and three counts of insurance fraud, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. Insurance Department investigators allege that Leetwain...
Chertoff, Gov. Urge North Carolinians to Prepare for Hurricane Season
Jun 20 2007 // Gov. Mike Easley met with Michael Chertoff, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to discuss North Carolina’s emergency preparedness for the hurricane season that began June 1. This is the second...
Rain Helps Stop Spread of Wildfires in North Carolina
Jun 19 2007 // Rain has helped stop the spread of wildfires in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest that have been burning for more than a week. Neither the 600-acre-fire at Dobson Knob or the 1,900-acre-fire at Shortoff...
