Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.C. House Panel OKs Standard for ‘Fire-Safe’ Cigarettes
Jun 8 2007 // With the cautious support of North Carolina’s tobacco manufacturers, a House committee approved a bill Tuesday that would require the companies to make and sell cigarettes that burn out if left unattended. The...
Katrina-Like Storm Could Wipe Out N.C.’s Outer Banks, Experts Warn
Jun 5 2007 // For more than 200 years, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has guided sailors through the “graveyard of the Atlantic” — the shallow shores of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. But not even the nation’s...
N.C. department declines to probe malpractice rates
Jun 4 2007 // The North Carolina Insurance Department said it won’t further investigate the state’s largest medical malpractice insurer, saying it disagrees with a trial lawyers’ association report accusing the company...
N.C. department declines to probe malpractice rates
Jun 4 2007 // The North Carolina Insurance Department said it won’t further investigate the state’s largest medical malpractice insurer, saying it disagrees with a trial lawyers’ association report accusing the company...
N.C. Legislative Leaders Support Speeding Crackdown
May 24 2007 // Leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly say legal loopholes that allow speeders to avoid punishment should be changed immediately, including the practice of judges who allow high-speed offenders to keep their...
Easley: N.C. National Guard Could Handle Category 3 Hurricane
May 24 2007 // Gov. Mike Easley said he is comfortable the state could respond to a major hurricane strike, even though he has complained often that the demands of the Iraq War has left the North Carolina National Guard stretched too...
Gov. Proclaims Hurricane Preparedness Week in North Carolina
May 23 2007 // Gov. Mike Easley has proclaimed May 20-26 as “Hurricane Preparedness Week” and urged all citizens to prepare for this year’s predicted increase in storm activity by assembling disaster preparedness kits...
N.C. Company Builds Storm-Resistant Homes on Coast
May 23 2007 // Some Gulf Coast residents are preparing for future hurricane seasons by rebuilding with the help of a North Carolina company that specializes in storm-resistant homes. Security Building Group LLC, a Sneads Ferry, N.C....
N.C. House to Halt Out-of-State Auto Insureds Seeking ‘Rate Evasion’
May 23 2007 // Out-of-state residents who obtain automobile insurance in North Carolina fraudulently to get cheaper premiums would be guilty of a felony in a bill that the House approved unanimously this week. The state Insurance...
N.C. Insurance Department Disagrees with Trial Lawyers on Rates
May 21 2007 // The North Carolina Insurance Department said it won’t further investigate the state’s largest medical malpractice insurer, saying it disagrees with a trial lawyers’ association report accusing the company...
N.C. trial lawyers hit medical malpractice rates
May 21 2007 // An association of trial lawyers has accused North Carolina’s largest medical malpractice insurer of violating state law by charging doctors excessive rates, but the company said its rates are reasonable. The North...
N.C. Gov. Urges Colleagues’ Support in Protecting State Authority over Guard
May 15 2007 // Gov. Mike Easley sent a letter to the nation’s governors urging them to get their states’ representatives in the U.S. House to support repeal of a law adopted last year that expands the power of the president...
Speeders Get Off Easy, Make N.C. Roads More Dangerous
May 15 2007 // Speed-related crashes kill about 10 people a week in North Carolina, more than are killed in accidents involving alcohol, according to the University of North Carolina’s Highway Safety Research Center. Yet lawmakers...
N.C. Trial Lawyers Accuse Malpractice Insurer of Illegal Rates
May 11 2007 // An association of trial lawyers has accused North Carolina’s largest medical malpractice insurer of violating state law by charging doctors excessive rates, but the company said its rates are reasonable. The North...
N.C. Insurance Pool for Chronically Ill Gets Initial House Approval
May 4 2007 // North Carolina would create a special health insurance pool for thousands of chronically ill people who are uninsured or can’t afford coverage in a bill tentatively approved by the House this week. The measure would...
Report: N.C. Kids Suffer from Unsafe Homes
May 4 2007 // Unsafe housing in North Carolina is leaving children with myriad injuries, including broken limbs from falling through rotten floors and asthma from breathing air contaminated by roach and ant droppings, according to a new...
N.C. chief blasts changes to rate-setting system
Apr 23 2007 // Consumers could see higher rates under legislation to eliminate the insurance commissioner’s rate approval authority that is before the North Carolina Senate, the state regulator is warning. “The insurance rate...
N.C. Commissioner on Rate-Setting System: ‘It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It’
Apr 13 2007 // Insurance consumers could see higher rates under legislation to eliminate the insurance commissioner’s authority to set rates that is before the North Carolina Senate, the state regulator is warning. “The...
N.C. Sexual Harassment Suit Marks New Territory for Title IX
Apr 12 2007 // Years after it was filed, a sexual harassment lawsuit against the University of North Carolina women’s soccer coach has regained momentum as a former player challenges how harassment and the culture of college...
Speeding Citations Drive Home Need for Auto Safety in N.C.
Apr 11 2007 // State and local law enforcement agencies wrote 17,512 speeding citations last week during the combined Operation Slow Down/No Need 2 Speed highway safety campaign. The N.C. Highway Patrol wrote 12,258 speeding tickets and...
