Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Industry Bands Together to Make a Difference in North Carolina City
Jan 16 2018 // A group of insurance and risk management professionals are working together to make a difference in one of North Carolina’s largest cities. The group, Community Matters: Insurance Partners of Charlotte, started in...
Federal Judge to Streamline Lawsuits Over GenX Chemical in North Carolina River
Jan 12 2018 // A federal judge wants to streamline lawsuits blaming two companies for releasing a little-understood compound from a North Carolina chemical plant into waters used by hundreds of thousands of people. U.S. District Judge...
North Carolina Establishes New Fire Investigation Unit
Jan 12 2018 // The North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal, headed up by North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey, has established a new Fire Investigations Unit (FIU) to assist the state’s...
Duke Energy Will Pay $84K Penalty for North Carolina Coal Ash Leaks
Jan 11 2018 // The country’s largest electricity company will pay an $84,000 penalty and work to stop potentially toxic waste from three North Carolina coal-burning power plants from leaking into groundwater and nearby rivers under...
North Carolina Insurance Regulator Denies 18.7% Homeowners Rate Increase
Jan 8 2018 // The Commissioner of Insurance for North Carolina says a recent rate increase of 18.7 percent proposed by North Carolina insurers is unwarranted and has set a hearing date for later this year to resolve the...
North Carolina Proposes Rules for Opioid Use in Workers’ Comp Cases
Jan 8 2018 // The North Carolina Industrial Commission has proposed new rules related to the utilization of opioids, related prescriptions and pain management treatment as a proactive measure aimed at curtailing opioid misuse and...
Epic Winter Storm Brings Car Wrecks, Broken Water Mains, Power Outages to Southeast
Jan 5 2018 // A brutal winter storm smacked the coastal Southeast with a rare blast of snow and ice Wednesday, hitting parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with their heaviest snowfall in nearly three decades. The same system...
North Carolina Vehicle Thefts On the Rise After 10-year Decline
Jan 5 2018 // Vehicle thefts are on the rise again in North Carolina after a decade-long decline. The State Bureau of Investigation says 15,007 vehicles were stolen in North Carolina in 2016. That was nearly 4,000 more stolen vehicles...
GenX Chemical Found Across River from Chemours Plant in North Carolina
Jan 3 2018 // North Carolina officials say elevated levels of an industrial chemical were found on the opposite side of the Cape Fear River from the chemical plant. The Fayetteville Observer reports that the state Department of...
North Carolina Proposes Rules for Opioid Use in Workers’ Comp Cases
Dec 28 2017 // The North Carolina Industrial Commission has proposed new rules related to the utilization of opioids, related prescriptions, and pain management treatment as a proactive measure aimed at curtailing opioid misuse and...
North Carolina Man Accused of Faking $104K in Insurance Claims
Dec 27 2017 // A North Carolina man has been charged with four counts each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, according to a statement from North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey. Jeffrey Neal Smith,...
North Carolina Environmental Agency to Step Up Pollution Violation Investigations
Dec 21 2017 // North Carolina’s environmental agency is revising internal policies after complaints the agency under former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory repeatedly failed to investigate when industrial-scale hog farms violate...
North Carolina Coastal Community Searching for Fire Protection Services
Dec 19 2017 // A coastal North Carolina county is trying to find a way to provide fire protection to a remote island after volunteers quit providing service. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reports Knotts Island volunteer...
Insurance Industry Bands Together to Make a Difference in North Carolina City
Dec 18 2017 // A group of insurance and risk management professionals are working together to make a difference in one of North Carolina’s largest cities. The group, Community Matters: Insurance Partners of Charlotte, started in...
3 Fraternities at University of North Carolina Suspended for Hazing
Dec 14 2017 // Three fraternities at a University of North Carolina campus have been suspended for hazing and other infractions. The Charlotte Observer reports that the UNC Charlotte’s Office of Student Conduct says Delta Chi,...
Traces of GenX Compound Found in North Carolina Food Product
Dec 13 2017 // The unregulated compound found in more than 80 drinking water wells near a chemical company’s manufacturing facility in North Carolina has been found in a food product for the first time. Tests found honey collected...
Hackers Fail at Second Cyberattack Attempt on North Carolina County
Dec 11 2017 // A North Carolina county recovering from a cyberattack says hackers failed in a second attempt to infiltrate their computer system. Mecklenburg County officials say foreign hackers redoubled their efforts after the county...
Heavy Snow Causes Problems Across the Southeast
Dec 11 2017 // An unusually heavy December snowfall across much of the Deep South tapered off Saturday, but icy road conditions left problems and thousands remained without electricity throughout the region. Forecasters warned that...
Atlas Insurance Management Adds Olsen as SVP in North Carolina
Dec 11 2017 // Atlas Insurance Management, a captive insurance management firm, has hired Gail Olsen as senior vice president – Finance & Compliance. Based in the firm’s Charlotte, N.C., office, Olsen brings to Atlas over 25...
Judge Orders North Carolina-Based Pork Producer to Clean Up Water Pollution
Dec 8 2017 // A major pork producer must live up to an agreement it signed 11 years ago and work on cleaning up water pollution tied to almost a dozen industry-scale hog operations, a federal judge ruled this week. Murphy-Brown LLC must...
