Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
North Carolina Fire Grows by 10%, Homes Evacuated
Jun 12 2008 // Winds whipped up an eastern North Carolina wildfire June 10, expanding its footprint by more than 10 percent and forcing the evacuation of 50 homes, officials said. Firefighters scrambled to strengthen or build about 20...
Crews Continue to Battle Wildfire at Eastern North Carolina Refuge
Jun 10 2008 // Fire crews plan to continue building containment lines around a massive wildfire that is burning in a sparsely inhabited rural area of eastern North Carolina. Spokesman Bill Swartley of the North Carolina Forest Service...
Authorities Say North Carolina Wildfire Could Burn for Months
Jun 9 2008 // Fire officials warned people living near a massive wildfire at a federal wildlife refuge in eastern North Carolina that the blaze could smolder for months in the peat-filled soil. The fire burned about 30,000 acres in and...
Study: Teen Drivers Often Ignore Bans on Using Cellphones and Texting
Jun 9 2008 // Teenage drivers’ cellphone use edged higher in North Carolina after the state enacted a cellphone ban for young drivers, a new Institute study finds. This is the case even though young drivers and their parents said...
39 Homeowners Near North Carolina Wildfire Told to Evacuate
Jun 6 2008 // Authorities in eastern North Carolina are telling 39 homeowners to evacuate after a wildfire jumped containment lines. The blaze in the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge has burned up to 10,000 acres, or nearly 16...
North Carolina ‘Click it or Ticket’ Yields 15,000 Restraint Violations
Jun 6 2008 // North Carolina authorities cited more than 15,000 drivers and passengers for seat belt and child passenger safety violations during the “Click It or Ticket” campaign between May 19 and June 1 according to Gov....
North Carolina Senate Panel OKs Millions for University Campus Safety
Jun 5 2008 // A North Carolina Senate panel has approved a plan to send more than $29 million to the University of North Carolina system to improve campus security. The plan approved by a Senate judiciary committee June 3 would help the...
North Carolina Insurance Broker Adds Account Manager
Jun 4 2008 // Amy Smith joined Raleigh, N.C.-based TriSure as an account manager in the firm’s property and casualty insurance division. In her new capacity at TriSure, Smith will serve as the first point of contact with clients....
Officials Vow Crackdown on Reckless Driving by Marines from Camp Lejeune in N.C.
Jun 2 2008 // Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C. have to register their vehicles and driving records as part of a new safety order meant to reduce traffic fatalities. The new safe driving program comes in the wake of a rash of accidents....
Declarations
Jun 2 2008 // Friend and Colleague “We are devastated that all hope is lost, but we also find a sense of closure in knowing that we can lay to rest our dear friend and colleague with the dignity and respect she...
Coastal Growth from Texas to N.C. Lends Urgency to Hurricane Forecasts
Jun 2 2008 // The rapid pace of development along hurricane-prone coasts is adding a new level of urgency for forecasters to more accurately pinpoint potential storm impact zones, the director of the National Hurricane Center...
North Carolina Medical Board Wants Malpractice Data on Web Site
May 30 2008 // The North Carolina Medical Board will hold a public hearing next month on a proposal to post doctors’ malpractice information on its Web site. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported this week that the idea has...
N.C. Home Builder to Fix Fire Walls
May 30 2008 // A manager for a home builder that installed inadequate fire walls in more than 100 town houses in Guilford and Forsyth counties says the oversight was an “honest mistake,” not an attempt to cut costs. Portrait...
Police Say Blood Found in Murder Suspect’s N.C. Insurance Agency
May 29 2008 // A police search warrant says there was blood inside a Charlotte, N.C. insurance agency owned by a man charged in the death of a woman auditing his business. The warrant says 40-year-old Michael Howell of Indian Trail...
Spouse: Slain North Carolina Insurance Examiner Was ‘a Joy’
May 23 2008 // The husband of a slain state insurance investigator said he felt sure his wife was dead from the moment he learned she was missing — and that he’s been going through a “living hell” ever...
North Carolina Gov. Declares Disaster in Bertie and Onslow Counties
May 21 2008 // Gov. Mike Easley declared Bertie and Onslow Counties state disaster areas, making residents and businesses in those counties eligible for state disaster assistance to help with repairs from the storms and tornadoes that...
North Carolina Insurance Examiner Missing, Agent Arrested for Murder
May 20 2008 // An agency examiner with the North Carolina Department of Insurance is missing and a Union County insurance agent is in custody charged with the examiner’s murder. Sallie Rohrbach, 44, went missing on May 14 after...
Marines to Crack Down on Reckless Driving in North Carolina
May 16 2008 // Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C. have to register their vehicles and driving records as part of a new safety order meant to reduce traffic fatalities. The new safe driving program comes in the wake of a rash of accidents....
2nd Parking Deck in 6 Months Collapses in North Carolina
May 14 2008 // A small section of a four-story parking deck near SouthPark Mall in Charlotte, N.C. collapsed, but authorities say no one is hurt. Charlotte Fire Department Captain Rob Brisley said a few cars suffered some minor damage....
North Carolina Teams Assess Tornado-affected Counties
May 12 2008 // North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley dispatched damage assessment teams comprised of state and local officials to Jones and Bertie counties to begin the process of assessing damage from the storm that swept through the area on...
