North Carolina regulators have asked a judge to withdraw a proposed settlement that would have allowed Duke Energy to resolve environmental violations by paying a $99,000 fine with no requirement that the $50 billion company clean up its pollution. The …
From his modest home in Wilmington, North Carolina near the Cape Fear River, Sam Malpass can glimpse the tall stacks of Duke Energy’s Sutton Steam Electric Plant, a looming reminder of the environmental dangers threatening his family. Contaminated groundwater from …
When North Carolina lawmakers approved a bill expanding where concealed weapons are legally allowed, it created a dilemma for communities that had banned firearms from playgrounds. To comply with the legislation, some municipalities have had to change their local laws. …
The company that runs the West Virginia mine where an explosion killed at least 25 workers frequently sidesteps hefty fines by aggressively contesting safety violations, including recent problems with the ventilation system that clears away combustible methane gas. Bombarding federal …
An insurance agency owner charged with killing a North Carolina Department of Insurance employee investigating his business won’t face the death penalty, prosecutors said. Prosecutors didn’t explain the July 17 decision revealed during a court hearing for Michael Howell, 40, …
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 since. Sallie Rohrbach’s body was …
Two firefighters died and three others were injured while battling a fire that destroyed a central North Carolina woodworking company last week. Firefighters Justin Monroe, 19, and Victor Isler, 40, died from injuries they got while trying to contain the …
