Category Archives: State/Regional
Halifax Resolves return to NC for temporary display
HALIFAX, N.C. (NCN News) - It is considered the first call for full independence by the colonies. The document known as the Halifax Resolves is coming back to North Carolina for temporary display. As ...
21h ago
Officers on the lookout for speeders during enforcement campaign
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Highway patrol troopers and other officers are on the lookout for lead foots with a statewide speeding enforcement effort. The N.C. Governor's Highway Safety Program (GHSP) ...
23h ago
Statewide open burning ban now in effect
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - As dry conditions continue across the state, an open burning ban was put into place Saturday (March 28) until further notice. "With drought severity across the state, foreca...
Mar 29, 2026
Washington's cherry blossoms hit peak bloom, sending a fleeting burst of pink across the capital
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press It's finally peak bloom for the airy pink cherry blossoms in Washington, a welcome sign of spring in a city of concrete and granite continuously weighed down by the nec...
Mar 26, 2026
North Carolina's photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's photo voter identification law was upheld on Thursday, as a federal judge set aside arguments by civil rights groups that Re...
Mar 26, 2026
Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from NC offshore wind leases
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a French company to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the ...
Mar 24, 2026
NC Best holds education lab
CARY, N.C. (NCN News) - Teachers, principals, policy experts and education advocated gathered Monday (March 23) at BEST NC's annual North Carolina Education Innovation Lab to discuss ways to improve e...
Mar 23, 2026
Durham County government building renamed for Bell
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - A longtime Durham government leader is being recognized. The Durham Board of County Commissioners held a ceremony Friday (March 20) officially renaming the Administration II Buil...
Mar 20, 2026
Berger-Page margin remains the same, more protests expected
REIDSVILLE, N.C. (NCN News) - After the completion of a recount, the margin in the District 26 Republican senate primary remains the same. Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page leads Senate President Pro...
Mar 19, 2026
NCDMV providing wait time data on line
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - You can now go on-line to see how long wait times are at the Division of Motor Vehicles. The new feature on its website that provides customers with estimated wait times and...
Mar 19, 2026