Category Archives: State/Regional
Armed NC man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
By MICHELE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as another vehicle was exitin...
Associated Press Feb 22, 2026
North Carolina fire that killed Denny Hamlin's father ruled accidental; exact cause still unknown
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina house fire that killed the father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin and injured his mother has been ruled accidental but it's still unclear what started it. A repo...
Associated Press Feb 20, 2026
Virginia judge blocks Democrats' referendum, a blow to redistricting effort over 4 U.S. House seats
By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia court on Thursday effectively blocked Democrats' planned April voter referendum to redraw the state's congressional m...
Associated Press Feb 19, 2026
NAACP asks judge to protect against 'misuse' of voter data seized by FBI in Georgia's Fulton County
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - The NAACP and other organizations are asking a judge to protect personal voter information that was seized by the FBI from an elections warehouse just ...
Associated Press Feb 16, 2026
Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan will stand
By JULIET LINDERMAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government decision...
Associated Press Feb 12, 2026
North Carolina Republicans to question Charlotte leaders on crime after train stabbings
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Republican lawmakers are preparing to grill Charlotte-area leaders about crime-fighting tactics and spending, particularly in ...
Associated Press Feb 09, 2026
Health costs are fueling voter stress and powering Democratic campaigns
By ALI SWENSON and JEFF AMY Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) - President Donald Trump's second term has presented an array of opportunities for political opponents, from immigration crackdowns ...
Associated Press Feb 07, 2026
Special prosecutor to get cases of man who says North Carolina religious group beat him in 2013
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press A district attorney has turned over to a special prosecutor the criminal cases accusing members of a secretive North Carolina religious group of holding down and be...
Associated Press Feb 06, 2026
Southern US enters a second week of biting cold and prolonged outages
By GARY D. ROBERTSON, TRAVIS LOLLER and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Four homes blasted by icy winds on an eroding North Carolina island collapsed into the ocean and Florida farmer...
Associated Press Feb 02, 2026
More frigid temperatures expected in much of US after a weekend of heavy snow
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Forecasters warned that dangerous extra-cold conditions will persist into Monday morning for a huge swath of the U.S. from the Gulf Coast into Ne...
Associated Press Feb 02, 2026