Category Archives: State/Regional

Halifax Resolves recognized at new visitors center
HALIFAX, N.C. (NCN News) - A key document that set the stage for the American Revolution is being recognized at a new visitors' center. Governor Josh Stein joined the Department of Natural and Cultura...
Bruce Ferrell 7m ago
N.C. Central hires new law school dean with Duke ties
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - A top official at an Ohio law school and Duke Law School Graduate has been tabbed to lead North Carolina Central University' Law School. Joseph Karl Grant has been named Dean of ...
Bruce Ferrell Apr 06, 2026

2024 Miss North Carolina dies from cancer
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - 2024 Miss North Carolina Carrie Everett has died after battling stomach cancer. Everett competed in the 2024 Miss North Carolina competition as Miss Johnston County and was a do...
Bruce Ferrell Apr 06, 2026
State Supreme Court throws out Leandro school funding ruling; reactions mixed
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The state's highest court has struck down an order related to the ongoing Leandro school funding lawsuit. The majority Republican North Carolina State Supreme Court threw ou...
Bruce Ferrell Apr 02, 2026
Drought conditions intensify over most of North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - It is now spring, but the drought that has lingered through the winter is still with us. Drought conditions have worsened across North Carolina, with 15 counties now experie...
Bruce Ferrell Apr 02, 2026
North Carolina's electoral future may hinge on rural Black voters who feel ignored by Democrats
By BILL BARROW and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Ricky Brinkley has lived in rural North Carolina nearly all of his 65 years, and he likes it "out in the county," past the stre...
Associated Press Apr 01, 2026
Cooper leading Whatley in new poll
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper is leading former Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley by over a dozen points in the race for North Carolina's open U.S. Sen...
Alyssa Vail Apr 01, 2026

Cigar ashes tied to McDowell County wildfire
MARION, N.C. (NCN News) - Ashes from a cigar are to blame for a wildfire burning in McDowell County Tuesday (March 31). The North Carolina Forest Service reports that the cause of the Jumping Branch f...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 31, 2026
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 ...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 30, 2026
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) ...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 30, 2026
