Category Archives: State/Regional
Key Republican says he won’t back Trump’s pick for top DC prosecutor because of Jan. 6 ties
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he's informed the White House that he won't support Ed Martin, President Donald ...
May 06, 2025
Federal judge says results of North Carolina court race with Democrat ahead must be certified
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Disputed ballots in the still unresolved 2024 race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat must remain in the final count, a federal judge rul...
May 05, 2025
NPR stations targeted for cuts by Trump have provided lifelines to listeners during disasters
By JOHN RABY and JAMIE STENGLE Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - After Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, North Carolina, the sound coming from open car windows as residents gathered on a s...
May 03, 2025
North Carolina auditor names elections board members after judges let law stand during appeal
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina’s Republican state auditor made appointments to a new State Board of Elections on Thursday, the day after an appeals cour...
May 01, 2025
Trump national security adviser Waltz is out in a major staff shake-up after his Signal chat blunder
By ZEKE MILLER, AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is leaving the administration just weeks after it was revea...
May 01, 2025
Longtime North Carolina House member Sarah Stevens plans to run for state Supreme Court
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) - A veteran North Carolina Republican legislator announced Wednesday that she will run next year for the state Supreme Court, seeking the seat currently held by Democratic Associ...
Apr 30, 2025
Longtime North Carolina House member Sarah Stevens plans to run for state Supreme Court
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) - A veteran North Carolina Republican legislator announced Wednesday that she will run next year for the state Supreme Court, seeking the seat currently held by Democratic Associ...
Apr 30, 2025
North Carolina court says stripping governor of election board appointments can go ahead for now
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina appeals court ruled Wednesday that a law stripping the governor’s authority to appoint State Board of Elections members...
Apr 30, 2025
Decision looming for Trump administration on first PFAS drinking water limits
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated PressIn pain so bad he couldn't stand, Chris Meek was rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening ruptured gallbladder. When he emerged from surgery, he learned he had...
Apr 29, 2025
Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects
By JACK BROOK Associated Press/Report for AmericaNEW ORLEANS (AP) - The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials believ...
Apr 28, 2025