Category Archives: State/Regional

North Carolina Gov. Stein signs stopgap budget bill and vetoes opt-in bill helping school choice
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed into law on Wednesday a stopgap spending measure while lawmakers remain in a state budget impa...
Curtis Media Aug 06, 2025
North Carolina DMV audit recommends reforms to reverse customer wait times, worker morale
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Customers at North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles are waiting longer in lines that are often far away from home, while agency staffing...
Curtis Media Aug 04, 2025

North Carolina Senate race sets up as a fight over who would be a champion for the middle class
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Democrats still in the dumps over last year’s elections have found cause for optimism in North Carolina, where forme...
Curtis Media Aug 01, 2025

North Carolina Senate race sets up as a fight over who would be a champion for the middle class
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Democrats still in the dumps over last year's elections have found cause for optimism in North Carolina, where former Gov...
Curtis Media Aug 01, 2025

Michael Whatley, RNC chairman endorsed by Trump, launches Senate bid in North Carolina
By GARY D. ROBERTSON, ERIK VERDUZCO and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated PressGASTONIA, N.C. (AP) - Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley launched his campaign for North Carolina&...
Curtis Media Jul 31, 2025

Michael Whatley, RNC chairman endorsed by Trump, launches Senate bid in North Carolina
By GARY D. ROBERTSON, ERIK VERDUZCO and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) - Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley launched his campaign for North Carolina's open U....
Curtis Media Jul 31, 2025

Fireflies are lighting up summer skies. But the glowing bugs are still on the decline
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN and SHELBY LUM Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Fireflies are lighting up summer evenings across the U.S. Northeast, putting on dazzling shows in backyards and city par...
Curtis Media Jul 31, 2025

NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation WriterInvestigators probing the January midair collision of a passenger plane and an Army helicopter over Washington that killed 67 people found the chopper wa...
Curtis Media Jul 30, 2025
NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer Investigators probing the January midair collision of a passenger plane and an Army helicopter over Washington that killed 67 people found the chopper was flying ...
Curtis Media Jul 30, 2025

Some North Carolina Democratic lawmakers break from party to pass Republican priorities
By MAKIYA SEMINERA and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Republican lawmakers on Tuesday overrode several vetoes by Democratic Gov. Josh Stein, getting just enough ...
Curtis Media Jul 29, 2025
