Category Archives: State/Regional
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
A shooting at a small North Carolina college leaves 1 dead, 6 wounded
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - A shooting at a small college in eastern North Carolina left one person dead and six others wounded and prompted a campus lockdown early Sunday, the university said.The sho...
Apr 27, 2025
A shooting at a small North Carolina college leaves 1 dead, 6 wounded
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - A shooting at a small college in eastern North Carolina left one person dead and six others wounded and prompted a campus lockdown early Sunday, the university said.The sho...
Apr 27, 2025
US election officials question agency about Trump’s order overhauling election operations
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - State and local election officials from around the country on Thursday questioned the leaders of a federal agency tasked by President&nbs...
Apr 24, 2025
North Carolina judges block GOP law to strip governor’s election board powers
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina trial judges threw out on Wednesday another Republican attempt to strip the governor of his authority to ap...
Apr 24, 2025
North Carolina judges block GOP law to strip governor’s election board powers
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina trial judges threw out on Wednesday another Republican attempt to strip the governor of his authority to ap...
Apr 24, 2025
Federal report due on Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina’s path to recognition as a tribal nation
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER and ALLEN G. BREED Associated PressPEMBROKE, N.C. (AP) - Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that, as soo...
Apr 22, 2025
North Carolina advances bill on book bans in public schools
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - After fiery debate, a North Carolina bill advanced through the state House on Wednesday that gives parents a bigger say in which books are allow...
Apr 17, 2025
NC health officials relaunch ‘Fight the Bite’ campaign as tick and mosquito season begins
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – With spring in full swing and summer right around the corner, state health officials are reminding North Carolinians to be cautious about ticks and mosquitos. In 2024 alon...
Apr 16, 2025
North Carolina Supreme Court rules most challenged ballots must stay in election count
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that tens of thousands of cast ballots challenged by the trailing candidate in November's ...
Apr 11, 2025