Category Archives: State/Regional
How an empty North Carolina rural hospital explains a GOP senator's vote against Trump's tax bill
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Though patients don't rush through the doors of this emergency room anymore, an empty hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, offers an evocative il...
Jul 02, 2025
North Carolina Gov. Stein vetoes bill repealing interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoed legislation Wednesday that in part would repeal an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate set for powe...
Jul 02, 2025
North Carolina Gov. Stein vetoes bill repealing interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoed legislation Wednesday that in part would repeal an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate set for pow...
Jul 02, 2025
Jabil plans to create nearly 1,200 jobs in North Carolina with manufacturing investment
SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) - Electronics maker Jabil Inc. aims to create nearly 1,200 jobs in central North Carolina, spending $500 million to create a manufacturing facility that will support cloud computi...
Jul 01, 2025
Inmate fatally shoots North Carolina officer before being caught in stolen vehicle, sheriff says
MURPHY, N.C. (AP) - A federal inmate escaped from custody at a medical clinic in western North Carolina and fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun Monday, then fled in a stolen vehicle befo...
Jun 30, 2025
Inmate fatally shoots North Carolina officer before being caught in stolen vehicle, sheriff says
MURPHY, N.C. (AP) - A federal inmate escaped from custody at a medical clinic in western North Carolina and fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun Monday, then fled in a stolen vehicle befo...
Jun 30, 2025
Sen. Thom Tillis in stepping aside goes the way of other Republicans who have challenged Trump
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) - Flake. Corker. Romney.And now, Sen. Thom Tillis.The roll call of Republican senators in the U.S. Congress who have called it quits, rath...
Jun 30, 2025
Sen. Thom Tillis in stepping aside goes the way of other Republicans who have challenged Trump
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Flake. Corker. Romney. And now, Sen. Thom Tillis. The roll call of Republican senators in the U.S. Congress who have called it quits, r...
Jun 30, 2025
Senate Republicans advance Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race ...
Jun 28, 2025
Senate Republicans advance Trump's tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race...
Jun 28, 2025