Category Archives: State/Regional
North Carolina court says stripping governor of election board appointments can go ahead for now
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, 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 can ...
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
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
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 sh...
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
US election officials question agency about Trump's order overhauling election operations
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - State and local election officials from around the country on Thursday questioned the leaders of a federal agency tasked by President Do...
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