Category Archives: State/Regional
Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a New Year's Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities f...
Jan 01, 2026
Virginia offshore wind developer sues over Trump administration order halting projects
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The developers of a Virginia offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, along with four other...
Dec 26, 2025
Man dead, 2 police officers hurt in shooting during custody exchange in North Carolina
MINT HILL, N.C. (AP) - A man was shot and killed Friday after firing at police in a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, during a child custody exchange, authorities said. Two Mint Hill police officer...
Dec 26, 2025
Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a towering figure in North Carolina politics in the late 20th century who helped the Democratic Party...
Dec 18, 2025
Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
By ALI SWENSON, MATTHEW PERRONE and DEVI SHASTRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to eff...
Dec 18, 2025
US Capitol unveils statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns, taking Robert E. Lee's spot
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a p...
Dec 16, 2025
11 firefighters and 2 other people injured after North Carolina house fire and explosion
SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) - Eleven firefighters and two other people were injured in a house fire explosion in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, officials said. Salisbury Fire Chief Bob Parnell said f...
Dec 16, 2025
What to know about the search for the Brown University shooting suspect
By PATRICK WHITTLE and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Police released new video of a potential suspect and renewed their search Monday for the shooter who killed two Brown Un...
Dec 15, 2025
FEMA to send Georgia more than $300 million in Hurricane Helene relief after accusations of delays
ATLANTA (AP) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday announced it would send $350 million in funding to localities and electric cooperatives for relief efforts following Hurricane Helene a...
Dec 12, 2025
North Carolina Gov. Stein cancels Medicaid rate cuts amid legal and legislative battles
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is canceling Medicaid reimbursement rate reductions he initiated over two months ago, preservin...
Dec 10, 2025