Category Archives: State/Regional
A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner i...
Mar 07, 2025
North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina state Senate Republicans advanced a disaster recovery measure Tuesday to direct $533 million in additional spending to meet sti...
Mar 04, 2025
North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina state Senate Republicans advanced a disaster recovery measure Tuesday to direct $533 million in additional spending to meet sti...
Mar 04, 2025
North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina state Senate Republicans advanced a disaster recovery measure Tuesday to direct $533 million in additional spending to meet st...
Mar 04, 2025
To her, Hurricane Helene debris isn't trash. It is full of memories - and she's returning them
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) - The tops of dried, bent cornstalks crunch underfoot. Jill Holtz's gaze is fixed on the ground ahead. She wanders into the nearby woods and we...
Feb 28, 2025
A stretch of a North Carolina highway that collapsed during Helene is about to reopen
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A stretch of Interstate 40 through the western North Carolina mountains is reopening to traffic this weekend, months after Hurricane Helene's historic flooding collapsed porti...
Feb 28, 2025
Another $500M for Hurricane Helene relief in North Carolina passes key hurdle
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Another $500 million would be spent toward Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in western North Carolina in legislation the state Hous...
Feb 25, 2025
Another $500M for Hurricane Helene relief in North Carolina passes key hurdle
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Another $500 million would be spent toward Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in western North Carolina in legislation the state House unanimo...
Feb 25, 2025
North Carolina’s insurance commissioner is out of the hospital after heart surgery
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey was released from the hospital Thursday, a spokesperson said, 10 days after undergoing heart surgery that wasn't reveal...
Feb 20, 2025
North Carolina's insurance commissioner is out of the hospital after heart surgery
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey was released from the hospital Thursday, a spokesperson said, 10 days after undergoing heart surgery that wasn't revealed publicl...
Feb 20, 2025