Category Archives: State/Regional
A student dies during stabbing at North Carolina high school
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - A stabbing at a central North Carolina high school Tuesday left one student dead and another injured, authorities said.Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough said officers a...
Dec 10, 2025
Lumbee Tribe poised to gain federal recognition through Defense bill
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated PressAfter decades of political maneuvering through Congress and government agencies, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may finally achieve federal recognition through...
Dec 09, 2025
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
ASHLAND, Va. (AP) - The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a no...
Dec 03, 2025
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
ASHLAND, Va. (AP) - The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a no...
Dec 03, 2025
Judges allow North Carolina to use a map drawn in bid to give Republicans another US House seat
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map aimed at flipping a s...
Nov 27, 2025
The shutdown has disrupted air travel. Will that drive a surge in car rentals and train bookings?
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. government shutdown has rattled air travel - most recently with an unprecedented effort from the Federal Aviation Admini...
Nov 07, 2025
The shutdown has disrupted air travel. Will that drive a surge in car rentals and train bookings?
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. government shutdown has rattled air travel - most recently with an unprecedented effort from the Federal Aviation Administration ...
Nov 07, 2025
UPS cargo plane with 3 aboard crashes, explodes on takeoff at Louisville airport, igniting huge fire
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A large UPS cargo plane with three people aboard crashed and exploded Tuesday while taking off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky, igniting a massive fire that left a thick...
Nov 04, 2025
UPS cargo plane with 3 aboard crashes, explodes on takeoff at Louisville airport, igniting huge fire
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A large UPS cargo plane with three people aboard crashed and exploded Tuesday while taking off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky, igniting a massive fire that left a thick...
Nov 04, 2025
Flight disruptions continue as air traffic controllers brace for their first full missing paychecks
By RIO YAMAT AP Airlines and Travel WriterA shortage of air traffic controllers caused more flight disruptions Monday around the country as controllers braced for their first full missing pa...
Oct 27, 2025