Category Archives: State/Regional
There are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says
By ADRIAN SAINZ and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated PressMcEWEN, Tenn. (AP) - The blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around left no survivors, authorities said S...
Oct 11, 2025
There are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says
By ADRIAN SAINZ and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) - The blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around left no survivors, authorities said ...
Oct 11, 2025
Lumbee leader to join North Carolina statehouse as tribe’s federal recognition push gains attention
LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) - The leader of a southeastern North Carolina tribe is about to join the state legislature to succeed his brother, as the Lumbee’s efforts to attain full U.S. governmen...
Oct 08, 2025
Lumbee leader to join North Carolina statehouse as tribe's federal recognition push gains attention
LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) - The leader of a southeastern North Carolina tribe is about to join the state legislature to succeed his brother, as the Lumbee's efforts to attain full U.S. government recogniti...
Oct 08, 2025
All injured in deadly North Carolina waterfront bar shooting released from the hospital
SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) - All six people hospitalized after a coastal North Carolina shooting last weekend that left three dead at a waterfront bar have been released, officials announced Frida...
Oct 03, 2025
Authorities identify those killed in weekend North Carolina bar shooting
SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) - The three people killed during a mass shooting last weekend at a waterfront bar in a southeastern North Carolina community have been identified as two out-of-state residents and...
Oct 01, 2025
Bermuda lashed by distant hurricane and prepares for the stronger Imelda
By DNICA COTO Associated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The outer bands of distant Hurricane Humberto lashed Bermuda on Tuesday ahead of a more direct pass from the newer and stronger Hurricane Ime...
Oct 01, 2025
5 homes collapse into the surf of the Outer Banks as hurricanes rumble in Atlantic
By GARY ROBERTSON and JESSE BEDAYN Associated PressFive unoccupied houses along North Carolina's Outer Banks collapsed into the ocean Tuesday as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda rumbled in the Atlantic,...
Sep 30, 2025
Georgia farmers will get $531M in Hurricane Helene aid, but the deal’s not done yet
By JEFF AMY Associated PressATLANTA (AP) - The wait continues for Georgia farmers who need more aid after Hurricane Helene, even as state and federal officials in other states announce agreements...
Sep 30, 2025
Judge rejects claims of racial gerrymandering in North Carolina state Senate districts
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A pair of northeastern North Carolina legislative districts can remain intact, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, rejecting Black voters' claims t...
Sep 30, 2025