Category Archives: State/Regional
South Carolina's measles outbreak is over after sickening nearly 1,000 people
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer South Carolina's measles outbreak - the worst in the U.S. in more than 35 years - is over, state health officials declared Monday. On Sunday, the state passed the thre...
Apr 27, 2026
Drought continues to worsen across North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - With less than one inch of rain falling this month in many parts of North Carolina, drought conditions are continuing to worsen. Forty-seven counties are now experiencing ex...
Apr 24, 2026
Legislature approves Medicaid funding, adds measures to fight abuse and fraud
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Only two days into the Short Session, the General Assembly voted for a deal to provide up to $319 million more in funding for Medicaid to finish out the fiscal year that en...
Apr 22, 2026
Virginia voters deciding on redistricting plan that could boost Democrats' seats in Congress
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Virginia voters on Tuesday are deciding whether to ratify an unusual mid-decade redrawing of U.S. House districts that could boost Democrats' chances of flipping cont...
Apr 21, 2026
New details: victims identified in Winston-Salem park shooting.
By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a Winston-Salem park Monday morning that left two people dead, authori...
Apr 20, 2026
Health experts raising awareness about respiratory disease
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - There's increased concern over a serious respiratory disease that's on the rise in the Tar Heel State. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is raising ...
Apr 19, 2026
Justin Fairfax killed his estranged wife and himself 2 weeks before a court deadline to move out
By MICHAEL BIESECKER and NATHAN ELLGREN Associated Press ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) - Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax was facing a court-ordered deadline to move out of his family's home before polic...
Apr 16, 2026
U.S. Navy to add jobs at Kinston Transpark
KINSTON, N.C. (NCN News) - The U.S. Navy is coming to Kinston's Global Trans Park, in a deal that could lead to 400 jobs. The TransPark and the Navy have signed a 10-year agreement that will bring mor...
Apr 16, 2026
State leaders call attention to black women, children's health
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - State leaders and health advocates are calling attention to the health needs of black women and children. On Wednesday (April 15), Governor Josh Stein joined Senator Natalie...
Apr 15, 2026
State ag officials issues stop-sale order on refillable propane system
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The state agriculture department is blocking the sale of a specific type of propane system, citing safety standards. In a release Wednesday, (April 15), the N.C. Department ...
Apr 15, 2026