Category Archives: State/Regional
Judge rejects claims of racial gerrymandering in North Carolina state Senate districts
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A pair of northeastern North Carolina legislative districts can remain intact, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, rejecting Black voters' claims ...
Sep 30, 2025
Veteran charged with opening fire on North Carolina bar, killing 3, is scheduled to appear in court
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and ALLEN G. BREED Associated PressA man charged with firing an assault rifle from a boat at patrons of a North Carolina waterfront bar, killing three people and wounding five othe...
Sep 29, 2025
US House members hear pleas for tougher justice policies after stabbing death of refugee
By ERIK VERDUZCO and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - U.S. House members visited North Carolina's largest city on Monday to hear from family members of violent-crime victims w...
Sep 29, 2025
Veteran charged with opening fire on North Carolina bar, killing 3, is scheduled to appear in court
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press A man charged with firing an assault rifle from a boat at patrons of a North Carolina waterfront bar, killing three people and wounding five oth...
Sep 29, 2025
Suspected stowaway is found dead in plane’s landing gear at a North Carolina airport
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Airplane maintenance workers at a North Carolina airport found the body of a suspected stowaway in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines flight that had...
Sep 29, 2025
Suspected stowaway is found dead in plane's landing gear at a North Carolina airport
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Airplane maintenance workers at a North Carolina airport found the body of a suspected stowaway in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines flight that had recently ...
Sep 29, 2025
Hurricane Helene hit the reset button on one town’s goal of becoming an outdoor tourism mecca
By ALLEN G. BREED and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated PressOLD FORT, N.C. (AP) - Morning mist is still burning off the surrounding mountains when they appear: Small groups of helmeted riders on one-wheel...
Sep 26, 2025
Hurricane Helene hit the reset button on one town's goal of becoming an outdoor tourism mecca
By ALLEN G. BREED and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press OLD FORT, N.C. (AP) - Morning mist is still burning off the surrounding mountains when they appear: Small groups of helmeted riders on one-whee...
Sep 26, 2025
North Carolina Medicaid patients face care access threat as funding impasse continues
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Medicaid patients face a threat of reduced access to services - before separate changes approved within President Donald Trump&...
Sep 25, 2025
North Carolina Medicaid patients face care access threat as funding impasse continues
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Medicaid patients face a threat of reduced access to services - before separate changes approved within President Donald Trump...
Sep 25, 2025