Category Archives: State/Regional
Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a towering figure in North Carolina politics in the late 20th century who helped the Democratic Party...
Dec 18, 2025
Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
By ALI SWENSON, MATTHEW PERRONE and DEVI SHASTRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to eff...
Dec 18, 2025
US Capitol unveils statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns, taking Robert E. Lee's spot
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a p...
Dec 16, 2025
11 firefighters and 2 other people injured after North Carolina house fire and explosion
SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) - Eleven firefighters and two other people were injured in a house fire explosion in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, officials said. Salisbury Fire Chief Bob Parnell said f...
Dec 16, 2025
What to know about the search for the Brown University shooting suspect
By PATRICK WHITTLE and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Police released new video of a potential suspect and renewed their search Monday for the shooter who killed two Brown Un...
Dec 15, 2025
FEMA to send Georgia more than $300 million in Hurricane Helene relief after accusations of delays
ATLANTA (AP) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday announced it would send $350 million in funding to localities and electric cooperatives for relief efforts following Hurricane Helene a...
Dec 12, 2025
North Carolina Gov. Stein cancels Medicaid rate cuts amid legal and legislative battles
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is canceling Medicaid reimbursement rate reductions he initiated over two months ago, preservin...
Dec 10, 2025
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