Category Archives: State/Regional
NC zoo gets new director as new addition remains in limbo
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - As uncertainty remains over when a completed expansion will open, a new leader has been named for the sprawling state zoo in Randolph County The N.C. Department of Natural a...
May 04, 2026
Changes ahead for state museums, what to expect
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - It will soon be easier to know when a state-run museum near you will be open. The seven museums within the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources will a...
May 04, 2026
WakeMed, Atrium build case for combination after delayed commission vote (NEW AUDIO TUESDAY)
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -.After county leaders delayed a key vote, representatives from WakeMed and Charlotte's Atrium Health met with reporters to lay out why the combination is the right choice for the...
May 03, 2026
Murder-suicide under investigation in Wake County town
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WPTF) - Police in Morrisville are investigating what is thought to be a murder-suicide Saturday (May 2). The Police Department were dispatched to a call of shots fired on Saturday, ...
May 03, 2026
Trump says the US will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday
By ADAM SCHRECK, MELANIE LIDMAN and CARA ANNA Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United States will launch an effort on Monday to "guide" stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Stra...
May 03, 2026
Hurricane season is around the corner, what you need to know now
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - With the start of Atlantic Hurricane Season less than a month after, state officials and emergency managers are saying now is the time to get ready. During Hurricane Prepare...
May 03, 2026
Burn ban lifted in most NC counties, here's what we know
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Citing recent rainfall over much of the state, The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning for 81 counties effective 8 a.m. Sunday, (May 3). The statewide ...
May 02, 2026
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