Category Archives: Triangle/Local
Groundbreaking North Carolina lawmaker Dan Blue will no longer be state Senate minority leader
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Dan Blue, a groundbreaking figure in North Carolina politics across more than 40 years, will no longer serve as leader of state Senate Democr...
Dec 02, 2024
Janet Cowell officially sworn in as Raleigh Mayor
RALEIGH, N.C. - Janet Cowell, a seasoned public servant, has been officially sworn in as Raleigh's new mayor after winning the election on November 5. Cowell's career includes roles as a Raleigh City ...
Dec 02, 2024
Workers at Charlotte airport, an American Airlines hub, go on strike during Thanksgiving travel week
By ERIK VERDUZCO and MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Workers who clean airplanes, remove trash and help with wheelchairs at Charlotte's airport, one of the nation's busiest, we...
Nov 25, 2024
Charlotte airport workers voting on whether to strike during busy Thanksgiving travel week
By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport filled out paper ballots on a busy Friday before Thanksgiving to decide whether to g...
Nov 22, 2024
Republican lawmakers are set to elect a new North Carolina House speaker, Destin Hall
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina House Republicans carried out a succession plan Tuesday that they agreed upon a year ago, choosing the chamber's rules committ...
Nov 19, 2024
Western North Carolina's water system is finally back online after Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina were allowed to drink and bathe using water from their home faucets on Monday, nearly two months after Hurricane Helene des...
Nov 18, 2024
Insurance magnate pleads guilty as government describes $2B scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - An insurance magnate who was once a big political donor in North Carolina is in federal custody after pleading guilty in connection to what prosecutors call a $2 billion scheme ...
Nov 13, 2024
Driver dies after crashing on hurricane-damaged highway in North Carolina
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Helene's destruction, then driving off the roadway, offi...
Nov 12, 2024
Former North Carolina labor commissioner becomes hospital group's CEO
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's labor commissioner for nearly the past four years is the next president and CEO of the chief advocacy group for the state's ...
Nov 12, 2024
Republican Brad Knott wins election to U.S. House in North Carolina's 13th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Brad Knott won election to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday, flipping a Democratic-held seat. Democratic Rep. Wiley Nickel did not run for reelecti...
Nov 05, 2024