Category Archives: Triangle/Local
North Carolina sees turnout record with more than 4.2M ballots cast at early in-person voting sites
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina had already surpassed its early-voting record set in 2020, but the State Board of Elections announced Sunday that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early...
Nov 04, 2024
Early in-person voting in North Carolina exceeds 2020 total
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Early in-person voting in North Carolina ends on Saturday, but the number of people who have cast ballots by this method already has exceeded...
Nov 01, 2024
A man dubbed 'AK Guru' has been charged with making and selling hundreds of machine guns
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man whose alias is "AK Guru" has been charged with making and selling hundreds of machine guns built from existing and deconstructed weapons, federal authorities ...
Oct 30, 2024
North Carolina's governor approves more than $600 million in Helene recovery funding
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper approved more than $600 million worth of disaster relief funding Friday for western North Carolina counties af...
Oct 25, 2024
Senate leader cites 'incompetence' and criticizes Governor Cooper's latest request for state relief funding
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - North Carolina legislators returned to work Thursday to address further relief efforts following the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene, but Senate president Phil Berger doe...
Oct 24, 2024
Trump hurls a string of insults at Harris and repeats criticism of federal response to Helene
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday hurled a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris,...
Oct 22, 2024
The Latest: A downgraded Debby still threatens with heavy rain and flooding
Debby has been downgraded from a tropical storm but is lashing the coasts of the Carolinas with rain. Into the weekend, forecasters say parts of the East Coast can expect heavy downpours, flash floodi...
Aug 06, 2024