Category Archives: Triangle/Local
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
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