Nation Dec 19 NTSB investigates jet crash that killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and 6 others Federal investigators are trying to figure out why a business jet carrying retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others tried to return to a North Carolina airport just after takeoff but plowed into light poles and a tree line short of…
Nation Dec 18 Police say retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family were killed in North Carolina plane crash Former race driver Greg Biffle and members of his family were among seven people who died in a plane crash Thursday in North Carolina, state police said.
Nation Dec 10 North Carolina’s governor scraps Medicaid rate cuts amid legal challenges and Republican opposition Stein and state Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Dev Sangvai announced Wednesday the state agency would restore reimbursement rates for doctors, hospitals and other medical providers of Medicaid services that otherwise generally had been cut by 3% to 10%…
Politics Nov 26 Judges allow North Carolina to use a map drawn in bid to give Republicans another U.S. House seat The map targets the state’s only swing seat, held by Democratic Rep. Don Davis, who represents over 20 northeastern counties.
Nation Nov 20 Federal immigration crackdown in Charlotte has ended, sheriff says The operation, led by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, resulted in hundreds of arrests. The sheriff's office stated that no further border agent operations will occur in Charlotte on Thursday.
Nation Nov 20 More than 250 have been arrested in federal immigration crackdown across North Carolina Federal officials have offered few details about those arrested.
Nation Nov 18 Raleigh mayor says federal immigration agents will expand enforcement action to state’s capital city Mayor Janet Cowell said Monday that she didn't know how large the operation would be or how long agents would be present.
Politics Oct 21 As North Carolina GOP redistricting plan seeks another seat for Trump, Democrats try to think long term With Republicans in the majority in both General Assembly chambers and state law preventing Democratic Gov. Josh Stein from using his veto stamp against a redistricting plan, the GOP-drawn map appeared headed to enactment after final House votes as soon…
Politics Oct 03 North Carolina Gov. Stein signs criminal justice bill into law after Ukrainian refugee’s death North Carolina’s Democratic governor signed into law on Friday a criminal justice measure that the state’s Republican-controlled legislature approved in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train.
Politics Jul 28 Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announces run for Senate in North Carolina Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, giving Democrats a proven statewide winner in an open-seat race that is expected to be one of the most competitive 2026 contests.