Politics Nov 05 WATCH: North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein speaks after winning election for governor Stein's victory maintains Democratic leadership of the chief executive's office in a state where the GOP has been in recent control of the legislature and the appeals courts.
Nation Oct 23 North Carolina calculates at least $53 billion price tag for Hurricane Helene damages The storm and its aftermath caused 1,400 landslides and damaged over 160 water and sewer systems, at least 6,000 miles (9,650 kilometers) of roads, more than 1,000 bridges and culverts and an estimated 126,000 homes, the budget office said. Some…
Politics Oct 18 North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, turn out in greater numbers than 2020 More North Carolina residents turned out to cast ballots on the first day of early voting this year than in 2020, even as residents from the mountainous western portion of the state continued to recover from the devastating effects of…
Nation Oct 14 FEMA adjusts hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina after workers threatened The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday that it received a call Saturday about a man with an assault rifle who made a comment “about possibly harming" employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency working in the…
Politics Sep 20 Mark Robinson won’t appear at Trump rally after report on online posts, sources tell AP North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not speak or appear at Trump's rally on Saturday in the eastern part of his state following a CNN report about his alleged posts on a pornography website's message board, two people familiar with the…
Politics Sep 12 WATCH: Trump appears at campaign rally in Tucson, first since debate with Harris Arizona is a state where the presidential race could be shaped, at least in part, by down-ballot races. Kari Lake, a prominent Republican election denier who lost her campaign for governor in 2020, is running for the U.S. Senate seat…
Politics Sep 12 WATCH: Harris speaks at campaign event in Charlotte, first since debate with Trump Kicking off a day of battleground campaigning by Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the Democratic vice president is highlighting her support from Republicans who have endorsed her and emphasizing her defense of abortion rights and heath care access.
Politics Mar 05 Attorney General Josh Stein, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will run against each other for NC governor Josh Stein and Mark Robinson, each of whom turned back multiple party rivals, will present a stark contrast for voters in the ninth-largest state’s fall elections.
Politics Dec 19 North Carolina’s 2024 election maps are racially biased, voting-rights advocates say in new lawsuit North Carolina voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Republicans for the 2024 elections, saying legislative leaders unlawfully weakened the electoral influence of Black voters.
Politics Oct 10 North Carolina Republicans enact voting changes that weaken governor’s ability to oversee elections North Carolina Republicans have enacted vote-count restrictions and weakened the governor's ability to oversee elections and other state regulatory bodies by overriding Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes.