May 07 GOP candidate concedes long-unsettled NC court election to Democratic incumbent By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press A federal judge ruled that potentially thousands of disputed ballots challenged by Jefferson Griffin must remain in the final tally. Continue reading
Mar 25 Wildfires in Carolinas fueled by drought, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene By Associated Press Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene are fueling wildfires in North and South Carolina. Continue reading
Mar 23 Wildfires in the Carolinas force evacuations and prompt an emergency declaration By Associated Press Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina's governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 8:17 Months after Hurricane Helene, many grow frustrated as they still wait for federal aid By William Brangham, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane It’s been more than five months since Hurricane Helene devastated several states across the Southeast. In North Carolina, where Helene killed more than 100 people and caused nearly $60 billion in damage, many of the hardest-hit residents have grown increasingly… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Firefighters make gains in the Carolinas after wildfires caused evacuations In our news wrap Monday, lighter winds are helping crews fight blazes that caused evacuations in the Carolinas, a man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens during a 2022 Fourth of July parade in Illinois pleaded guilty, Pope… Continue watching
Mar 03 Crews fighting wildfires in South and North Carolina get help from lighter winds By Associated Press The area near Myrtle Beach is one of the most dangerous for wildfires in South Carolina as hundreds of years of decomposing vegetation creates peat, which when it dries out can burn for a long time. Continue reading
Mar 02 Crews battle multiple wildfires in the Carolinas amid gusty winds and dry conditions By Associated Press The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due to a combination of critically dry fuels and very low relative humidity. Continue reading
Feb 20 Arctic air brings record cold, leading to snowy roads and car crashes in Virginia and North Carolina By Ben Finley, Associated Press The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says it responded to nearly 1,200 collisions statewide on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 8:54 Trump questions need for FEMA and says states should ‘take care of disasters’ By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Eliot Barnhart President Donald Trump jetted off for the first trip of his second administration to tour one sprawling disaster zone after the other. The president is in California where he'll survey damage from the wildfires that are ravaging the Los Angeles… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 5:16 North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe gets Trump’s endorsement for federal recognition By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina got a major boost in its decades-long fight to become federally recognized. President Trump signed a memo directing the Interior Secretary to submit a plan for full federal recognition of the tribe. That status… Continue watching