North Carolina man dies after shootout with officers LENOIR, N.C. (AP) — Investigators say a suspect has been fatally wounded in a shootout with a trooper and a deputy along a highway in western North Carolina. The Highway Patrol said authorities were called to a report of a crash involving an overturned vehicle and an…… read more »
Category Archives: State News
North Carolina News – June 13, 2022
North Carolina News – June 12, 2022
Teen charged in shooting that injured 3 people at NC mall GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — A 17-year-old boy has been charged in a shooting that wounded three people at a North Carolina mall. Gastonia Police Chief Travis Brittain says two men and a woman were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries after they…… read more »
North Carolina News – June 11, 2022
3 wounded in shooting at North Carolina mall food court GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Police say three people were being treated for wounds that were not life-threatening after a shooting Friday at a mall in North Carolina. Rick Goodale is a spokesman for the Gastonia Police Department. He said the shooting happened around noon Friday…… read more »
North Carolina News – June 10, 2022
NC board certifies results of May 17 elections RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina election officials say audits of last month’s statewide primary and municipal elections showed machine counts were extremely accurate. The State Board of Elections certified the May 17 results on Thursday after tabulations of all eligible ballots were finalized. The certification followed…… read more »
North Carolina News – June 8, 2022
Climate-driven flooding poses well water contamination risks ST. LOUIS (AP) — Experts say more intense storms driven by climate change are boosting contamination risks for privately owned drinking water wells. While estimates vary, studies say roughly 53 million U.S. residents rely on private wells that draw groundwater. Flood waters pick up bacteria and other contaminants…… read more »
North Carolina News – June 6, 2022
Police: 17-year-old shot, killed; second juvenile wounded ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — Police say a 17-year-old was shot to death in a North Carolina city, while a second juvenile was wounded. Elizabeth City police said its officers responded on Sunday to gunshots at around 8:30 p.m., news outlets reported. When the officers arrived, they were…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 31, 2022
Authorities: Trooper fatally shoots man during traffic stop SILER CITY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s State Highway Patrol says a trooper fatally shot a driver who “presented a pistol” during a traffic stop. Officials say the trooper stopped a Ford pickup truck in Siler City late Monday afternoon for a seat belt violation. During the…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 27, 2022
Decade since NC governor win, McCrory trounced in Senate bid RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Pat McCrory’s political career has taken quite a turn in the past decade. The Republican moderate won the 2012 gubernatorial election by a comfortable margin. But he was trounced by 34 percentage points in last week’s U.S. Senate primary by Rep.…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 26, 2022
North Carolina woman sentenced to prison for Medicare fraud RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for conspiring with others to defraud North Carolina’s Medicaid system by turning in more than $4 million in fake claims for behavioral health services. U.S. Attorney Michael Easley says…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 23, 2022
NC Medicaid expansion gets serious attention from Senate GOP RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Senate Republicans are strongly considering legislation that would expand Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults. The idea is contained in a summary of a wide-ranging health care access measure being discussed by state senators. The Associated…… read more »
