Category Archives: State News

AP-US-ATLANTIC-COAST-PIPELINERegulators get plan for undoing the Atlantic Coast PipelineRICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The developers of the now-canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline are laying out plans for how the...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Gov. Roy Cooper says he's calling in the North Carolina National Guard to help accelerate COVID-19 vaccinations. Cooper made the announcement Tuesday as North Carolina ranks near ...

BC-NC-FORMER CHIEF JUSTICEFormer state Supreme Court chief justice joins law firmRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The first Black woman to serve as chief justice of North Carolina's Supreme Court has become a par...

Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, dies at 69Master bluegrass picker Tony Rice has died at age 69 after a career in which he drew fans worldwide for his quick, fluid playing. A spokesperson for th...

BLACKWATER PARDONSTrump pardons security contractors in deadly Iraq shootingWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has pardoned four former government contractors convicted in a 2007 massacre in Bag...

With coronavirus cases still spiking across North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper is offering some advice for celebrating over the forthcoming holidays. During a media briefing Tuesday, Cooper reminded the ...

BC-NC-CHILD DEATHPolice: Child who was struck by BB or pellet gun has diedSTONY POINT, N.C. (AP) - Police in North Carolina say that an 8-year-old girl has died after being struck in the chest by "a s...

Although the public is being asked to stay close to home and restrict traveling in North Carolina over the upcoming holiday period because of the continual increase in COVID-19 cases, for those who do...

AP-NC-GM FACILITY-TROOP CARRIERGM is renovating NC facility to build US Army troop carrierCONCORD, N.C. (AP) - General Motors says it's renovating a GM building in North Carolina to support production...

- From the Office of Sen. Jim Perry -Senator Jim Perry, along with his colleagues in the legislature, reached a deal with Gov. Roy Cooper to ensure $30 million is allocated as promised to the GREAT ru...