Category Archives: State News

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NURSING HOME NEGLECTNot just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadowsAs more than 90,000 of America's long-term care residents have died in the coronavirus pandemic, advocate...

On Monday, the N.C. House Republican Caucus unanimously re-elected Representative John Bell (R – Greene, Johnston and Wayne) as their Majority Leader for the 2021-2022 legislative session. He wa...

To provide more options for its customers, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is expanding its online options. The changes mean that starting Saturday, November 14, certain full provisional license h...

TROPICAL WEATHEREta races off to sea from Carolinas after soaking FloridaST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tropical Storm Eta became a post-tropical cyclone Friday as it raced off into the Atlantic Ocean, h...

A significant amount of rainfall spawned by two colliding weather systems has impacted several regions of North Carolina, prompting hundreds of road closures, a few interstate shutdowns and some bridg...

AP-US-TROPICAL-WEATHERTropical Storm Eta dumps blustery rain on Florida west coastST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tropical Storm Eta is dumping torrents of blustery rain on Florida's west coast as it slog...

North Carolina will remain paused in Phase 3 of its reopening plan.Gov. Roy Cooper made the announcement Tuesday as the state saw another 2,582 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 added in the past...

BC-NC-VIRUS OUTBREAK-STATE GRANTA million-plus North Carolina parents to receive $335 checkRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - More than a million parents in North Carolina are receiving a $335 check from the state ...

AP-NC-SEA TURTLE LAYS EGGSOn the Outer Banks, a sea turtle lays eggs unseasonably lateBUXTON, N.C. (AP) - A green sea turtle has laid eggs unseasonably late in the year on a beach in North Carolina's ...

AP-US-ELECTION-2020-STATE-POLITICAL-POWERRepublicans retain power in states despite Democratic pushJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Republicans and Democrats spent millions of dollars to wage an intense cam...