Category Archives: State News

Though traffic is expected to be lighter than usual for the Thanksgiving holiday due to COVID-19, the N.C. Department of Transportation wants to assist drivers who are traveling by suspending most con...

The N.C. Governor's Highway Safety Program is reminding drivers this Thanksgiving week about their responsibility to buckle up when behind the wheel.Law enforcement will be out patrolling North Caroli...

VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE TESTINGSome N.C. colleges to require negative COVID-19 after breakRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Some North Carolina colleges plan to require students to show a negative COVID-19 test in ...

With the number of coronavirus cases soaring in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper is announcing a stricter mask requirement for the state.On Monday, Gov. Cooper announced the new executive order will ti...

HEROIN DEATH CONVICTIONNorth Carolina man convicted in 2017 heroin deathRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man has been convicted of providing heroin in 2017 to a man who died of an overdose. The R...

BC-NC-CHILD KILLING-DEATH PENALTY SOUGHTDeath penalty sought against man accused of killing childCLEMMONS, N.C. (AP) - A judge in North Carolina is allowing prosecutors to seek the death penalty again...

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...