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 »
Category Archives: State News
North Carolina News – May 26, 2022
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 »
NC News – May 19, 2022
Man sentenced to 8 years for trafficking carfentanil CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A federal prosecutor says a man convicted last year of trafficking a drug used to tranquilize animals has been sentenced to eight years in prison. U.S. Attorney Dena J. King says in a news release that Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Perez also was sentenced on…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 17, 2022
Election 2022: Pennsylvania, North Carolina hold key races HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump faces the strongest test yet of his ability to shape a new generation of congressional Republicans. GOP primary voters in Pennsylvania and North Carolina are deciding Tuesday whether to rally around the ex-president’s choices for critical U.S. Senate seats. Trump’s preferred…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 16, 2022
2022 midterms: What to watch as 5 states hold primaries HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s winning streak in U.S. Senate primaries is on the line Tuesday as voters in five states cast their ballots in midterm elections. Trump backed celebrity heart surgeon Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania and U.S. Rep. Ted Budd in…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 15, 2022
Reward offered for information on endangered red wolf death RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to a conviction in the shooting death of an endangered red wolf in North Carolina. The wolf was found in a muddy field in Tyrrell County on…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 14, 2022
Reward offered for information on endangered red wolf death RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to a conviction in the shooting death of an endangered red wolf in North Carolina. The wolf was found in a muddy field in Tyrrell County on…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 13, 2022
Madison Cawthorn tries to survive primary as slip-ups mount RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A series of unforced political and personal errors by GOP congressman Madison Cawthorn has brought the forces of big-name Republicans and traditional enemies to bear on his reelection bid in North Carolina. Some of the transgressions have been headline-grabbing, like one that…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 12, 2022
RACIAL INJUSTICE-UNC BUILDINGS RENAMED UNC-Chapel Hill to rename dormitory, student affairs office CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The flagship school of North Carolina’s university system is renaming a residence hall and a student affairs office long named for people tied to white supremacy. On Friday, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will dedicate…… read more »
North Carolina News – May 11, 2022
STATE BUDGET-COOPER NC governor reveals what he wants to do with $6.2B surplus RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has proposed how he’d like lawmakers to adjust the second year of a two-year state government budget that got signed into law just six months ago. The Democratic governor unveiled his ideas Wednesday…… read more »
