“The whole thing stinks,” said a campaign finance watchdog, who has called on authorities to investigate.
- Renee Umsted, The News & Observer (Raleigh)
But unlike some of its neighbors in the South, namely South Carolina and Virginia, North Carolina does not have a sales tax holiday.
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Here's what to know this summer about the laws that exist in North Carolina.
- RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal
Drivers would have 30 days — up from 10 currently — to respond to a notification of a lapse in their auto insurance coverage.
- RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal
Ski area operators will have limited, if any, liability from "any person who voluntarily participates in skiing for any damage or injury to property or persons."
- RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal
Gov. Josh Stein wrote in his veto statement that "we all want people experiencing homelessness to get back on their feet and live in safe, affordable housing. Yet, this poorly constructed bill makes that goal harder and creates another significant unfunded mandate for local governments."
- RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal
Gov. Josh Stein said, "When we work together across our differences and put people first, we can make good things happen."
Senate Bill 257 would permit the N.C. State and UNC Chapel Hill athletic departments to participate for the first time in the tax revenue distribution that could reach up to $5.8 million each. Also potentially eligible for up to $5.8 million is Appalachian State, East Carolina and UNC Charlotte.
North Carolina’s state budget, a year overdue, gives raises to thousands of teachers and state employees.
"(Roy) Cooper's advantage is not simply a function of Democratic support," said Michael Bitzer, director of Catawba College's Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service. "His lead is being driven by independents, who currently support him by more than two-to-one over (Michael) Whatley."
Cities and counties would be required to notify homeowners by mail or email and hold hearings before certain increases.
He was a detention officer in the county jail but he wanted to go to Basic Law Enforcement Training.
House 1094 would treat a driver's license renewal earlier than 180 days before expiration similar to a duplicate license.
North Carolina's strict rules on what can be built on its coast, including a long-standing ban on permanent hardened erosion control structures like seawalls, could soon be repealed. A bill moving through the state Senate, intending to protect beaches and coastal infrastructure, would remove that ban.
The Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation announced Morton's death on its website.
Here is a list of what is happening at the McDowell County Public Library in August.
The position was identified as a priority during the organization's strategic planning process.
Old landfills and dumps that could contain dangerous materials are going uninspected across North Carolina, a new audit found.
Errors in the system can happen for a multitude of reasons, but the DMV says the individual is responsible for catching and correcting them.
A complex money laundering operation was uncovered in North Carolina when bank employees noticed a customer had used a different ID the day before.
North Carolina’s community college system has a new leader: Monty Sullivan, who ran Louisiana’s community college system for more than a decade.
“Treatment with hand sanitizer for [ear wax] removal or ear irritation is unsafe, unjustified and a significant departure from the standard of care.”
Serhii Krynitskyi and his comrade survived almost a year together in a small dugout on the front lines, killing Russian soldiers and scavenging for food among the dead.
There’s been a lot of talk about the Great Wealth Transfer, a projected shift of an estimated $124 trillion from older generations to younger ones.
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope observations over 16 years helped reveal this rare binary system, demonstrating how close massive stars live and die together in cosmic pairs.
As shoppers look for reliable sources of uncontaminated produce amid a cyclospora outbreak, sales are up at some farm stands.
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“As a reminder to the public: This is NOT how we operate," the sheriff's office said.
“The No. 1 rule is, in any of our frauds across any sector that we work in law enforcement, is if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
The victim had multiple stab wounds and cuts across his body.
“Operations like this allow us to hold offenders accountable while reminding the community that their safety remains our top priority."
Since April 2024, the McDowell Department of Social Services has screened 21 reports involving teen suicide attempts.
Rep. Chuck Edwards hired a Washington-based attorney to represent him on allegations that he sexually harassed female staffers.
The commissioners congratulated Sheriff Ricky Buchanan on his retirement and thanked him for his decades of service to McDowell County.
The potential safety measures for motorists included more street lighting, all-way stops, roundabouts, wider shoulders, traffic signal improvements and access management.