Spotlight State budget orders NC to fast-track environmental permits for gas and nuclear projects Esther Frances The News & Observer (Raleigh) Jul 27, 2026 Jul 27, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nuclear energy plants and natural gas projects in North Carolina could soon be approved and built faster than before.kAm%96 DE2E6 3F586E 5:C64ED E96 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 s6A2CE>6?E @7 t?G:C@?>6?E2= "F2=:EJ E@ FD6 2 72DE\EC24<65 A6C>:EE:?8 AC@8C2> DJDE6> F?56C %:E=6 c` @7 E96 u:I:?8 p>6C:42’D $FC7246 %C2?DA@CE2E:@? p4E[ 7:EE:?8=J C676CC65 E@ 2D up$%\c`]k^AmkAm%96 A6C>:EE:?8 AC@8C2> 6IA65:E6D 2AAC@G2= 7@C AC@;64ED[ :?4=F5:?8 6?6C8J :?7C2DECF4EFC6 =:<6 ?F4=62C C624E@CD 2?5 ?2EFC2= 82D A=2?ED[ E92E DFAA@CE6CD D2J 2C6 @7E6? 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North Carolina sets first elk hunt for 2027. Here's when it will be and who can participate There are, however, a number of concerns about the hunt, many of them encapsulated by Old Fort resident Tori McKinney.
You might get an insurance lapse letter from the NC DMV. It’s not a scam. Errors in the system can happen for a multitude of reasons, but the DMV says the individual is responsible for catching and correcting them.
NC doctor receives reprimand after telling patient to put hand sanitizer in ear “Treatment with hand sanitizer for [ear wax] removal or ear irritation is unsafe, unjustified and a significant departure from the standard of care.”
NC’s new laws target vape shops and youth access. Why some say it’s not enough. The laws don’t include all the places you can buy nicotine and tobacco products, and don’t include most of the products that youth can “easily…
Where FEMA's latest $25M of funding is going in WNC counties A new round of funding from FEMA, $25 million, will go toward 35 recovery and mitigation projects.
