Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Heat and Dry Conditions Held Responsible for Reigniting N.C. Fires
Jun 29 2007 // Hot, dry weather over the past 10 days has rekindled a fire in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest, authorities said Monday. Over the last couple weeks, the fire at Shortoff Mountain has grown from 1,900 acres to...
N.C. Man Arrested in Workers Compensation Scheme
Jun 27 2007 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the arrest of Eric Stanley Stokes, charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense. Stokes, 43, of 5914 Hidden Meadow Ln., Charlotte was processed at...
N.C. Legislators Spar on Toughman, Mixed Martial Arts Fighting
Jun 26 2007 // Although professional boxing has taken it on the chin with declining public interest nationally, new types of organized fighting are getting attention at the North Carolina General Assembly as their popularity...
Charlotte, N.C. Resident Arrested for Identity Theft, Insurance Fraud
Jun 26 2007 // A Charlotte, N.C. faces six felony charges including three counts of identity theft and three counts of insurance fraud, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. Insurance Department investigators allege that Leetwain...
Chertoff, Gov. Urge North Carolinians to Prepare for Hurricane Season
Jun 20 2007 // Gov. Mike Easley met with Michael Chertoff, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to discuss North Carolina’s emergency preparedness for the hurricane season that began June 1. This is the second...
Rain Helps Stop Spread of Wildfires in North Carolina
Jun 19 2007 // Rain has helped stop the spread of wildfires in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest that have been burning for more than a week. Neither the 600-acre-fire at Dobson Knob or the 1,900-acre-fire at Shortoff...
N.C. House Panel OKs Standard for ‘Fire-Safe’ Cigarettes
Jun 8 2007 // With the cautious support of North Carolina’s tobacco manufacturers, a House committee approved a bill Tuesday that would require the companies to make and sell cigarettes that burn out if left unattended. The...
Katrina-Like Storm Could Wipe Out N.C.’s Outer Banks, Experts Warn
Jun 5 2007 // For more than 200 years, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has guided sailors through the “graveyard of the Atlantic” — the shallow shores of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. But not even the nation’s...
N.C. department declines to probe malpractice rates
Jun 4 2007 // The North Carolina Insurance Department said it won’t further investigate the state’s largest medical malpractice insurer, saying it disagrees with a trial lawyers’ association report accusing the company...
N.C. department declines to probe malpractice rates
Jun 4 2007 // The North Carolina Insurance Department said it won’t further investigate the state’s largest medical malpractice insurer, saying it disagrees with a trial lawyers’ association report accusing the company...
N.C. Legislative Leaders Support Speeding Crackdown
May 24 2007 // Leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly say legal loopholes that allow speeders to avoid punishment should be changed immediately, including the practice of judges who allow high-speed offenders to keep their...
Easley: N.C. National Guard Could Handle Category 3 Hurricane
May 24 2007 // Gov. Mike Easley said he is comfortable the state could respond to a major hurricane strike, even though he has complained often that the demands of the Iraq War has left the North Carolina National Guard stretched too...
Gov. Proclaims Hurricane Preparedness Week in North Carolina
May 23 2007 // Gov. Mike Easley has proclaimed May 20-26 as “Hurricane Preparedness Week” and urged all citizens to prepare for this year’s predicted increase in storm activity by assembling disaster preparedness kits...
N.C. Company Builds Storm-Resistant Homes on Coast
May 23 2007 // Some Gulf Coast residents are preparing for future hurricane seasons by rebuilding with the help of a North Carolina company that specializes in storm-resistant homes. Security Building Group LLC, a Sneads Ferry, N.C....
N.C. House to Halt Out-of-State Auto Insureds Seeking ‘Rate Evasion’
May 23 2007 // Out-of-state residents who obtain automobile insurance in North Carolina fraudulently to get cheaper premiums would be guilty of a felony in a bill that the House approved unanimously this week. The state Insurance...
N.C. Insurance Department Disagrees with Trial Lawyers on Rates
May 21 2007 // The North Carolina Insurance Department said it won’t further investigate the state’s largest medical malpractice insurer, saying it disagrees with a trial lawyers’ association report accusing the company...
N.C. trial lawyers hit medical malpractice rates
May 21 2007 // An association of trial lawyers has accused North Carolina’s largest medical malpractice insurer of violating state law by charging doctors excessive rates, but the company said its rates are reasonable. The North...
N.C. Gov. Urges Colleagues’ Support in Protecting State Authority over Guard
May 15 2007 // Gov. Mike Easley sent a letter to the nation’s governors urging them to get their states’ representatives in the U.S. House to support repeal of a law adopted last year that expands the power of the president...
Speeders Get Off Easy, Make N.C. Roads More Dangerous
May 15 2007 // Speed-related crashes kill about 10 people a week in North Carolina, more than are killed in accidents involving alcohol, according to the University of North Carolina’s Highway Safety Research Center. Yet lawmakers...
N.C. Trial Lawyers Accuse Malpractice Insurer of Illegal Rates
May 11 2007 // An association of trial lawyers has accused North Carolina’s largest medical malpractice insurer of violating state law by charging doctors excessive rates, but the company said its rates are reasonable. The North...
