Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
North Carolina Judge Grants Class-Action Status to Magistrates’ Pay Lawsuit
Mar 10 2015 // A judge is approving class-action status to a lawsuit saying North Carolina has broken its promise to give magistrates pay raises. Forty magistrates filed the lawsuit last year. But with Superior Court Judge Michael...
Proposed North Carolina Permit Rules Would Allow Duke Pollution to Continue
Mar 9 2015 // Duke Energy could legally leak pollutants from some of its coal ash dumps under new wastewater permits proposed Friday by North Carolina regulators. Just days after federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Duke...
Impact of Driving Record on Auto Insurance Cost Varies by State
Mar 9 2015 // While motorists who commit moving violations typically pay higher auto insurance costs, how much more they pay varies significantly by state, according to a report by an online insurance seller. For example, drivers who...
Law Enforcement Initially Suspicious of North Carolina Gold Heist
Mar 6 2015 // The crew of a truck carrying a load of gold bars had just pulled off the interstate in North Carolina when, the two men told police, a seemingly ordinary episode of carsickness turned into a multimillion-dollar...
Armed Robbers Nab $4.8M in Gold Bars off Armored Truck on North Carolina Highway
Mar 5 2015 // Shortly after dusk on Sunday along a lonely stretch of Interstate 95, armed robbers hijacked an armored truck, tied up the two guards and disappeared into the night with 275 pounds of gold bars. The guards working for...
Secret Service: Cybercrime ‘Skimming’ Cases on the Rise in North Carolina
Mar 3 2015 // The U.S. Secret Service says “skimming,” a cybercrime which targets automatic teller machines and gasoline pumps and the people who use them, is on the rise in the Charlotte, N.C., area. The Charlotte Observer...
Report: North Carolina Hospitals Reduce Lawsuits Against Patients
Feb 25 2015 // Two North Carolina newspapers report that hospitals in the state have sharply reduced the practice of suing patients who don’t pay their bills. The analysis by the The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer...
Duke Energy Faces Federal Charges from Illegal Pollution at 5 North Carolina Plants
Feb 23 2015 // Federal prosecutors filed multiple criminal charges against Duke Energy on Friday over years of illegal pollution leaking from coal ash dumps at five North Carolina power plants. The three U.S. Attorney’s Offices...
North Carolina City to Pay $82K to Man Involved in Police Chase
Feb 23 2015 // The city of Wilmington, N.C., is settling a lawsuit with a man who led police on a chase and was then bitten by a police dog that was pushed through his car window. Area media outlets report the city has agreed to settle...
N.C. Governor Challenged Over Workers’ Comp Fraud Claim
Feb 23 2015 // North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory took some heat after saying in his annual State of the State address earlier this month that nearly half of workers’ compensation claims paid to state employees are the result of abuse...
N.C. Workplace Deaths Up 90% in 2014
Feb 23 2015 // Work-related fatalities in North Carolina increased by 90 percent in 2014 over 2013. There were 44 workplace fatalities, compared to 23 in 2013, the state Labor Department said. The most work-related deaths – 18 – were...
SEC Filing: Duke Energy Expects to Settle Criminal Charges from Spill for $100M
Feb 20 2015 // Duke Energy expects to pay $100 million to settle an ongoing federal criminal investigation that began after a massive coal ash spill at a North Carolina plant. The details are contained in an earnings report filed with...
Impact of Driving Record on Auto Insurance Cost Varies Widely by State
Feb 19 2015 // While motorists who commit moving violations typically pay higher auto insurance costs, how much more they pay varies significantly by state, according to a report by an online insurance seller. For example, drivers who...
Duke in Talks with U.S. on 2014 North Carolina Coal Ash Spill
Feb 18 2015 // Duke Energy Corp., the largest U.S. utility owner, is in settlement talks with the U.S. government over a coal ash spill in North Carolina’s Dan River. The company expects a proposed agreement could be reached in the...
North Carolina Plans Changes to Captive Program
Feb 17 2015 // The first full year of North Carolina’s captive insurance program has “exceeded expectations,” according to a statement from North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. While he’s pleased...
North Carolina Governor Faces Backlash Over Workers’ Comp Fraud Claim
Feb 9 2015 // Gov. Pat McCrory is taking heat after saying in his annual State of the State address last week that nearly half of workers’ compensation claims paid to state employees are the result of abuse or fraud. “We all...
North Carolina Home Insurers Press Appeal of Rate Hike Denial, While Insurers Press ‘Consent to Rate’ Agreements
Feb 9 2015 // Insurance companies aren’t giving up on their quest to raise premiums on North Carolina homeowners by an average of 25 percent, according to an industry spokesman. The group representing nearly 100 companies selling...
Main Street America Expands Workers’ Compensation Program in Georgia, North Carolina
Feb 6 2015 // The Main Street America Group has introduced an expanded workers’ compensation program through its independent insurance agents in Georgia and North Carolina. According to Dan Gaynor, vice president and head of...
North Carolina Agent Charged with Embezzlement
Feb 5 2015 // Insurance agent Amneris Deleon, of Wilmington, N.C., was arrested and charged with one count each of embezzlement by an insurance agent and accessing a computer to defraud or obtain property. Department of Insurance...
National Guard Armory Vehicles Worth Over $1M Destroyed by Fire in North Carolina
Feb 5 2015 // Investigators in Buncombe County, N.C., are looking into a fire at the Armed Forces National Guard Armory that destroyed two armored vehicles valued at $1.7 million. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports the fire occurred...
