Latest North Carolina Headlines
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Duke Energy to Appeal $25M Fine by North Carolina Regulators
Mar 26 2015 // Duke Energy will appeal a $25.1 million fine by North Carolina environmental regulators over pollution that has been seeping into groundwater for years from a pair of coal ash pits at a retired power plant. The fine, which...
North Carolina Scaffolding Accident Leads to 3 Worker Deaths
Mar 25 2015 // Workers were dismantling a scaffold at a high-rise construction project on Monday when a piece of it fell to the ground in downtown Raleigh, N.C., killing three men and sending another to a hospital. All four men were...
Florida Businessman Who Faked Death Arrested in North Carolina
Mar 25 2015 // A Florida businessman who authorities say faked his own death to dodge debts while reaping millions in life insurance benefits is sitting in a North Carolina jail after allegedly applying for a passport under another...
North Carolina Governor Signs Air Pollution Mandate Change for Fracking
Mar 20 2015 // Environmental legislation that gives leeway to a North Carolina state panel in creating air pollution rules for fracking has been signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory. The governor signed the measure soon after the Senate...
University of North Carolina Settles with Ex-Learning Specialist for $335K
Mar 19 2015 // The former North Carolina learning specialist who questioned literacy levels of Tar Heels athletes received $335,000 in the settlement to end her lawsuit against the school. Mary Willingham sued last summer, saying she was...
Duke Coal Ash Case Goes Before North Carolina Supreme Court
Mar 19 2015 // North Carolina’s highest court is weighing whether state environmental rules require Duke Energy to clean up its leaky coal ash dumps immediately, or years down the road. The North Carolina Supreme Court heard...
North Carolina Fines Duke Energy $25M over Coal Ash Pollution
Mar 13 2015 // North Carolina environmental officials are fining Duke Energy $25 million over pollution that has been seeping into groundwater for years from a pair of coal ash pits at a retired power plant. The state Department of...
North Carolina Lawmakers, Commissioner Support Insurance Rate Legislation
Mar 13 2015 // Republican lawmakers and Democratic state Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin back legislation they say would improve the process to set North Carolina homeowner insurance rates and give insurers a new way to cover huge...
North Carolina Legislators Approve Tougher Drunken-Driving Bills
Mar 12 2015 // North Carolina lawmakers want a tougher no-alcohol policy imposed upon more motorists permitted to drive again following an impaired-driving conviction. The House voted this week for a measure saying drivers who get their...
Officials: Tractor-Trailer Hit by Train in North Carolina was Too Big for Highway
Mar 12 2015 // The 127-ton tractor-trailer that derailed an Amtrak train at a railroad crossing in North Carolina was about three times the size and weight of a standard 18-wheeler, so huge it required a Highway Patrol escort, and so...
Amtrak Crash in North Carolina Leaves at Least 55 Injured
Mar 11 2015 // An Amtrak train in North Carolina slammed into a tractor-trailer that got stuck on the tracks while trying to make a difficult left-hand turn Monday. One of the train’s cars toppled and the conductor and at least 54...
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...
