Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.C. Home Builder to Fix Fire Walls
May 30 2008 // A manager for a home builder that installed inadequate fire walls in more than 100 town houses in Guilford and Forsyth counties says the oversight was an “honest mistake,” not an attempt to cut costs. Portrait...
Police Say Blood Found in Murder Suspect’s N.C. Insurance Agency
May 29 2008 // A police search warrant says there was blood inside a Charlotte, N.C. insurance agency owned by a man charged in the death of a woman auditing his business. The warrant says 40-year-old Michael Howell of Indian Trail...
Spouse: Slain North Carolina Insurance Examiner Was ‘a Joy’
May 23 2008 // The husband of a slain state insurance investigator said he felt sure his wife was dead from the moment he learned she was missing — and that he’s been going through a “living hell” ever...
North Carolina Gov. Declares Disaster in Bertie and Onslow Counties
May 21 2008 // Gov. Mike Easley declared Bertie and Onslow Counties state disaster areas, making residents and businesses in those counties eligible for state disaster assistance to help with repairs from the storms and tornadoes that...
North Carolina Insurance Examiner Missing, Agent Arrested for Murder
May 20 2008 // An agency examiner with the North Carolina Department of Insurance is missing and a Union County insurance agent is in custody charged with the examiner’s murder. Sallie Rohrbach, 44, went missing on May 14 after...
Marines to Crack Down on Reckless Driving in North Carolina
May 16 2008 // Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C. have to register their vehicles and driving records as part of a new safety order meant to reduce traffic fatalities. The new safe driving program comes in the wake of a rash of accidents....
2nd Parking Deck in 6 Months Collapses in North Carolina
May 14 2008 // A small section of a four-story parking deck near SouthPark Mall in Charlotte, N.C. collapsed, but authorities say no one is hurt. Charlotte Fire Department Captain Rob Brisley said a few cars suffered some minor damage....
North Carolina Teams Assess Tornado-affected Counties
May 12 2008 // North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley dispatched damage assessment teams comprised of state and local officials to Jones and Bertie counties to begin the process of assessing damage from the storm that swept through the area on...
North Carolina to Start Enforcing Sandbag Ban
May 2 2008 // North Carolina officials began inspecting sandbag structures used to protect beach property from coastal erosion, searching for the roughly 150 that must be removed. As part of the process, regulators will inspect all the...
12 Hurt in North Carolina Greyhound Bus Wreck after Driver Falls Asleep
Apr 25 2008 // Twelve people have minor injuries after a bus driver fell asleep at the wheel and the vehicle veered off the road and turned onto its side about 40 miles north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina Highway Patrol...
North Carolina Insurance Agent Charged with Embezzlement
Apr 24 2008 // North Carolina officials arrested a Newport, N.C. woman and charged her with one count of embezzlement by an insurance agent, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. Heather Dawn Cagle, 34, who worked as an agent for...
N.C. Man Charged With Fraud in Diamond Ring Claim
Apr 21 2008 // North Carolina officials arrested a Garner, N.C. man and charged him with one count of insurance fraud and one count of obtaining property by false pretense, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. The charges filed...
Dealings with Insurance Provider Fueled Criticism in North Carolina Gov. Race
Apr 14 2008 // Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue says she’s through with negative ads in her bid to become governor. Perdue is one of the two leading Democratic candidates for the state’s top job. She told reporters Thursday that her...
North Carolina Man Charged with Filing Fraudulent Diamond Ring Claim
Apr 9 2008 // North Carolina officials arrested a Garner, N.C. man and charged him with one count of insurance fraud and one count of obtaining property by false pretense, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. Long said a...
Former N.C. Building Inspector Arrested on Forgery Allegations
Apr 8 2008 // North Carolina officials arrested a Pinebluff, N.C. man on three counts of common law forgery, one count of obtaining property by false pretense and one count of falsifying government documents, according to Insurance...
N.C. Agent Told to Hide His Fire Truck
Apr 7 2008 // State Farm insurance agent Darin Morton has had a fully functioning fire truck parked in front of his office in the Charlotte, N.C. suburb of Pineville for six years. But The Charlotte Observer reports that...
Sandbags Removal to Put North Carolina Coastal Properties at Risk
Apr 7 2008 // North Carolina regulators are preparing to enforce a May 1 deadline to clear the state’s beaches of sandbags that protect homes, hotels and roads. The North Carolina Coastal Resources commission began a meeting in...
New Markets
Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability with Assault and...
North Carolina Lifts Open Burning Ban after Recent Rainfall
Apr 2 2008 // The North Carolina Division of Forest Resources has lifted a ban on open burning across the state after recent rains helped reduce the threat of fire. The ban had been in effect since March 27, and The News & Observer...
North Carolina Ad Company Cited for Safety Violations in Billboard Accident
Apr 2 2008 // North Carolina state inspectors looking into the death of a Waynesville man impaled by a plastic stake after falling from a billboard found the company he worked for failed to give employees safety equipment. The Asheville...
