Latest North Carolina Headlines
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North Carolina Flooding from Hurricane Matthew Worsens, Death Toll Rises
Oct 11 2016 // Flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew has displaced several thousand people in North Carolina, and authorities were helping more evacuate on Tuesday as swollen rivers threatened a wide swath of the state. Governor...
North Carolina Prepares for More Flooding in Wake of Matthew
Oct 11 2016 // Anthony Writebol, left, and his cousin, Melissa Hill paddle past a stranded tractor trailer on Hwy 211 in Lumberton, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. They were heading to meet friends who were going to let them stay after their...
Matthew Update: 1 Million Still Without Power; Death Toll Rises
Oct 10 2016 // Almost 1 million customers were still without power in the U.S. Southeast Monday after Hurricane Matthew brought devastating wind gusts and flooding to North Carolina, leaving at least 10 dead in the state. Duke Energy...
Southeast Turns to Recovery from Matthew; Reports of Deaths, Rescues, Power Outages
Oct 9 2016 // Residents of the southeastern United States ravaged by Hurricane Matthew turned their focus on Monday toward recovery and clean-up, but officials in several states warned that deadly flooding could continue as swollen...
Survivors of North Carolina Crash that Killed 4 Sue Church That Owned Bus
Oct 6 2016 // Twelve football players and coaches who survived a North Carolina bus crash that killed four people last month are suing the church that owned the bus. Sandy River Baptist Church in Chester County failed to maintain the...
North Carolina Insurers Want Supreme Court Review of 25% Home Insurance Rate Hike Denial
Oct 4 2016 // The homeowners insurance rate increase disagreement between the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) and the insurance industry is not over. The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB), which files rates with NCDOI on...
Young, Old Adults Respond Similarly When Taking Control of Semi-Autonomous Vehicle
Oct 3 2016 // New research from North Carolina State University finds that older adults have comparable response times to young adults when tasked with taking control of a semi-autonomous vehicle. “Before we see fully autonomous...
Heavy Rains in North Carolina Bring Floods, Prompt Rescues
Sep 30 2016 // Storms that dumped as much as 8 inches of rain prompted rescues from rising waters and the closing schools in two North Carolina counties. Storms inundated areas around Raleigh and to the south overnight Wednesday,...
North Carolina Woman Accused of Filing $42K Property Claim With 2 Companies
Sep 29 2016 // A woman in North Carolina has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud for allegedly submitting a duplicate property claim, according to North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Kathryn Taylor Reynolds,...
North Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Blame on DOT for Crash that Killed 3
Sep 27 2016 // North Carolina’s highest court has upheld earlier rulings that the state Department of Transportation’s failure to install traffic signals at a Charlotte-area intersection helped cause an accident that killed...
Tropical Storm Julia Leaves Wet Mess Behind in North Carolina
Sep 27 2016 // Damage from flooding in eastern North Carolina approached the level of destruction left behind by Hurricane Irene in 2011, Gov. Pat McCrory said Friday. But instead of the hurricane’s storm surge, the cause of this...
Duke Energy to Pay $6M for North Carolina Chemical Plant Spill
Sep 27 2016 // Duke Energy Corp. has agreed to pay a $6 million fine for a big spill that coated the Dan River with liquefied coal ash in 2014, North Carolina’s environment agency said Friday. The fine holds Duke Energy accountable...
Protests Over Police Shooting Shut Down Downtown Charlotte
Sep 23 2016 // Streets appeared calm early Thursday in downtown Charlotte after a second night of violent protests over the deadly police shooting of a black man, although at least three major businesses were asking their employees to...
Charter Bus Crashes Into North Carolina Overpass Killing 4, Injuring At Least 40
Sep 19 2016 // North Carolina state troopers say four people were killed and more than 40 were injured in a charter bus crash Saturday near Rockingham. Between 40 and 50 people were hurt in the crash and all were transported to...
Officials Claim Corroded Wire Led to Teen’s Death in North Carolina Pool
Sep 16 2016 // A report from officials in Wake County, N.C., say a corroded wire sent an electrical current into a swimming pool where a 17-year-old lifeguard was electrocuted and drowned earlier this month. Rachel Rosoff died at a...
Suspects in Multiple Break-Ins, Theft of 26 Guns, Arrested in North Carolina
Sep 12 2016 // Deputies in Pamlico County, N.C., say three men have been arrested in connection with multiple break-ins and the theft of more than two dozen guns. Pamlico County Sheriff Chris Davis told local media outlets on Friday that...
22 Displaced by North Carolina Apartment Complex Fire Allegedly Started by Resident
Sep 8 2016 // Firefighters rescued four adults and an infant from a burning apartment complex in east Charlotte, N.C., that officials believe was intentionally set. News outlets report that 21-year-old Shontavia Gingles is accused of...
In Flood Risk Modeling, Resolution Matters – Even When You Think It Shouldn’t
Sep 7 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. We have all seen the dramatic pictures of destruction and loss after a devastating flood event. Usually, the scene is depicted as a sea of water inundating broad areas...
Tropical Weather System Approaches Southeast States
Aug 31 2016 // Crowds thinned Tuesday on the beaches of North Carolina’s Outer Banks ahead of a tropical weather system that threatened to bring strong winds and heavy rains that could flood low-lying areas. Elsewhere, a powerful...
Homes Evacuated, 7 Workers Treated After Chemical Interaction at North Carolina Plant
Aug 31 2016 // Authorities in North Carolina say seven workers were treated at a hospital for minor injuries and several nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution after cleaning chemicals interacted at a meat packing plant in the...
