Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
North Carolina’s Fort Bragg Launches Program to Tackle Aggressive Driving
Aug 30 2016 // Officials at Fort Bragg in N.C., say they’re expanding a driver improvement program aimed at cutting down on aggressive and dangerous driving on post. The Fayetteville Observer reports that starting Sept. 1, service...
North Carolina Town to Expand Traffic Cameras After Collecting $1.3M in Fines
Aug 25 2016 // One of the few North Carolina cities using red-light cameras plans to expand their use after local schools collected $1.3 million in 13 months from thousands of ticketed drivers. The Fayetteville Observer reported that...
North Carolina Agent Accused of Submitting Fraudulent Auto Policies to Allstate
Aug 22 2016 // A North Carolina insurance agent has been arrested and accused of creating false auto policies, according to a statement from North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Eddie Ray Butler, 29, formerly of...
North Carolina Court Upholds Commissioner’s 25% Rate Increase Rejection
Aug 22 2016 // North Carolina’s insurance commissioner had plenty of justification to reject a 2014 request by insurers to raise homeowners’ premiums by an average of 25 percent, the state Court of Appeals ruled Aug....
North Carolina Resident Fed Up as Home Hit by Car for the 6th Time in 12 Years
Aug 17 2016 // A North Carolina man says he’s getting close to giving up on his home in Raleigh after it was hit by a driver for the sixth time. WTVD-TV reported Sunday that Carlo Bernarte says he’s fed up with the half-dozen...
Judge Drops NCAA from ‘Academic Sham’ Lawsuit by Ex-North Carolina Athletes
Aug 15 2016 // A federal judge has granted the NCAA’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two former North Carolina athletes seeking to hold college sports’ governing body at least partly responsible for the school’s...
North Carolina Tackles Insurance Rate Evasion Fraud, Updates Captive Laws
Aug 9 2016 // North Carolina has made several changes encompassing fraud, captives and flood insurance regulations to its state insurance laws. New legislation, House Bill 287, was approved June 30 by state lawmakers and signed into law...
Court Upholds 25% Rate Increase Rejection for North Carolina Homeowners
Aug 8 2016 // North Carolina’s insurance commissioner had plenty of justification to reject a 2014 request by insurers to raise homeowners’ premiums by an average of 25 percent, the state Court of Appeals ruled August...
N.C. Tackles Insurance Rate Evasion Fraud, Captive Insurance
Aug 8 2016 // North Carolina has made several changes encompassing fraud, captives and flood insurance regulations to its state insurance laws. The legislation, House Bill 287, was approved June 30 by state lawmakers and signed into law...
North Carolina County Removing Thousands of Homes from Flood Zones
Aug 8 2016 // New maps for Dare County, N.C., are removing thousands of homes and lots from flood zones, creating a need to update local building codes that until now accounted for more rising water. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk...
10 Arrested in North Carolina Staged Auto Accident Ring
Aug 2 2016 // Nine residents in Pitt County, North Carolina, were arrested in connection with an alleged staged auto accident ring, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI). Investigators allege...
North Carolina County Removing Thousands of Homes from Flood Zones
Jul 29 2016 // New maps for Dare County, North Carolina, are removing thousands of homes and lots from flood zones, creating a need to update local building codes that until now accounted for more rising water. The Virginian-Pilot of...
North Carolina Starts Online Program to Dismiss Traffic Tickets
Jul 26 2016 // North Carolina courts have launched an online program to dismiss traffic tickets. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports that director of the state Administrative Office of the Courts Marion Warren announced the...
North Carolina Enacts Stricter Penalties for Boaters Under the Influence
Jul 25 2016 // North Carolina has toughened penalties for boat operators who unintentionally kill or injure someone while under the influence of alcohol. Gov. Pat McCrory signed a law making the penalties for impaired boaters who cause...
North Carolina Restores Workers’ Ability to Sue Over Workplace Discrimination
Jul 20 2016 // Minor changes to a North Carolina law limiting protections for LGBT people have been signed by the governor. Legislators left the law mostly intact during their yearly session. They did make a change requested by...
North Carolina Whitewater Center Releases Water Treatment Plan to Kill Amoeba
Jul 20 2016 // A whitewater recreation area in the area of Charlotte, N.C., plans to treat water to kill a potentially deadly microorganism and expel it into a neighboring river after an Ohio teen died of a brain-attacking...
North Carolina Governor Signs Duke Energy Coal Ash Cleanup Compromise
Jul 18 2016 // North Carolina will offer less expensive ways for Duke Energy to clean up coal ash pits at seven sites while ensuring drinking water is piped to residents near the ponds, a compromise that has appeased the General Assembly...
68 Companies Join Legal Fight to Block Provisions of North Carolina LGBT Law
Jul 13 2016 // Sixty-eight companies have signed onto a legal brief opposing a North Carolina law that limits protections for LGBT people. The amicus brief filed July 8 is part of a legal challenge brought by the Department of Justice....
A.M. Best Upgrades North Carolina’s Atlantic Casualty Ratings
Jul 11 2016 // A.M. Best removed from under review with positive implications and upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a” from...
University of North Carolina Settles Football Hazing Case for $795K
Jul 7 2016 // The University of North Carolina has reached a settlement after a college football player said he suffered a concussion during an off-campus hazing incident. Citing a copy of the settlement it obtained June 21, the News...
