Latest North Carolina Headlines
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North Carolina Congressman’s Tree Falls on Postal Service Vehicle, Kills Worker
Jun 23 2015 // A postal worker is dead after her passing vehicle was crushed by a falling tree owned by a North Carolina congressman. Multiple media organizations reported the 43-year-old female mail carrier died June 20 when the large...
North Carolina Appeals Court Rules UNC Violated Tenure Rules in Professor Firing
Jun 18 2015 // A state appeals court has ruled that the University of North Carolina didn’t follow proper procedures when it suspended and ultimately fired a tenured physics professor convicted of smuggling drugs in Argentina. The...
North Carolina High Court Rules Duke Energy Has ‘Years’ to Cleanup Coal Ash
Jun 16 2015 // North Carolina’s highest court ruled June 11 that Duke Energy has years to clean up leaking coal ash dumps as outlined by a new state law. The state Supreme Court overruled a lower court judge’s decision that...
Ex-Senate Candidate to Run for North Carolina Insurance Commissioner
Jun 15 2015 // Unsuccessful 2014 U.S. Senate candidate Heather Grant says she’ll run for North Carolina insurance commissioner in 2016. Grant of Wilkes County announced Friday she will seek the Republican Party’s nomination...
North Carolina Regulators Order Duke to Stop Spreading Groundwater Pollution
Jun 12 2015 // North Carolina environmental regulators ordered Duke Energy this week to stop the spread of groundwater pollution from coal ash dumps outside Wilmington after tests showed contamination in nearby drinking water wells. The...
North Carolina Legislators Override Governor’s Veto of Workplace Activity Bill
Jun 8 2015 // The North Carolina General Assembly cancelled Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto of a bill designed to give employers in the state legal recourse against people who deliberately get jobs to steal company secrets or record...
North Carolina Woman Accused of Insurance Fraud Against American Modern
Jun 4 2015 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has announced the arrest of Rebecca McKinney Spencer, 28, of Leland, N.C.; she is charged with one count each of insurance and obtaining property by false...
North Carolina Legislators Look at Regulating Virtual Currencies
Jun 3 2015 // Legislators in America’s second-largest banking center are considering regulations for Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. North Carolina’s banking commissioner is seeking legislative authority to require...
WCRI: North Carolina Workers’ Comp Indemnity Benefits Higher than Most States
Jun 1 2015 // North Carolina’s workers’ compensation system had the highest indemnity benefits per claim of 17 states in a recent Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) study, which serves as a baseline to observe...
More North Carolina Wells Near Duke Coal Ash Pits Show Water Contamination
May 22 2015 // North Carolina officials are warning even more residents living near Duke Energy’s coal ash pits that it’s not safe to drink or cook with their well water. The state Department of Environment and Natural...
A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Ratings of Medical Mutual of North Carolina
May 21 2015 // A.M. Best has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) of Medical Mutual Insurance Company of North Carolina (Medical...
North Carolina Lawmakers Send Bill Targeting Group Home Abuse to Governor
May 20 2015 // The General Assembly has agreed to put new rules in place targeting people who harm group home residents and increasing responsibilities on those who work at the homes to report abuse they see. The Senate agreed May 14 to...
Report: North Carolina Police Issued Nearly 500 Tickets With Uncalibrated Radar Guns
May 19 2015 // An audit has found Asheville Police wrote nearly 500 speeding tickets using radar guns that were not calibrated. The city released audit results last week to media outlets. It included a note from interim Police Chief...
Asian-American Groups Target Harvard, UNC for Alleged Racial Bias in Admissions
May 18 2015 // A coalition of more than 60 Asian-American groups filed a federal discrimination action against Harvard University, claiming racial bias in undergraduate admissions. The administrative complaint follows the filing of a...
Duke Energy Settles North Carolina Coal Ash Criminal Case for $102M
May 18 2015 // As Duke Energy pleaded guilty Thursday in a North Carolina courtroom to nine criminal violations of the federal Clean Water Act, federal prosecutors recounted examples where time and again the nation’s largest...
Report: 2014 North Carolina Bridge Collapse Caused by Design Flaw
May 18 2015 // Design flaws on supporting girders of a pedestrian bridge under construction at Wake Technical Community College led to a collapse that killed one worker and injured four others in November, according to a state...
North Carolina’s Appalachian State Wins 2015 RIMS Risk Management Challenge
May 18 2015 // Appalachian State University’s risk management student team has been named the winner of the Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge. The announcement was made at the RIMS 2015 Conference & Exhibition Finale, by...
Amtrak, CSX Sue Truck Company Over North Carolina Train Crash
May 18 2015 // A lawsuit filed by Amtrak and CSX alleges that a trucking company caused a March train derailment that injured 55 people by failing to take safety precautions or warn that the track was blocked. The lawsuit in a Raleigh...
Jury: Starbucks Not Liable in North Carolina Officer Coffee Burn Suit
May 13 2015 // A jury in North Carolina ruled this week that Starbucks is not liable for damages after a Raleigh, N.C. police officer said he suffered third-degree burns from a cup of coffee spilling in his lap three years ago. Lt. Matt...
State Farm Signs on as ‘Safety Patrol’ Sponsor of North Carolina Motorist Program
May 13 2015 // North Carolina’s initiative to help stranded roadside motorists for free now has a “good neighbor” supporting it. The state Department of Transportation announced this week that it has signed a four-year...
