Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Pet Cause: More Lawyers Training in Field of Animal Law
Apr 1 2008 // Fido is getting a new name — several, in fact: “plaintiff,” “trustee,” “beneficiary” and even “defendant.” Dogs, cats and creatures of all sorts are being redefined in an...
North Carolina Wildfire Burns for 2 Days, Causes Evacuations
Mar 31 2008 // Smoke from a wildfire burning for two days in North Carolina’s Sauratown Mountain has clouded the skies over Stokes County, and the fire marshal said the blaze led to several evacuations. Fire Marshal Brad Cheek said...
North Carolina Coastal Properties at Stake as Sandbag Deadline Nears
Mar 31 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...
North Carolina Insurance Agent Ordered to Hide his Fire Truck
Mar 31 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...
North Carolina Motel Guests Exposed to Carbon Monoxide, Hospitalized
Mar 27 2008 // Eight people at a Raleigh, N.C. motel have been taken to a hospital after being exposed to carbon monoxide from a faulty water heater. Raleigh Fire Department Division Chief James Poole told the News & Observer of...
1 Arrested in North Carolina Insurance Fraud Scheme, 1 Awaits Indictment
Mar 26 2008 // North Carolina officials arrested two suspects on an alleged insurance fraud scheme, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. John Wesley Baum, 30, is behind an insurance fraud scheme in which he helped his alleged...
North Carolina Cites 763 Impaired Drivers During Statewide Crackdown
Mar 25 2008 // Gov. Mike Easley reported that state and local law enforcement officers cited 763 motorists for driving while impaired during a St. Patrick’s Day “Booze It & Lose It” campaign, which ran March 14-17....
New Markets
Mar 24 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. Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...
Fire Destroys North Carolina Railroad Museum, Historic Memorabilia
Mar 18 2008 // An early morning fire on Sunday destroyed a building housing a museum and gift shop at Tweetsie Railroad. Blowing Rock firefighter Mark Lawrence said the building also housed a concession stand and a first aid area....
Feds to Investigate North Carolina Helicopter Crash
Mar 17 2008 // A Wilmington, N.C. fire captain died last week when his helicopter crashed and exploded near the city, authorities said. John Miller was the only passenger in the helicopter, said Sgt. Craig Bredenbeck of the New Hanover...
North Carolina Company Fined for Fatal Workplace Accident
Mar 12 2008 // A Guilford County, North Carolina company has been fined more than $17,000 for violations found after the death of a teenager who became entangled in a grinder. The News & Record of Greensboro, N.C., reported that the...
North Carolina’s Global Risk Holdings Acquires North American Risk
Mar 12 2008 // Raleigh, N.C.-based Global Risk Holdings acquired Maitland, Fla.-based North American Risk Services from Clarendon National Insurance Co., according to NARS officials. Global Risk Holdings, in conjunction with members of...
New Markets
Mar 10 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. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
N.C.’s Long Won’t Run For Seventh Term as Insurance Chief
Mar 10 2008 // Last-minute surprises closed out North Carolina’s candidate filing period Feb. 29, as hundreds of candidates began their official runs for elected office. Former House co-Speaker Richard Morgan, a Republican...
