1+ week, 5+ day ago   (814+ words) in North Carolina, pushing federal support for Hurricane Helene above $7.5 billion as western North Carolina approaches...reimbursements to communities still rebuilding from Hurricane Helene. The Public Assistance funding includes $23.4 million...repair roads, bridges, and buildings damaged by Helene, $16.8 million for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1056+ words) homeowners as communities continue rebuilding from Hurricane Helene. The funding announced nearly 23 months after the...Revitalization as part of Renew NC, the state’s long-term Hurricane Helene recovery initiative. “Getting families back into...they can afford is critical to the recovery…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (714+ words) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will use $64 million in federal disaster funding to rebuild its historic Beaufort Laboratory after hurricane-related structural damage forced the facility to close permanently for safety reasons. The project will be funded through the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (475+ words) North Carolina communities will mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Friday with memorial services, stair climbs, and tributes to the nearly 3,000 people killed. From Asheville to Jacksonville and Wilmington, many of the ceremonies will recognize the first responders…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (815+ words) Saturday marked one year since the brutal murder of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska aboard Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line, a killing that drew national attention, sparked criminal justice reforms in North Carolina, and placed the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1763+ words) Listen to this story (16 minutes) Around 1959, a struggling Broadway actor with a few film credits to his name pitched an idea to the influential Desilu studio that would transform both the television industry and the state of North Carolina for…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (454+ words) The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a woman challenging her arrest near the North Carolina Executive Mansion in Raleigh during a COVID shutdown protest in 2020. The state Appeals Court will hear oral arguments next week in a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (459+ words) North Carolina House Republicans are pressing Democratic state House candidate Shelly Headen to explain two 2024 incidents at her home in which Guilford County sheriff’s deputies responded and reports identified her as a suspect in simple physical assaults. The reports, released…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (640+ words) Two Republican candidates running in some of North Carolina’s most closely watched federal races will take the national stage this week, as the Republican National Committee holds its 2026 midterm convention in Dallas. Republican US Senate nominee Michael Whatley and 1st Congressional…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (599+ words) Brittany Boltinhouse, who had her 2026 Miss North Carolina USA title stripped away, has filed a lawsuit against Miss USA, its CEO Thom Brodeur, A Blaize Productions, and Ariana and Nic Blaize. The lawsuit does not challenge the pageant organizations’ legal…...