North Carolina News

Coastal Carolina Gets 1,000-Year Rainfall Event From Storm System

Parts of North Carolina saw something Monday that has not been seen in hundreds, or perhaps 1,000 years – 18 inches of rain in half a day. That’s “once in every 1,000 years!” the National Weather Service said on social …

North Carolina Man Charged With Threatening Insurance Agents Over Claim

First, a North Carolina man filed a claim with Farm Bureau Insurance. Then he threatened three insurance agents with violence when he wasn’t paid as much as he expected, according to state authorities and one of the insurance agents. Brody …

Farm Bureau Must Defend Insured in Deadly Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in Carolina

What started out as festive time at the North Carolina Mountain State Fair in 2019 ended with 96 people hospitalized with Legionnaires’ disease. Four of them died. The tragedy in Fletcher, North Carolina, made national headlines. Multiple victims filed suit …

Lawmaker Calls for Removal of NC Hurricane Recovery Director

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers rebuked on Wednesday the state’s disaster recovery director _ with one calling for her removal _ for the agency’s slow progress amid years-long delays that have left some low-income homeowners in temporary lodging …

North Carolina Power Outages Could Last Days After Shootings

CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people braced for days without electricity in a North Carolina county where authorities say two power substations were shot up by one or more people with apparent criminal intent. Across Moore County …

Sheriff: Vandalism Cuts Power Across North Carolina County

CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) _ Multiple power substations in a North Carolina county were damaged by gunfire in an apparent act of criminal vandalism, leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity, authorities said. The power outage across Moore County that …

Fire at Pilot Mountain State Park Burns Hundreds of Acres

PILOT MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — Fire crews in North Carolina are working to control a fire in 4 that has already burned hundreds of acres. Meanwhile the N.C. Forest Service announced Monday a ban on all open burning and has …

Experts: One Pipeline Each For N.C. Natural Gas, Fuel a Concern

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina is particularly susceptible to energy interruptions because gasoline and natural gas supplies originate mainly from two pipeline systems, energy industry experts told a state Senate committee Tuesday. Representatives of utility giants Duke Energy and …

A Month After Tornado, Some Families Remain in Limbo

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — It’s been over a month since a tornado tore through southeastern Brunswick County. In Ocean Ridge Plantation, the neighborhood that bore the brunt of the storm damage, some homeowners remain in limbo. Carol Phillips and her …

Arthur Fizzles After Emerging as 6th Pre-Season Named Storm in 6 Years

MIAMI — Life-threatening surf and rip currents were forecast for U.S. East coast beaches as Tropical Storm Arthur kicks up ocean swells offshore, the National Hurricane Center warned on Monday. As of Tuesday morning, the storm had transitioned into an …