The company that owned of a historic inn in Asheville, N.C., that burned down four years ago won’t be able to collect on a $6 million insurance policy after a federal jury ruled it help intentionally set the fire. The …
Police in Bessemer City, N.C., are looking for thieves that have taken about 30 manhole covers in the past week. The Gaston Gazette reported the stolen manhole covers are valued at about $90 each. The first thefts were discovered Dec. …
Legislators say they don’t expect any obstacles when they consider a bill allowing workers to make sure their employers carry workers’ compensation insurance on them. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported officials from three interested groups agreed to undo …
A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after sustaining life-threatening injuries after falling about 40 feet off a fourth-floor ramp outside Bank of America Stadium on Saturday night at the ACC Championship between No. 13 Florida State and Georgia Tech. …
North Carolina insurance regulators are clearing the largest rate increase in nine years for dwelling policies that cover residential rentals and other properties that are not owner occupied. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin’s office said Tuesday he signed a settlement agreement …
Two weeks ahead of an election deciding whether he keeps his job, North Carolina’s insurance commissioner told companies on Tuesday they’ll have to prove they should be allowed to increase premiums by a statewide average of 17.7 percent. The move …
A jury has awarded a Charlotte, N.C., couple $1.7 million in a lawsuit against a local restaurant in connection with a head-on collision that killed the couple’s unborn son. Attorneys for Matt and Meredith Eastridge say 25-year-old David Canter Huffman …
Police in Winston-Salem, N.C., say they are looking for an arsonist who set 10 small fires downtown this summer. The Winston-Salem Journal reports that police don’t have any suspects, and no one has been hurt. According to police, the fires …
It’s been a year since Hurricane Irene made landfall in North Carolina, and state officials say about 350 families still aren’t in their homes. State officials say Beaufort, Pamlico and Hyde counties suffered the worst damage from Irene, which made …
A government-run mental hospital with a history of problems has been fined after several employees were injured in attacks by patients or when they tried to intervene in fights. The North Carolina Department of Labor issued $15,300 in fines against …