Smoke from a 21,000-acre fire in Dare County is showing up on NASA satellite images and has traveled as far west as the Raleigh-Durham area, state air quality officials said Tuesday. The North Carolina Division of Air Quality issued air …
A pain management doctor in New Bern has pleaded guilty to money laundering and fraud in federal court. The Sun Journal of New Bern reported that Dr. Michael K. Nunn entered the plea Monday before U.S. District Judge Terrence W. …
Derrick Dwayne Hood, of Waxhaw, North Carolina has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretenses, according to state officials. Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that Hood falsely reported his vehicle stolen in June …
Eight additional counties have been designated for disaster assistance to households and businesses as part of North Carolina’s federal disaster declaration, according to officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The latest counties are Craven, Currituck, Greene, Hertford, Hoke, Pitt, …
Doctors whose negligence causes patient death or disfigurement wouldn’t be protected by the same liability limits placed on other malpractice lawsuits, the state House decided Wednesday. The House voted 91-27 to approve a package aimed at limiting what doctors who …
North Carolina legislators have agreed to exempt adult drivers of all-terrain vehicles from helmet and eye protection requirements while riding on private property. The Senate approved Wednesday a bill loosening protections in a 2005 law for ATVs 45 minutes after …