Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have awarded the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal $303,500 worth of grant funds. The federal funds …
Organizers of a Christian music concert in Shelby, N.C., earlier this month say they followed the safety rules in building a stage that collapsed during a storm. The Charlotte Observer reported that Bobby McLamb says he’s confident that L&N Productions …
A Swannanoa, N.C., man has been sentenced to at least seven years in prison after he was convicted of driving while impaired for the 17th time. Buncombe County District Attorney Ron Moore told the Asheville Citizen-Times that 55-year-old Ronnie Dodd’s …
The former fire chief in the Bladen County town of Clarkton, N.C., faces fraud charges. The Fayetteville Observer reported that former Fire Chief Allen Robinson of Clarkton and former Assistant Chief Joshua Simmons of Bladenboro were charged earlier this week. …
State transportation officials say almost 1,800 motorists were arrested on North Carolina highways for driving while impaired during an Independence Day operation. The N.C. Department of Transportation and the Governor’s Highway Safety Program announced that “Operation Firecracker” resulted in 1,737 …
State and federal emergency officials will survey hundreds of Outer Banks, N.C., residents to find out if they would ever evacuate for a hurricane so they can estimate how crowded roads will be when people are told to leave ahead …
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Ambre Rivera, 26, of 5329 Ramsey St., Fayetteville; she was charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense. Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that Rivera filed a false …
More than 20 people were taken to hospitals after a second-story deck on a condominium in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., collapsed onto a patio below. Brunswick County emergency officials say the deck collapsed about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. Emergency services director …
A North Carolina judge says the town of Hope Mills can sue companies that built a dam that failed. The Fayetteville Observer reported that Superior Court Judge Erwin Spainhour said Monday that the companies can be sued for breach of …
Managers of two outdoor dramas in Snow Camp, N.C., say the shows will start this week on time even though a tree damaged one of the main set pieces. The tree fell Sunday during a storm on a set piece …