Oct 12 Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions By Hannah Schoenbaum, Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added to a growing list of lawsuits challenging the recent onslaught of Republican state laws aimed at transgender individuals. Continue reading
Oct 10 North Carolina Republicans enact voting changes that weaken governor’s ability to oversee elections By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina Republicans have enacted vote-count restrictions and weakened the governor's ability to oversee elections and other state regulatory bodies by overriding Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 8:47 Regulatory gaps leave communities at risk of chemical disasters, advocates say By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Sam Weber Eight months after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, people are still waiting for answers about long-term health and environmental consequences. What happened isn’t uncommon — on average, there’s a chemical incident in the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Ophelia drenches communities along Atlantic Coast In our news wrap Saturday, Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall in North Carolina, the family of a Black high school student suspended for his hairstyle is suing Texas Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton, car dealers may soon feel ripple… Continue watching
Sep 23 Tropical Storm Ophelia moves inland after making landfall in North Carolina with heavy rain By Brian Witte, Associated Press Tropical Storm Ophelia swirled across North Carolina after making landfall near Emerald Isle on Saturday morning, lashing eastern parts of the state with rain, damaging winds and dangerous surges of water. Continue reading
Sep 22 Medicaid expansion to begin in North Carolina as governor lets budget bill become law By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press The budget's enactment was the last step necessary for Medicaid expansion provided in the 2010 federal health care law to states to get implemented in North Carolina. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 13:58 Conservatives target liberal state Supreme Court justices By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman As political fights across the country become more contentious, key decisions over issues like gerrymandering are finding their way to state Supreme Courts. That’s turned once-overlooked questions about who sits on the bench into all-out political battles of their own,… Continue watching
Aug 31 Tropical Storm Idalia hits North Carolina after leaving trail of devastation in Southeast By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Tropical Storm Idalia is barreling through the Carolinas on its way to the Atlantic Ocean after leaving a trail of flooding and devastation throughout the Southeast. Continue reading
Aug 29 University of North Carolina graduate student charged with murder of faculty member By Hannah Schoenbaum, Gary D. Robertson, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press The shooting sparked fear at the state's flagship public university, just a week after students returned for the start of the fall semester. Continue reading
Aug 29 Police still searching for motive in UNC Chapel Hill shooting By Hannah Schoenbaum, Gary D. Robertson, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press UNC Police received a 911 call reporting shots fired at Caudill Labs just after 1 p.m. Monday. Continue reading