May 5, 2014
A North Carolina agency has ruled a family should be paid nearly $400,000 for their anguish after a medical examiner misidentified a body, sending it to the wrong funeral home. The Charlotte Observer reports the decision could open the door …
April 10, 2014
The numbers of teen driving deaths and injuries have fallen in North Carolina but moving violations are up since the General Assembly imposed new requirements on young drivers and their parents before teens can drive fully on their own, the …
April 2, 2014
President Obama has declared a major disaster in North Carolina for damage caused by a winter storm in nine counties in early March. Obama signed the declaration Monday for Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Granville, Guilford, Orange, Person and Randolph counties. …
April 1, 2014
The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado hit two Wake County, N.C., towns. The weather service said Sunday that a tornado with winds of 80 mph touched down in Garner shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday. The storm caused some …
March 14, 2014
North Carolina’s commercial building rules will now be revised every six years, falling in line with the gap between residential codes recently approved by the General Assembly. A divided state Building Code Council voted this week to move the cycle …
March 11, 2014
The North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners could change rules on emergency response and training after a second death linked to “conscious sedation.” The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the board is asking for public and professional comment on …
February 26, 2014
A team of academic researchers equipped with a drone estimates that up to 35 million gallons of coal ash and contaminated wastewater spilled into North Carolina’s Dan River earlier this month. Researchers at Wake Forest University’s Center for Energy, Environment …
February 25, 2014
Victoria White was arrested and charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense, according to an announcement by North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that White filed a claim with Southern General …
February 24, 2014
North Carolina’s top insurance regulator is scheduling an August hearing for insurance companies to explain their request to raise the cost of homeowners coverage by an average of 25 percent. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin’s office said Wednesday the hearing was …
February 13, 2014
Six additional suspects were arrested in an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving a series of staged auto accidents in Bertie and Hertford Counties, according to an announcement made by North Carolina’s insurance commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Three people were arrested in …