The Latest Breaking News from North Carolina

Luke DeCock: Wally Tatomir, Hurricanes’ pioneering equipment manager who left legacy, dies at 76

In the impending celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Carolina Hurricanes’ move to North Carolina, it’s easy to forget just what a mess things were that first season in Greensboro, not just on the ice and in the empty stands, but behind the scenes.

Tribune News Service · Sep 18, 2022

Boebert to headline NC conservative gathering, as Trump, Greene also visit the state

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A conservative gathering this month in Charlotte will feature U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and other Republicans.

Tribune News Service · Sep 16, 2022

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

There are four states with a governor of one party and veto-proof legislative majorities of the opposing party: Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, and Massachusetts. That number could change this year. In three states, the party controlling the legislature could add new members to create a veto-proof majority opposing a governor of…

Ballotpedia · Sep 16, 2022

All candidates for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115 — Lindsey Prather (D) and Pratik Bhakta (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run…

Ballotpedia · Sep 14, 2022

Experts sound alarm on SCOTUS case

"Legis­lat­ors would be free to viol­ate the state consti­tu­tion and state courts could­n't stop them"

Salon · Sep 14, 2022

Commentary: The hypocrisy of North Carolina taxing student loan forgiveness

When President Joe Biden announced that his administration would be forgiving up to $10,000 for student loan borrowers (and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients), his statement included information about how the debt forgiveness would be taxed.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022

Pandemic, labor shortage keep hurricane victims in limbo

Nearly six years after extreme rainfall and flooding from Hurricane Matthew damaged many North Carolina homes, some homeowners are still left waiting on repairs

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

North Carolina 14-year-old charged with murder over 10-year-old cousin’s death

Laelani Jeffries, 10, was shot in the head during a shootout on 8 September

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

As Saturday proved, North Carolina’s best college football program resides in Boone

The question now is not whether Appalachian State has North Carolina’s best college football program — which it clearly does — but how exactly the Mountaineers defied the odds to build it in such an enduring way. And also: why no other school in the state has come close to…

Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022

Soldier accused of sharing racist post, engaging in extremism while at Fort Bragg

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A U.S. Army soldier shared a racist, violent reason for joining the service on Instagram and engaged in online extremism while stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, according to federal investigators.

Tribune News Service · Sep 12, 2022