Volunteers help rebuild North Carolina homes 10 months after Hurricane Helene

SWANNANOA, N.C. – It’s been just over ten months since Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina and neighborhoods are beginning to look livable again.  “For months, I just looked through 2×4’s into…dirt,” says elementary school teacher and …

Gov. Stein deliberates bill to eliminate North Carolina's 2030 climate target

A bill on Gov. Josh Stein’s desk would eliminate Duke Energy’s 2030 carbon pollution reduction goal. Supporters of Senate Bill 266, or “The Power Bill Reduction Act,” in the General Assembly say it would lower electricity rates, but environmental advocates …

Victims identified in head-on crash that killed 3, injured 1 in North Carolina

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Authorities have released the names of the people involved in a car crash near the McDowell/Rutherford County line on Monday evening that killed three people and critically injured another. According to the North Carolina …

Fireworks safety tips and what's legal in North Carolina

Fireworks may be a Fourth of July tradition, but they can be dangerous if you're not careful.Officials with the Winston-Salem Fire Department say next to Thanksgiving, the Fourth of July is their busiest time of the year.Battalion Chief Jeffrey Shaw …

North Carolina gov. signs Mecklenburg County transit bill: What to know

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AXIOS) - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Tuesday signed a bill into law that furthers a yearslong effort to expand transit in the Charlotte region. Gov. Stein on Tuesday, July 1, signed House Bill 948, known as the Projects for Advancing …

North Carolina: DA’s office reveals new details after Greensboro mother leaves child in hot car

By Kara Peters Click here for updates on this story     GREENSBORO, North Carolina (WXII) — Prosecutors are looking into additional charges against a Greensboro mother. Twenty-five-year-old Jayla Branch is accused of leaving her baby in a hot car while she …

From insurance to vaping, key North Carolina laws now in effect

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Starting Tuesday, July 1st, several new laws are in effect for North Carolina.   First, there is an increase in the minimum auto liability insurance limits. The minimum limits for bodily injury will change to $50,000 per person, $ …

North Carolina residents reminded of new auto insurance changes effective July 1

The North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is reminding residents of changes made to automobile insurance policies set to take effect on Tuesday, July 1, according to a release from Commissioner Causey's office. Commissioner Causey's …

North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association calls for transparency on USDA’s farm wage rate determination

North Carolina inmate kills correction officer, leads deputies on chase