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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said devastation in Western North Carolina was “beyond belief” in a press conference Monday, as he visited Asheville in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene.
The state Forest Service has banned outdoor burning in 30 Western North Carolina counties in the wake of a spate of wildfires that have burned thousands of bone-dry acres.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, left, and Planned Parenthood South Atlantic CEO Jenny Black speak with doctors at a forum about new abortion restrictions, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Cape Fear ...
In 2023, the Pew Charitable Trusts transferred its Stateline news service, which provides nonpartisan reporting on trends in state policy, to States Newsroom with $3 million to help with the transition. [10] As of 2024, it reported having 220 full-time employees, with an annual budget of more than $22 million. [2]
On February 4, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court struck down the congressional and state legislative district maps drawn by the GOP-controlled General Assembly as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander in a 4–3 ruling, after a testimony had shown that Republicans were likely to win 10 out of 14 U.S. House seats under the proposed map ...
The 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of North Carolina. Democratic state attorney general Josh Stein won his first term in office in a landslide, defeating Republican lieutenant governor Mark Robinson to succeed Democratic incumbent Roy Cooper , who was term-limited.
Western North Carolina, particularly Asheville, took the brunt of the devastating rains, and more than 30 inches was recorded in some areas. Reach Joey Garrison on X, formerly Twitter, @joeygarrison.
Police recovered an AR-15 and a .40 caliber handgun following the shootings, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said at a Tuesday news conference.