State and Regional News

North Carolina’s governor vetoes private school vouchers and immigration enforcement orders

North Carolina’s governor vetoes private school vouchers and immigration enforcement orders

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation Friday that allocates several hundred million dollars to an expanded private school voucher program and orders sheriffs to cooperate with…

Stein rejects Robinson’s calls for a gubernatorial debate

WPTF StaffSep 19, 2024
Stein rejects Robinson’s calls for a gubernatorial debate

RALEIGH. N.C. (WPTF) – There are currently no plans for a televised debate in North Carolina’s gubernatorial race and that won’t be changing, according to the current frontrunner. Earlier this week, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson,…

80-year-old man found dead after driving around roadblock into high water

80-year-old man found dead after driving around roadblock into high water

SUPPLY, N.C. (AP) — An 80-year-old North Carolina man was found dead after driving around a roadblock into high water after midnight. The North Carolina Highway Patrol said it responded around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday to…

North Carolina’s highest court hears challenge to law allowing more time for child sex abuse suits

North Carolina’s highest court hears challenge to law allowing more time for child sex abuse suits

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Challenges to a portion of a state law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil damages dominated oral…

The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi

The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general. The U.S.…

‘Firehose’ storm hits part of North Carolina and scientists see climate change

‘Firehose’ storm hits part of North Carolina and scientists see climate change

By JEFFREY COLLINS and ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press The Carolinas braced for a storm that forecasters warned could bring heavy rain — as much as 6 to 8 inches in some spots. But one narrow…