(The Center Square) – Among the massive damage to western North Carolina from Hurricane Helene has been the loss of farm livestock fences, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said.
He called for donations to help farmers. Damage estimates are unclear... Read more
(The Center Square) – One week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene ravaged the mountains, some of North Carolina’s highest gas prices by county average are in the region most challenged.
Statewide, the average for a gallon of unleaded... Read more
(The Center Square) – More than 2,100 have been rescued in North Carolina, the federal government said Thursday as the death toll from Hurricane Helene reached 204, fifth deadliest in the last three quarters of a century.
The Federal... Read more
(The Center Square) – For the second time this week, new polling suggests the race for governor in North Carolina is effectively over and mainly due to a damning report from CNN about Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson.
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(The Center Square) – Two congressional committees are investigating potential civil rights violations related to antisemitism by a federal program awash with $4 billion in taxpayer funds.
Following up on the rise in antisemitism on campuses, compliance by the... Read more
(The Center Square) – Even with a whopping 13% still undecided, North Carolina’s race for governor has swung significantly to favor Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, says a new poll this week.
Stein leads Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson 50%-33%... Read more
(The Center Square) – Four days later and with such a thin margin, the lead has been halved in the presidential polling for North Carolinians.
Absent a major unexpected occurrence, evidence remains strong neither Republican Donald Trump nor Democrat... Read more
(The Center Square) – Present but his desired out of the way, President Joe Biden flew over storm devastated regions of North and South Carolina on Wednesday.
Briefed in Raleigh on emergency operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene,... Read more
(The Center Square) – Heavily supported by Democrats at the gubernatorial and General Assembly level, the North Carolina Association of Educators has membership of 25,679 at close of 2023, according to a state audit.
It is second-largest of employees’... Read more
(The Center Square) – Nearly $80 million in incentives has brought North Carolina another pharmaceutical plant.
Janssen Biotech, subsidiary of global giant Johnson & Johnson, was granted a combined $50 million package from the city and county of Wilson,... Read more
(The Center Square) – A North Carolina state senator all too familiar with hurricanes made one call. Western North Carolina will get thousands more out of it.
In a social media post Tuesday afternoon, state Sen. Danny Britt, R-Robeson,... Read more
(The Center Square) – In western North Carolina where a fatal flood of historic proportion has torn apart normal, the 2024 election will go on and a razor-thin difference is watched between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump.
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(The Center Square) – With five weeks left until Election Day, the North Carolina State Board of Elections and staff are poised to ensure that voting continues and voters are assisted as needed, even in the midst of unprecedented damage from Hurricane Helene.
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(The Center Square) – Ohio National Guard troops and equipment are heading to North Carolina to help in the aftermath of devastating flooding from Hurricane Helene.
Gov. Mike DeWine’s announcement came late Monday and was followed Tuesday with news... Read more
(The Center Square) – In one of the most competitive U.S. House races in the nation, the candidates have stuck to party lines on energy policy.
Republican Laurie Buckhout has called for a return to Trump-era energy policies, as... Read more
(The Center Square) – Southeastern governors, even those affected by Hurricane Helene, are sending National Guard, law enforcement and other first responders to western North Carolina.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on social media he's dispatched a Florida Department... Read more
(The Center Square) – Six hundred people are unaccounted for, and one of North Carolina’s hardest-hit counties by the remnants of Hurricane Helene on Monday said at least 35 have died.
Six states total at least 121 fatalities, many... Read more
(The Center Square) – With just 36 days until Election Day, the North Carolina State Board of Elections held an emergency meeting Monday afternoon to decide how to ensure voting will continue after devastating damage from Hurricane Helene.
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(The Center Square) – With just over five weeks until Election Day, the National Republican Congressional Committee says it plans to invest $1.45 million into Republican Laurie Buckhout’s campaign against Rep. Don Davis in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District.
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(The Center Square) – Asheville and other parts of western North Carolina were cut off from the world on Saturday, with no roads open into or out of the most populous city in the region and electricity and cell towers limited or inoperable.
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