Tag: North Carolina

Why are flags flying at half-staff in North Carolina today, Saturday, Sept. 13?

United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset…

Lawmakers scale back outdoor events after Charlie Kirk assassination

Members of Congress are curtailing outdoor events and public appearances in the wake of the assassination of conservative…

North Carolina stabbing highlights Democrats’ problems talking about crime

As public outrage grew over last month’s killing on a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor…

Man faces a federal charge in the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte train

A repeat criminal offender is facing a federal charge in the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee last…

Approval of a new charter school campus in Durham sets a precedent for expansion in North Carolina

a drawing of a generic schoolhouse and the words "Charter school"Image: Adobe StockIn North Carolina, high-performing charter schools…

How the lives of a Ukrainian refugee and a Charlotte man with a criminal history converged in a fatal stabbing

Iryna Zarutska was just another passenger when she boarded the late-night Blue Line train after it pulled into…

Ukrainian refugee killed in North Carolina gets dragged into political messaging war

A young refugee from Ukraine who was killed in an apparently random attack in North Carolina is being…

A four-year-old was bitten by a copperhead snake at a North Carolina daycare. The family says staff didn’t call 911

A copperhead snake bit a four-year-old boy at a North Carolina daycare and the family says staff didn’t…

Fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee in North Carolina ignites crime debate

The murder of 23-year old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a train in North Carolina last month has…

Beaches reopen in New York and North Carolina after Hurricane Erin

NEW YORK (AP) — New York and North Carolina have begun to reopen beaches that had been closed…

South Carolina, Georgia face renewed threat of flash flooding Saturday after record rains slam Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C.– A slow-moving cold front hanging over South Carolina and Georgia is bringing a renewed risk of…

Massive Hurricane Erin continues to batter North Carolina while NHC watches 3 disturbances

The Atlantic is seeing a surge in tropical activity as the massive Hurricane Erin races up the western…