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July 24, 2019 at 10:08 pm

Residents hit by 2 hurricanes face wait for long-term funds VIEW

SPRING LAKE, N.C. (AP) — The heating and air conditioning in Carrie Johnson's home — damaged by Hurricane Matthew in 2016 — still wasn't fixed...

July 11, 2019 at 1:37 pm

Residents slapped with eviction notices after AP story VIEW

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two mobile home residents in North Carolina were hit with eviction notices Thursday, shortly after complaining to The Associated Press about...

Business

July 8, 2019 at 10:38 pm

Mobile home residents hit with soaring rent after hurricanes VIEW

LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — For eight years, James Lesane paid what he could for his mobile home lot rental every month — $150. But in...

Business

July 4, 2019 at 6:25 am

North Carolina proposes smokable hemp ban as demand grows VIEW

CLIMAX, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina is the latest state considering a ban on smokable hemp, a product that's exploding along with the health craze...

Business

June 28, 2019 at 3:19 pm

Fatal lion attack nets 3 ‘serious’ violations for center

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina labor officials have cited an animal sanctuary for safety violations after a lion fatally mauled a 22-year old intern...

June 18, 2019 at 1:32 pm

Shark attack survivor gets message from Robert Downey Jr.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina teenager who lost a leg in a shark attack this month got a personal message Tuesday from the...

Entertainment

June 17, 2019 at 6:18 am

Shark bites child in third North Carolina attack this season

BALD HEAD ISLAND, N.C. (AP) — A shark bit an 8-year-old boy in the third shark attack this season along the North Carolina coast, according...

June 6, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Boom in electric scooters leads to more injuries, fatalities VIEW

Andrew Hardy was crossing the street on an electric scooter in downtown Los Angeles when a car struck him at 50 miles per hour and...

Business

May 26, 2019 at 5:50 am

North Carolina moves to help offenders clear their records

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Every time 28-year-old Poet Williams applies for a job, his arrest record comes up: three nonviolent misdemeanors. Those drug charges have...

May 25, 2019 at 6:35 am

Family of woman mauled by lion pushes for new regulations

BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Alex Black came face to face with an escaped lion when she was just 10 days into her unpaid internship at...