NC lawmakers have passed legislation banning discriminations in emergency relief after reports that FEMA skipped houses with Trump signs after Hurricane Milton in 2024.

That fire has now grown to over 13,000 acres. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein issued a State of Emergency for 30 counties to expand the response to these fires. "The wildfires in western North ...

Stein is in Asheville Friday morning, providing updates on the ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene.

Rain over the weekend helped fire crews in the region, and they hope more rain and thunderstorms will suppress wildfires ...

The state, which has cut income taxes with more cuts scheduled, is on a path to a greater than 10% budget deficit in three ...

Authorities say deputies fatally shot a man inside a North Carolina hospital’s emergency room Tuesday after he pointed a gun at them.

A state tax filing and payment extension applies to all taxpayers who live in North Carolina as well ... counties (designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency) are also eligible ...

"The wildfires in western North Carolina continue to grow, so I have expanded our State of Emergency,” Stein said in a statement. “Our State Emergency Response Team is responding with every tool at ...

Authorities found the suspect in the emergency triage room and three ... with pay as they await an investigation by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to conclude.