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"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 ...

More than a dozen states have moved to adopt DOGE-style tactics but have shied from setting concrete goals that the public ...

A dispute over a handful of parking spaces near a mom-and-pop diner seems trivial. A nothing-to-see-here squabble over a couple hundred bucks. But to fans of Duke’s Restaurant, it's a classic David vs ...

Under the Maryland program, part of the California-led Clean Cars II emissions standards, nearly half of new cars that roll ...

The destructive wildfires tearing through North Carolina and South Carolina are fouling air quality while firefighters face ...

"There have been over 112 active wildfires in North Carolina – mostly in the places already ravaged by Hurricane Helene," Harris wrote. "FEMA's failed disaster response has left ...

Governor Josh Stein appoints Matthew Cabe to North Carolina's District 36 Court, filling the vacancy left by Judge Sherri ...

Fire danger concerns in the wildfire-ravaged Carolinas set to continue as more than 12,000 acres burn - Multiple wildfires ...

Gov. Stein will visit the Fairview community this afternoon to commemorate Helene’s devastating landfall, which claimed the lives of 106 people.

Governor Josh Stein announced that Matthew Cabe has been appointed as District Court Judge for Judicial District 36, serving ...

Wildfires continue to burn in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay updated with our live coverage ...