Union County mayor faces drunken driving charge
WAXHAW, N.C. (AP) -- The mayor of the Union County town of Waxhaw has been arrested on a drunken driving charge....

Senate panel votes to ease landfill restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A state Senate committee voted Wednesday to ease some landfill restrictions imposed six years ago by reducing the distances that dumps must be from protected lands and narrowing the reasons why permit applications can be rejected....

Charlotte-based company to close Brunswick plant
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- A Charlotte-based chemical company says it will close its Brunswick County plant by the end of September, putting 600 people out of work....

McCrory praises passage of DOT funding changes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Gov. Pat McCrory praised legislative leaders Wednesday as an overhaul of how North Carolina transportation dollars get spent was sent to his desk after it received final approval by the General Assembly....

McCrory OKs some loan interest rate increases
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Gov. Pat McCrory has signed into law interest rate increases on installment loans....