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North Carolina governor picks labor chief to serve until next commissioner is sworn in
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A longtime North Carolina Labor Department administrator has been elevated to lead the state agency for the next two months as Gov. Roy Cooper named him on Friday to succeed Commissioner Josh Dobson, who resigned this week. Kevin O’Barr, a 24-year department...
Democratic US Rep. Jeff Jackson is elected as North Carolina's attorney general
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson was elected North Carolina’s next attorney general on Tuesday, defeating Republican congressman Dan Bishop in an expensive campaign focused on who was best able to represent the state in court and keep communities safe. ...
AP Race Call: Democrat Josh Stein wins election for governor in North Carolina
Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein won North Carolina’s election for governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. Stein succeeds term-limited Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. He previously served in the state Senate and earlier as head of Cooper’s consumer protection division when Cooper...
Embattled Republican candidate fights on in North Carolina governor's race
ELLERBE, N.C. (AP) — Addressing over 100 supporters outside an ice cream stand that's shaped like a giant strawberry, North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson battered his Democratic rival for governor and the media, and said he'd keep fighting as their race neared its conclusion. ...
FACT FOCUS: A look at the false information around Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Back-to-back hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a wide range of false and misleading information, some of which still circulates even though they have been conclusively proven false. Coming in the closing weeks of a hard-fought...
Harris pledges ongoing federal support as she visits North Carolina to survey Helene's aftermath
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised the “heroes among us” as she visited North Carolina on Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, her second trip in four days to the disaster zone. The vice...
Key swing state election faces 'daunting' level of uncertainty after storm ravages multiple counties
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina election officials say they will do everything in their power to ensure that voters in the crucial presidential swing state will be able to cast their ballots despite the devastation of Hurricane Helene and the destruction of basic infrastructure only about a...
Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways in one of the worst storms in U.S. history. The death toll topped 130. ...
Trump makes false claims about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Hurricane Helene
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia. The former president and Republican nominee claimed upon landing...
Asheville has been isolated after Helene wrecked roads and knocked out power and cell service
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina’s largest mountain city isolated Saturday by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service, part of a swath of destruction across southern Appalachia that left an unknown number dead and...
