Statewide NC Headlines

Severe Weather Preparedness week begins Sunday in North Carolina
Sun Mar 01 7:00 am
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — March has officially kicked off, and with it comes warmer weather and the start of Severe Weather Preparedness Week in North Carolina. During the annual week, the National Weather Service and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety team up to bring a severe weather safety campaign to all of North [...]
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North Carolina lawmakers, state leaders react to U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran
Sat Feb 28 12:14 pm
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As the capital city of Iran, Tehran, reels from the damage done in Saturday's airstrikes from the United States and Israel, leaders from the capital of our state react to the military launches. President Trump announced around 2:30 a.m. on Truth Social that the U.S. began "began major combat operations in [...]
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Drug task force raid at NC coast nets kilo of meth, fentanyl and felon's arrest: SBI
Fri Feb 27 6:45 pm
A drug task force and deputies at the North Carolina coast arrested a felon and found a kilo of meth during a drug raid Friday, officials said.
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Cat food recall in NC and 19 other states over risk of serious illness
Fri Feb 27 6:40 pm
A recall of potentially harmful cat food has been expanded to include two additional lots of products, affecting 20 states, according to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement Friday.
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‘Come on, that's my daughter!': 911 calls reveal dad's panic after Charlotte crash involving Hornets’ LaMelo Ball
Fri Feb 27 10:38 am
Newly released 911 calls are shedding light on the frantic moments following a two-car crash in uptown Charlotte involving Hornets’ LaMelo Ball.
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Carolina Panthers looking to add linebackers through draft with NFL Combine underway
Fri Feb 27 8:56 am
Carolina only has seven draft picks with the strategy once again being best-player-available. 
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Greensboro police shoot man accused of shooting at officers several times: Officials
Thu Feb 26 7:40 pm
A section of a major road in Greensboro is closed as police investigate an officer-involved shooting on Thursday morning, according to the Greensboro Police Department.
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NC woman found 24 years after disappearance charged with failure to appear on 2001 DWI
Thu Feb 26 4:20 pm
Michele Hundley Smith, who was found in North Carolina 24 years after her disappearance, was served a Rockingham County warrant for outstanding charges dating back to before she went missing.
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Walmart drivers in North Carolina to receive up to $2 million in 'deceptive tactics' settlement, NC AG says
Thu Feb 26 3:57 pm
Walmart drivers in North Carolina will receive up to $2 million following a settlement over allegations that the company used deceptive tactics to pay them less than they were offered, the attorney general's office said Thursday.
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Gov. Stein announces economic boost for Hertford County
Thu Feb 26 3:55 pm
HERTFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) -- US Forged Rings (USFR) plans to establish a large-scale steel manufacturing facility in Hertford County, which would be the largest economic development project in the county's history. Hertford County, along with Governor Josh Stein, made the economic development announcement in Ahoskie on Thursday afternoon at the Roanoke-Chowan Community College. The [...]
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