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North Carolina legislators fleshing out details on $500M in additional Hurricane Helene relief

North Carolina legislators fleshing out details on $500M in additional Hurricane Helene relief

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House members advanced Wednesday a Republican package to boost state recovery funding after Hurricane Helene as committees fleshed out details on how best to spend…

Stretch of North Carolina interstate that collapsed during Helene to reopen by March 1

Stretch of North Carolina interstate that collapsed during Helene to reopen by March 1

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding will reopen to traffic by March 1, Gov. Josh Stein announced Monday while visiting the roadway’s shuttered…

New North Carolina governor sues over more laws meant to weaken him

New North Carolina governor sues over more laws meant to weaken him

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says more recent laws enacted by state Republicans that erode some gubernatorial appointment powers are “partisan power grabs that thwart North…

Some Fort Liberty soldiers will head to US-Mexico border, bringing the total to 3,600

Some Fort Liberty soldiers will head to US-Mexico border, bringing the total to 3,600

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active duty soldiers to the southern border to support President Donald Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration. That would eventually bring the total to about 3,600…

NC-based Honeywell, one of the few remaining US industrial conglomerates, will split into three companies

NC-based Honeywell, one of the few remaining US industrial conglomerates, will split into three companies

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Honeywell, one of the last remaining U.S. industrial conglomerates, will split into three independent companies, following in the footsteps of manufacturing giants like General Electric and Alcoa. The company said Thursday…

Paul Plishka, whose Metropolitan Opera career spanned 51 years, dies at age 83

Paul Plishka, whose Metropolitan Opera career spanned 51 years, dies at age 83

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Paul Plishka, a powerful bass with a ready smile and hearty laugh who sang 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera over 51 years, has died. He was 83. Plishka died…