Former insurance executive and political donor Greg Lindberg was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison after convictions tied to a multibillion-dollar insurance fraud scheme and an attempt to bribe North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, a Republican.

North Carolina voters, including residents across Rutherford County, will decide this November whether to amend the state constitution to require limits on how much local governments can increase property tax levies.

A western North Carolina man has pleaded guilty in federal court to posting the home address of a United States Supreme Court justice online to Bluesky with the intent to threaten, intimidate or incite violence, according to federal prosecutors.

Josh Stein visited Lake Lure on May 15 to celebrate the reopening of one of western North Carolina’s best-known outdoor destinations following extensive recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene. Joined by federal, state and local officials at Morse Park, Stein called the reopening a major milestone for the region’s recovery and tourism industry. “This is an exciting day for western North Carolina,” Stein said. “Twenty months ago, Hurricane Helene devastated Lake Lure, but toda

A federal jury in Asheville has found the North Carolina Highway Patrol retaliated against former state trooper Jonathan Daniel Williams after he raised religious objections to mandatory COVID-19 testing policies during the pandemic.