State officials say lessons from recent storms underscore need for emergency plans, supplies and insurance coverage.

Puckett Extradited to Virginia After Surry County Arrest in Deputy Shooting Case Michael Timothy Puckett, 55, accused in the fatal shooting of Carroll County, Virginia, Deputy Sheriff Logan Utt and the wounding of another deputy, has been extradited to Virginia following his arrest in Surry County, authorities said.

North Carolina’s Gang Violence Task Force is confronting an increasingly uncomfortable reality: the criminal networks emerging across the state no longer resemble the traditional gang structures many public institutions were designed to combat.

Lake Lure is marking roughly 20 months since Hurricane Helene struck western North Carolina on September 27, 2024, with a revised lake debris program that narrows the scope of town-led cleanup and places additional responsibility for remaining storm damage on private property owners.

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.