North Carolina News

Aggregated North Carolina News Articles

• 3rd arrested in violent overnight home invasion, multiple illegal aliens accused of sexual assault, kidnapping
  
  Third suspect arrested in alleged brutal North Carolina home invasion involving sexual assault, kidnapping charges. ICE detainers placed on two suspects.
  Fox News.  Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:24:50 -0500.
• Baby-faced schoolboy, 16, swigged Twisted Tea then ran over and killed boy, 14, while speeding, cops say
  
  Ashton Rahlfs, 16, of North Carolina, was arrested weeks after he drove more than twice the speed limit and fatally hit 14-year-old Max Dunham in October.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:14:32 GMT.
• UNC's Wilson adjusting to cast, to return 'soon'
  
  North Carolina star Caleb Wilson is learning to play with a cast on his non-shooting hand and is inching toward returning "soon" after suffering a fractured left hand.
  Myron Medcalf.  ESPN.  Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:14:04 EST.
• Scotland choose Charlotte as base for World Cup
  
  Scotland will set up camp at the home of Charlotte FC in North Carolina for the duration of the World Cup.
  BBC News.  Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:05:32 GMT.
• Democrats celebrate as 73,000 North Carolina voters without proper ID stay on rolls
  
  
  Yahoo.  2026-02-17T13:41:42Z.
• Tillis suggests Warsh faces long Fed chair nomination process
  
  GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina says he won't support the confirmation of any Fed nominee until the Justice Dept.'s investigation into chairman Jerome Powell is resolved.
  CBS News.  Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:27:00 -0500.
• 18-year-old sentenced to life for fatally shooting 5 in North Carolina
  
  The judge rejected arguments that Austin David Thompson deserved the chance for release decades from now.
  CBS News.  Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:10 -0500.
• UNC star Wilson out with fractured left hand
  
  North Carolina star Caleb Wilson, a projected top-five pick in the 2026 NBA draft, is out with no timetable for return after he suffered a fractured left hand in his team's 75-66 loss at Miami on Tuesday.
  Myron Medcalf.  ESPN.  Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:50:26 EST.
• GOP senator says he's open to compromise on Trump's nominee to chair the Federal Reserve
  
  Republican Sen. Thom Tillis from North Carolina suggested Thursday he could support a compromise that would allow the Senate Banking Committee to start hearings on Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to chair the Federal Reserve.
  Christopher Rugaber and Stephen Groves.  Washington Times.  Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:03:01 -0500.
• In North Carolina, a Tight Primary Could Upend the Balance of Conservative Power
  
  Phil Berger has led the State Senate for years with an iron grip. But in a March election, he faces a popular, horse-riding sheriff who could topple his reign.
  Eduardo Medina.  New York Times.  Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:41:40 +0000.
• NBA suspends Isaiah Stewart and three others for their roles in Pistons-Hornets brawl
  
  The same four players ejected during the Pistons' 110-104 victory at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., were later suspended.
  Chuck Schilken.  Los Angeles Times.  Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:55:20 GMT.
• 'GOP' House candidate admits she's actually a progressive in viral video: 'Telling people the truth'
  
  A candidate for Congress hoping to represent North Carolina's 14th district, Kate Barr, says she is running as a Republican because it is the only path to compete in her district due to GOP gerrymandering.
  Fox News.  Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:09:43 -0500.
• WATCH: Houses washed away in North Carolina's Outer Banks
  
  Waterfront houses collapsed into the ocean as a powerful winter storm lashed North Carolina's Outer Banks.
  ABC News.  Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:43:45 -0500.
• Watch: Heavy snow blankets North Carolina after bomb cyclone
  
  The winter storm that hit parts of the state left dangerous conditions in a region that rarely sees significant snowfall.
  BBC News.  Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:16:32 GMT.

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