August 9, 2020 5.1 magnitude earthquake rattles parts of NC, Georgia: report The earthquake was felt as far as Georgia and Virginia.
August 7, 2020 Democrats focus on state elections in push to control Congressional mapmaking A decade ago, the GOP flipped 20 state legislative chambers, cementing their dominance at state and congressional levels.
August 6, 2020 UNC Chapel Hill's coronavirus reopening guidelines sparks protest from students, faculty Dozens of students and staff lay down outside UNC's South Building on Wednesday in protest.
August 6, 2020 Fires burn North Carolina homes in town where Isaias made landfall The coastal North Carolina community where Isaias made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane is warning residents to take immediate fire prevention action Thursday after a series of overnight blazes destroyed two homes and damaged three others.
August 6, 2020 Trump embraces door-to-door campaigning abandoned by Biden President Trump raised $165 million in July, outstripping Democratic rival Joe Biden.
August 6, 2020 2 killed by lightning strike while cleaning up Hurricane Isaias debris in North Carolina Two men who survived Hurricane Isaias as it made landfall in North Carolina died on Wednesday after they were struck by lightning while cleaning storm debris.
August 5, 2020 North Carolina county leaders back reparations for Black community in 4-3 vote The Buncombe County Board approved supporting reparations to Black people for the era of slavery and Jim Crow laws.
August 4, 2020 Trump campaign makes voter-registration gains in 3 key battleground states President Trump's campaign is touting voter registration gains in three key 2020 battleground states that will have a big impact in determining whether Trump or Joe Biden wins the White House come November.
August 4, 2020 North Carolina county warns of chainsaw accidents, fire ants in wake of Isaias As the cleanup begins from Tropical Storm Isaias in North Carolina, local officials on Tuesday warned residents of threats that remain even after skies have cleared.
August 4, 2020 Isaias downgraded to tropical storm Hurricane Isaias was downgraded to a tropical storm early Tuesday, just hours after touching down in North Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).