New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of $75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on Thursday. The ... Read More

Ryan Nicholas Grimes, 34, died from his injuries on Dec. 21 at Mission Hospital, according to Rick Rice with the Asheville Police Department. Rice said the crash happened on Monday, Dec. 9, just ... Read More

Traffic will be slow through the Pigeon River Gorge with only one narrow lane in each direction as workers fix significant Helene damage. Read More

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Drivers said I-95 the day after Christmas traffic was busier than they expected. Many people who traveled for Christmas are now making the journey back home. '?Traffic has been kind of heavy because of ... Read More

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requires states to conduct annual seat belt surveys to qualify for federal highway safety money. North Carolina's rate first topped 90% in 2014 and ... Read More

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According to the N.C. Governor's Highway Safety Program's recent survey, 92.8% of drivers and front-seat passengers are wearing seat belts this year. This usage has increased every year since ... Read More

A crash in one Eastern Carolina county killed a man on Christmas night, according to North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The crash happened just after 7:15 p.m. at the intersection of Parkstown Road ... Read More

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A truck passes along U.S. Highway 64 in northeastern North Carolina, where the N.C. Department of Transportation is set to use $25 million in federal money to build a series of 11 wildlife underpasses ... Read More

WINSTON-SALEM POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL CRASH FROM OVERNIGHT. OFFICERS SAY JUST BEFORE 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THEY FOUND 49 YEAR OLD DEDRICK GASTON DEAD ON STANLEYVILLE ROAD. THEY BELIEVE A ... Read More

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Most lanes of Interstate 85 North are closed near mile marker 60 in Cabarrus County. The North Carolina Department of Transportation reported Monday that three of five lanes closed down just before 11 ... Read More

According to Raleigh police officers, the crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on Capital Boulevard near Trawick Road. The accident also took out stop lights and powerlines at the intersection. Read More

There was 10 feet of water just raging, going around the house on both sides, so there was no way to get to her,'? Holly Springs resident Eddie Hunnell said. Read More

When asked what caused the crash or if anyone else was injured, troopers told WRAL News the investigation is ongoing. Read More

According to Raleigh police officers, the crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on Capital Boulevard near Trawick Road. The accident also took out stop lights and powerlines at the intersection. Read More

Several North Carolina residents were involved in crashes on Christmas, one of which was the result of a chase involving a kidnapping suspect from New York. Read More

A CBS 17 crew on scene witnessed a car nose-down in a ditch outside the IHOP located at 3009 Capital Blvd. near Huntleigh Drive and Trawick Road around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday night. Read More

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A collision on Christmas Eve claimed the life of one driver and sent two others to the hospital, according to authorities.The accident occurred at approximatel ... Read More

When pilot Kenneth Arnold took off from Chehalis, Washington, in his single-engine airplane one afternoon in June 1947, he was looking for a lost military aircraft that had crashed. But what he Read More

In the aftermath of recent floods and landslides across Western North Carolina, Santa Claus is bringing smiles to residents' faces. Read More