N.C.
ProVia Plans $120 Million Window Plant and 400 Jobs in Davie County; State Approves $3.28 Million Grant Over 12 Years
North Carolina's Economic Investment Committee approved a performance-based grant of up to $3,280,500 for the Mocksville facility, part of a state and local incentive package that also includes $720,000 in training funds and about $1.6 million in county property tax breaks.
NC Highway Patrol Has Not Yet Signed the ICE Agreement Required by an Oct. 1 State Law
Session Law 2026-19, enacted June 24 over Gov. Josh Stein's veto, orders four state agencies to sign 287(g) agreements with ICE by Oct. 1; the Department of Public Safety says talks are ongoing and it intends to comply.
Roanoke Rapids Police Say Death of Demetrius Fleming, 38, Found Hanging Aug. 21, Is an Open 'Equivocal' Investigation
Chief Lawrence Wiggins said officers responded to an attempted-suicide call and found Fleming dead and connected to a ligature, and that no cause has been ruled in or out pending an autopsy.
North Carolina Republicans Pick State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom for the NC-11 Ballot; Trump Endorsed Her on Aug. 18
A district GOP committee chose Balkcom on the first ballot on Aug. 10 to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards, who withdrew from his reelection race after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured.
Asheville-Area Craggy Correctional Center Winds Down for Late-Summer Closure; July Budget Set 15.4% Average Raises for Correctional Officers
State prison officials said in May they would close the 250-inmate Woodfin facility because they could not staff it; the enacted state budget raised officer pay, and Gov. Josh Stein has said more closures are possible without further pay action.
Forge Nano Breaks Ground on Morrisville Battery Plant Expansion, Citing More Than 250 Planned Jobs
The company says the expanded Wake County plant will make lithium-ion cells for defense and aerospace customers starting in 2028, backed by a $100 million U.S. Department of Energy award first announced in 2024.
North Carolina's July Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.6% as Household Survey Employment Falls by 21,291
State Commerce Department data released Aug. 21 show the seasonally adjusted rate flat from June while both the number of employed and the number of unemployed North Carolinians declined over the month.
Storms Damage Columbus County Farm, Prompt Tornado Warning for New Hanover and Pender Counties on Aug. 21
Thunderstorms on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 collapsed a shed at a Hallsboro farm, knocked out power to more than 1,000 Columbus County customers, and led the National Weather Service to issue a 25-minute radar-indicated tornado warning near Wilmington.
Zarutska Family Files Wrongful-Death Suit Against Charlotte and Transit Security Contractor
The suit, filed August 21, 2026 in Mecklenburg County, says the city and Professional Security Services understaffed light rail security before the August 22, 2025 killing; neither defendant has answered in court.
Campbell University Student, 19, Charged With Felony Threat of Mass Violence, Released on $100,000 Bond
Harnett County deputies arrested Gabriel Sharlow on Aug. 19 under a North Carolina law against threatening mass violence on school property; the university dismissed him, and no weapons were found on campus.