N.C.
Nippon Electric Glass Unit to Cut 282 Jobs at Shelby, N.C., Plant, With Separations Starting Aug. 31
Electric Glass Fiber America told North Carolina regulators it will end 282 jobs at its Cleveland County glass fiber plant, part of the Japanese parent's stated withdrawal from glass fiber production in North America.
NC Sen. Norman Sanderson Given Suspended 30-Day Sentence in June 10 Plea to Raleigh DWI
Court records retrieved in August show the Pamlico County Republican pleaded guilty in Wake County on June 10, 2026, to a Level 5 DWI stemming from an October 2025 arrest with a reported .16 blood alcohol level.
NC Gov. Stein Vetoes Two GOP Bills: One Cutting Primary Early Voting to 10 Days, One Letting the Chief Justice Suspend Trial Judges Without Pay
Stein rejected House Bill 958 and House Bill 377 on Aug. 17; both passed on party-line votes, and House Republicans say they will try to override.
Records Show NC Auditor's Staff Urged County Boards on Early-Voting Sites; Watchdog Asks Elections Board to Subpoena Ex-Liaison
American Oversight released texts from former auditor's-office elections liaison Dallas Woodhouse and asked the State Board of Elections to subpoena him, weeks after the board's Republican majority rejected a similar request 3-2.
Goldsboro Police Charge 17-Year-Old in Aug. 15 Double Homicide; Third Juvenile Charged in Two Separate City Killings Since Aug. 13
Two 20-year-old men were fatally shot on West Oak Street, and a 17-year-old was charged with two counts of murder and two counts of felony conspiracy, days after two other juveniles were charged in a separate Goldsboro killing.
NC Attorney General Says Duke Energy Misstated Residential Rate Increase Under Oath; Duke Calls It a Mix-Up
Jeff Jackson says Duke Energy Progress households face a 9.3% increase over two years, not the 6.8% figure a company executive gave the Utilities Commission; Duke says its written filings were correct and one number was swapped for another while speaking.
Buncombe County Says Charter Fiber Break Blocked Some Landline 911 Calls on Aug. 14
County officials said the 911 center's own lines stayed up, and told residents to call or text 911 from a cell phone instead.
NOAA Puts Odds of a Very Strong El Niño Above 90% for Winter 2026-27, as Drought Still Covers More Than 81% of North Carolina
The Climate Prediction Center's August 13 update says El Niño is intensifying; state officials say summer rain has already eased North Carolina's drought, and NOAA's official winter outlook is not due until later this fall.
NC Reports 2,031 Opioid Overdoses in Emergency Rooms Through June 2026, Down 27% From Same Period in 2025; Fayetteville Police Report Local Increase
State health data show fewer opioid overdoses treated in North Carolina emergency departments in the first half of 2026, while Fayetteville police say they have seen a recent local rise they suspect is tied to a potent or contaminated drug supply.
NC Budget Corrections Bill Ratified Aug. 6 Adds No Wake County Prosecutors; Office Funded for 45 of the 69.7 Positions a State Workload Study Lists
House Bill 268 passed the House 79-28 on Aug. 5 and was ratified Aug. 6 without new assistant district attorney positions for Wake County, which the state's prosecutor workload study ranks as the most understaffed office in North Carolina.
National Weather Service Issues Coastal Flood Advisory for Lower Cape Fear River, in Effect Until 1 p.m. Friday
The advisory, the fifth in five days for the Wilmington waterfront, cites high tide levels; forecasters did not attribute the flooding to Tropical Storm Bertha, which dissipated over Texas on July 23.
Moore County Deputies Charge Pinebluff Man With Three Counts of Murder and First-Degree Burglary
Sheriff Ronnie Fields says Demetrius Louis Aggelis, 40, is jailed without bond after Flock Safety license-plate camera data and surveillance video conflicted with his account of finding three relatives dead at a Pinebluff home.