Category 4 Hurricane Simon hugs Mexico coast with flood threat
Hurricane Simon was sitting just off Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday morning as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, with forecasters expecting it to move near or just inland over west-central Mexico later in the day. Simon peaked overnight at 155 mph, only just below the Category 5 threshold. By 6 a.m. Central time the National
NC gas tax paused through Nov. 30 after Stein signs House Bill 3
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina drivers stopped paying the state gas tax this weekend after Gov. Josh Stein signed House Bill 3 on Friday, suspending the 41-cents-per-gallon tax on gasoline and diesel through Nov. 30. Lawmakers passed the bill Wednesday in a nearly unanimous vote during a special session that Republican legislative leaders called on
Stein, legislators and Briner file new briefs in NC power fight
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein, Treasurer Brad Briner and Republican legislative leaders faced a Friday deadline to file new written arguments in the separation-of-powers fight that the North Carolina Supreme Court will hear on Nov. 10. Stein is challenging state laws that put new limits on his power to fill statewide judicial vacancies and
Asheville, N.C., plans Lake Craig Dam removal after Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville city officials plan to remove the Lake Craig Dam on the Swannanoa River as part of Helene recovery work, pairing dam removal with replacement of the damaged Gashes Creek crossing under the Azalea Parks and Infrastructure Recovery Project. The dam was built in 1924 as a combined hydroelectric structure and roadway
Asheville, N.C.: Parkway Helene debris cleanup to start
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The National Park Service plans to begin clearing debris left by Hurricane Helene along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville this month, work the agency says is aimed at lowering the risk of wildfires along the mountain route. The first phase covers 208 acres between mileposts 380 and 391 near Asheville. The