Gov. Josh Stein has asked FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to extend the agency’s Transition Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program for eligible North Carolinians for an additional six months. After a presidentially-declared disaster,

North Carolina joins at least 20 other states that will raise flags from half-staff on Jan. 20, President-elect Donald Trump's Inauguration Day.

Flags had been ordered to fly at half-staff for 30 days beginning December 30th to honor President Jimmy Carter, who passed away last month.

North Carolina's governor, Josh Stein is urging FEMA to extend the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program another six months.

On Jan. 1, 2025, Judge W. Rob Lewis II of the 7th District Court proudly swore in his daughter, Judge Takia Lewis Blalock. The 7th District Court serves Halifax, Bertie, Northampton, and Hertford counties.

The order, announced Tuesday afternoon in Charlotte, focuses on what cabinet agencies should and shouldn't do regarding reproductive health care.

All in-person inaugural celebrations were postponed due to inclement weather conditions, as the Triangle saw its first significant snow in nearly three years. The event was broadcast live to North Carolina residents.

This storm will likely bring significant impacts from snow, sleet, and freezing rain in different parts of the state,” North Carolina Governor Josh Stein said.