North Carolina

Multiple questions remain in plane crash that killed NASCAR legend Greg Biffle, six others

Investigators are still working to determine who was piloting the private jet and what caused the crash that killed NASCAR legend Greg Biffle and six others in North Carolina.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators view the wreckage of a Cessna 550 business jet after several people, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, were killed in a crash during severe weather, at Statesville Regional Airport in Statesville, North Carolina, December 19, 2025.
FORMER NASCAR Cup Series driver, Greg Biffle waves to fans as he walks onstage during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina.

Seven dead in plane crash including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle

People wave Palestinian flags as they protest in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing war between Israel and the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip, outside an event attended by the US vice president on April 4, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

NC activists claimed ‘victory’ in their Israel-divestment push, state treasury says they are wrong

Memphis Safe Task Force, a multi-agency initiative, with members of the National Guard, and agents from over 13 federal agencies patrol on Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee, US, October 31, 2025.

Tennessee state judge blocks National Guard deployment to Memphis amid 130 arrests in Charlotte


Active shooter enters North Carolina high school, police respond

A Pender County dispatcher told Reuters that deputies were responding to a situation at a local high school, but could not elaborate.

Police vehicles block off the road near the home of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect Robert Bowers' home in Baldwin Baldwin borough, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 27, 2018

Florence rains down incessantly on Carolinas, 23 dead

About 509,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in North and South Carolina and surrounding states.

Water from Neuse River starts flooding houses as the Hurricane Florence comes ashore in New Bern, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018.

North Carolina city bans any training with Israel police or IDF

The ban comes after a petition by local activist groups garnered close to 1,400 signatures.

Israel police officers

Anthony Weiner will serve time in a federal prison

The Jewish lawmaker resigned from Congress after tweeting an explicit photo.

Former US Congressman Anthony Weiner departs US Federal Court, following his sentencing after pleading guilty to one count of sending obscene messages to a minor, ending an investigation into a "sexting" scandal that played a role in last year's U.S. presidential election, in New York, US,September

Statue defaced as US Confederate-monument protests grow

The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Duke Chapel in Durham, North Carolina, was found early on Thursday with its nose and other facial features chipped off.

A MONUMENT to Confederate General Robert E. Lee towers over a traffic circle in New Orleans.

North Carolina governor signs anti-BDS legislation

The bill enacted Thursday requires divestment from, and prohibits state agencies from contracting with, companies that boycott Israel.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper

N. Carolina Pride parade set for Yom Kippur, disappointing Jewish marchers

“It’s very disappointing to us. It’s another example of our calendar not being respected,” said Adam Organ, Executive Director of the Raleigh-Cary Jewish Community Center.

Participants at Jerusalem Pride Parade, 2016