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N.C. Board Of Transportation Approves Ferry Tolling Rates For 2027
Rates go into effect Jan. 1; commuter passes now available for purchase RALEIGH – On Thursday, the N.C. Board of Transportation approved new tolling rates for four previously untolled routes…
Raleigh Market At State Fairgrounds Reopens Saturday
RALEIGH — After a monthlong break for the N.C. State Fair, the Raleigh Market will reopen Saturday, Nov. 7. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on…
Cooper Defeats Whatley, Flips NC US Senate Seat For Democrats
By Carolina Journal Staff Democrat Roy Cooper has won North Carolina’s closely watched US Senate race, defeating Republican Michael Whatley and flipping a seat Republicans had held for years. Final…
Democrats Flip NC House, Ending 15 Years Of Republican Control
By Andrew Pomeranz Carolina Journal Democrats have won a majority in the North Carolina House of Representatives, a result that will end nearly 16 years of Republican leadership in the…
Watauga County Bridge Dedicated To Deputy Logan Fox
BOONE – N.C. Department of Transportation officials joined the family, friends and colleagues of Watauga County Deputy Logan S. Fox on Friday to dedicate the N.C. 105 bridge over the…
Wayne County Dad Plans A Family Trip To Disney World After $1 Million Win
GOLDSBORO, N.C. – Willie Dennis of Goldsboro will take a magical trip with his four daughters after he won the first $1 million top prize in a new lottery game.…
Amid Blue Tsunami, Conservative Ideas Prevail
By John Hood RALEIGH — At the same time North Carolina Democrats secured eye-popping victories in federal, state, and local races on Tuesday, North Carolina voters demonstrated their commitments to…
NC Early Voting Tops 2.8M As Democrats Match 2018’s 12% Turnout Edge
By Katherine Zehnder Carolina Journal Democrats accounted for the largest share of early ballots out of 2.8 million ballots cast during the early voting period for the 2026 midterm general…
Robeson County Woman Stole $150,000 In Phony Covid Loan Pleads Guilty
NEW BERN, N.C. – A Robeson County woman involved in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) by submitting a false loan application to…
33,190 Duplicate NC Voter Registrations Flagged Before Election
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal With just one day until the 2026 general election, an election integrity watchdog group is raising concerns about potential double voting after identifying roughly 130,000…
Halloween Traffic Operation Nets 16 DWI Charges In Johnston County
JOHNSTON COUNTY – Sixteen motorists were charged with impaired driving Saturday night during a Halloween enforcement operation involving the N.C. State Highway Patrol and Johnston County Sheriff’s Office. Troopers from…
USDOT Awards $36 Million For Future WNC Rail Service
Money will improve safety, modernization throughout the corridor RALEIGH – The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the N.C. Department of Transportation approximately $36 million as the state works to improve…
