4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (665+ words) When a major fire is extinguished in North Carolina, another job often begins: figuring out how it started. Fire investigations can involve local fire departments, law enforcement agencies and, in some cases, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI)....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (712+ words) The Town of Lake Lure has filed a summary ejectment action against Second Mountain, LLC, alleging the company failed to pay its August rent and is continuing to occupy the town-owned property after the lease was terminated. The civil action…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1272+ words) By Annie Dance | Cops & Congress | News & Commentary One year after 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed aboard Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line, her uncle, Frank Haskell, is suing the city and the private company responsible for transit security, alleging the killing…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1167+ words) Judges in North Carolina wield significant authority over people’s lives, property and liberty. Like other public officials, they are subject to rules governing their conduct. The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission is the state’s primary body for investigating alleged misconduct…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (795+ words) More than 20 years after a civil lawsuit helped bring an end to the organization known as Eternal Values, an HBO documentary is renewing interest in the group’s ties to Lake Lure and raising new questions about its final years in…...