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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell appeared Monday in Asheville, North Carolina, to assure residents that the government is ready to help. Misinformation has spread over the past week in communities hit the hardest.

With dozens of western North Carolina communities heavily damaged from Hurricane Helene, disaster funding bills are likely to come before Congress and the state legislature in the coming weeks and months.

Ace Speedway in Alamance County and its owners accuse Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration of violating its constitutional rights. The state Supreme Court agreed unanimously Friday that the speedway can seek financial damages.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper was the final speaker at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night before Vice President Kamala Harris gave her acceptance speech.

Cooper made the comments in Brunswick County on Tuesday, the day after he confirmed he wouldn’t be a candidate. Cooper reiterated his Monday message, saying “this was not the right time" to be potentially on a national ticket for him or for North Carolina.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate search. He withdrew in part because of concerns that his Republican lieutenant governor would assume control when he travels out of state if he were selected.

Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday said it's too soon to discuss the possibility that he could become Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate. He's one of several governors mentioned as possible vice presidential candidates.

North Carolina political figures react to the news that President Joe Biden is dropping out of the race.

Japanese medical device company Nipro plans to build its new American headquarters and manufacturing plant in Greenville.

Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law new restrictions on vaping products, and he's expected to sign a ban on sales of a drug known as "gas station heroin." The goal is to prevent the sale of products that haven't been FDA approved.