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North Carolina Police is increasing their patrols to stop drunk drivers across the state this holiday season.

TRIAD — Here’s one bit of good news out of the COVID-19 pandemic: People drove less in North Carolina in 2020, and that helped drive down vehicle crashes by more

Cameras ticketed speeders and red-light runners on Charlotte streets 15-plus years ago. As traffic deaths rise, some want them to return.

RALEIGH – As North Carolina enters one of the deadliest weeks of the year for motorists, local law enforcement agencies plan to increase patrols this weekend to remind drivers and

Click it or ticket: Seatbelt checks happening all over NC for Memorial Day holiday Buckle up! Highway patrol and other law enforcement agencies will be watching for drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts now through June 6. Author: Megan Allman (WFMY News 2 Digital) Published: 1:25 PM EDT May 24, 2021 Updated: 1:28 PM EDT May 24, 2021 RALEIGH, N.C. — Fasten your seatbelt or you could get a ticket. Its as simple as that.  The North Carolin...

More NC pedestrians died in the first half of 2020, even with fewer cars on the road Richard Stradling, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) May 20—RALEIGH — The number of pedestrians struck and killed in North Carolina rose during the first half of 2020, even as the coronavirus pandemic reduced traffic. Through June of last year, 121 people were killed while on foot along the states roads and highways, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the Governors Highway ...

Submitted by BlueNC on Sun, 04/11/2021 - 08:47 FIND WAYS TO EASE VOTING, NOT RESTRICT IT: This needless “Elections Integrity Act” bill demands mail-in ballots not only be cast by Election Day, but if mailed, must be RECEIVED no later than Election Day. It is a change that is not necessary, won’t make elections any more secure and simply erects another unnecessary impediment to casting a fair ballot and getting it counted. There was no problem to be fixed. Things worked better than ever! ...

A Cumberland County native has been named the next commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday.  Maj. Freddy L. Johnson Jr. was raised in Fayetteville and is a Fayetteville State University alumnus, the release said. After graduating at the top of his class in the Highway Patrol Basic School in 1996, Johnson began his career as a state trooper in Lumberton, according to the news release. The majority of his career he spent in Cumberland and Robeso...

Batch review, bowling alleys, rent relief: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday extended a statewide mask order into March as the state continues to face high numbers of coronavirus cases. The order, which has been in place since July, requires face masks in public when interacting within 6 feet with people from another household. The extension pushes the order until 5 p.m. March 5. The Re...

Traffic deaths in North Carolina last year surpassed 1,500 for the first time in 13 years...