Wildfires

November 21, 2024

Dying winds give crews hope in Northern California fires

September 29, 2020 The North State Journal Comments Off

Embers fly from a tree as the Glass Fire burns in St. Helena, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) SAN FRANCISCO — Easing winds gave California firefighters a break Tuesday as they battled […]

‘Evacuate Now:’ Oregon wildfires grow as 500K told to flee

September 11, 2020 The North State Journal Comments Off

A charred car sits in the driveway of a neighborhood devastated by the Almeda fire, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Phoenix, Ore. (AP Photo/John Locher) SALEM, Ore. — Deadly wildfires in heavily populated northwest Oregon […]

THOMPSON: Congress must make small business tax deductions permanent

November 17, 2024 Comments Off on THOMPSON: Congress must make small business tax deductions permanent
Crutchfield & Willis: North Carolina must count every vote

November 9, 2024 Comments Off on Crutchfield & Willis: North Carolina must count every vote
KELLOGG & HOELSCHER: Dual status disaster

October 26, 2024 Comments Off on KELLOGG & HOELSCHER: Dual status disaster

This week in history: Nov. 21-27
Nov. 21 1920: On “Bloody Sunday,” the Irish Republican Army killed 14 suspected British intelligence officers in the Dublin area; British forces responded by raiding a soccer match, killing 14 civilians. 1980: An estimated 83 [...] The post This week in history: Nov. 21-27 first appeared on The North State Journal.
Birthdays this week: Nov.21-27
These celebrities have birthdays this week. Nov. 21 Actor Laurence Luckinbill is 90. Actor Marlo Thomas is 87. Actor Juliet Mills (“Passions,” “Nanny and the Professor”) is 83. Actor Goldie Hawn is 79. Director Andrew [...] The post Birthdays this week: Nov.21-27 first appeared on The North State Journal.
General Assembly passes 3rd round of Hurricane Helene relief
RALEIGH — The General Assembly has passed a third round of Hurricane Helene relief funding totaling $252 million. The first two rounds of relief funding by the legislature totaled approximately $922 million. The latest round [...] The post General Assembly passes 3rd round of Hurricane Helene relief first appeared on The North State Journal.
Gable youngest elected to NCGA in 126 years
RALEIGH — Newly elected 22-year-old Rep. Wyatt Gable will be the youngest and first Gen Z member elected to the General Assembly House in modern history. Clyde R. Hoey, North Carolina’s 59th governor, was 21 [...] The post Gable youngest elected to NCGA in 126 years first appeared on The North State Journal.
‘You’ve Got Mail’: Denver church delivers mailboxes to Yancey County
Former state Sen. Deanna Ballard has seen firsthand the devastation of Hurricane Helene and will be telling the recovery stories from western North Carolina for North State Journal. LINCOLN COUNTY — Bottled water, diapers and [...] The post ‘You’ve Got Mail’: Denver church delivers mailboxes to Yancey County first appeared on The North State Journal.
MATTHEWS: Proof that social media is not real life
In the aftermath of then-GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris on Election Day, a lot has been said and written about what went wrong for her and what went right [...] The post MATTHEWS: Proof that social media is not real life first appeared on The North State Journal.