Attorney General Josh Stein today reminded North Carolinians to secure their information following Change Healthcare’s February data breach. The total number or identity of affected breach victims is not yet known, but Change has estimated that up to one-third of all Americans may have been impacted by the breach. Change, the nation’s biggest electronic data clearinghouse, hasn’t yet provided individual notice to consumers whose personal data may have been leaked onto the dark web.
Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren has been named to the Preseason Watch List for the 2024 Dodd Trophy Presented by PNC Bank. The list includes 21 of the nation's top college football coaches representing all Power Four conferences and an independent.
RALEIGH, NC — Former Wolfpack women's tennis star Diana Shnaider has achieved a significant milestone in her career by accepting an invitation to compete in the Paris Olympic Games. She will be the first Wolfpack women's tennis player to do so, representing as an Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN) this summer.
The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named 19 swimmers from the Wolfpack Swim & Dive team to its Scholar All-American Team for the 2023-24 season.
RALEIGH, NC - The National Football Foundation's Bill Dooley Chapter has announced the 2024 University Scholar-Athlete Award recipients. Offensive Guard Anthony Carter Jr. from Wolfpack Football was among those honored.
Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns—untraceable weapons often made at home from kits—like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 24 attorneys general urged the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that overturned the ghost gun rule, arguing that the rule is a common-sense measure to prevent gun violence and help law enforcement solve crimes.
Governor Roy Cooper joined US Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today for a series of stops during the first state trip of the Secretary’s national summer construction tour. The officials attended the groundbreaking of the Salem Parkway Multi-Use Trail in Winston-Salem, visited North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Transportation Institute in Greensboro, and participated in a walking tour on Holloway Street in Durham, highlighting projects funded by the federal RAISE grant.
Today, Governor Roy Cooper joined US Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in Raleigh for the first groundbreaking of the S-Line Project. This major infrastructure project aims to revitalize the Southeast Corridor of passenger rail. Additionally, they visited the Blue Ridge Road construction site, which is set to improve traffic flow, access, and efficiency along the Raleigh Beltline. This visit marks the beginning of Secretary Buttigieg’s national summer construction tour, during which he will visit active construction sites and groundbreakings for critical...
Today, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced new actions leveraging the state’s Medicaid program to encourage hospitals to relieve a potential $4 billion in existing medical debt for approximately two million low- and middle-income North Carolinians.
Governor Roy Cooper signed a Type I state disaster declaration for the City of Marion in McDowell County today, following damages from a severe rain event that caused flash flooding on May 18, 2024. This declaration will provide state disaster assistance through public assistance grants to eligible local governments within the affected area.
Attorney General Josh Stein today shared tips to help families encourage children to stay safe online over the summer. The average eight- to 12-year-old spends between four and six hours online each day, while teenagers spend up to nine hours. While young people across the state enjoy time off from school, they may find themselves online for longer periods.