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HILLSBOROUGH — A defense attorney says a former professor at the center of an academic scandal involving athletes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will plead not guilty to a felony fraud charge. Julius Nyang’Oro was chairman of the Department ...

RALEIGH — Congressional Republicans are making North Carolina a temporary showpiece for opposition to the federal health insurance overhaul law. Republican U.S. Reps. Robert Pittenger of Charlotte and Renee Ellmers of Dunn held an online video conference call on Thursday to hear from ...

RALEIGH — Some of the more than 473,000 North Carolina residents whose health insurance policies were canceled by their companies for not meeting new federal coverage standards may get to keep their current policies under a change President Barack Obama announced Thursday. White ...

Tagged with: North Carolina President Barack Obama Wayne Goodwin

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Court of Appeals is being asked to decide whether the deal that made Charlotte-based Duke Energy Corp. the country’s largest electric company should be revised to do more for consumers. The court will hear arguments Wednesday challenging the ...

Tagged with: Duke Energy Corp. N.C. Court of Appeals

RALEIGH — Four Alcoa Inc. dams at the heart of a years-long fight over control of the water and electricity coming from the state’s second-largest river system are delivering better revenues. Alcoa reported to federal regulators this month that the ...

Tagged with: Gov. Pat McCrory

Alcoa Inc. pushed back Wednesday against claims by North Carolina officials in a yearslong fight over control of the water and electricity coming from the state's second-largest river system.

New consumer protections taking effect in January are forcing mortgage lenders to change how they do business, but the head of the federal government's new consumer finance watchdog agency said Wednesday it'll give responsible lenders an advantage.

Tagged with: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mortgage North Carolina Bankers Association