Jim Starlin spent years as a firefighter and paramedic and served as an emergency preparedness coordinator at Duke University. “If you’re not ready when it happens,

More than 100 roads in and around Chatham County were flooded and a portion of a highway collapsed and washed away.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein explained why a state of emergency was not declared in the wake of Chantal's damage in different parts of the state.

The 431-acre fire in Henderson County, North Carolina, has destroyed two homes, a cabin and an outbuilding, county officials said in a social media post Sunday that declared a state of emergency.

North Carolina State Emergency Operations center is communicating with local leaders and emergency management teams across our state. I've activated 100 and 75 soldiers and airmen from the North ...

A man rappelling in North Carolina’s rugged Linville Gorge died at the base of a popular waterfall, according to searchers. It happened around 1:15 p.m. Sunday, July 6, at Steele Creek Falls in Pisgah National Forest, Burke County Emergency Services said in a July 8 news release.

Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a “state of emergency” on Monday in an attempt to stop the state legislature from passing a school choice bill.. Cooper released a video ...

It's an Emergency When Opponents Disagree "It's time to declare a State of Emergency for public education in North Carolina," Cooper, a Democrat, announced May 22. "There's no Executive Order like ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency for the state in preparation for storms from Hurricane Idalia. For the latest on Hurricane Idalia and how it will ...