Flash flooding strikes North Carolina, Virginia as campers trapped by heavy rain

Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina is running for the Senate in a race that may end up becoming the most hotly contested and expensive Senate battle in the 2022 midterm elections.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia until 7 p.m. EST Monday.

A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy was shot while responding to a domestic disturbance Thanksgiving night after an armed suspect's wife tried taking a gun from her husband, officials said Friday. Rockingham County sheriff’s deputies were investigating at a Reidsville home where three children were home shortly after 7 p.m.Thursday.

Two suspects in Virginia suffered non-life-threatening wounds this week after being shot by the resident during the alleged home invasion, according to reports. The suspects were identified as James Franklin, 27, of Roanoke, and Alan Douglas Mould, 26, of Lynchburg.

The White House is seeking to add another Virginia-class attack submarine to this fiscal year’s budget by asking Congress to approve the additional Navy vessel, according to a report by Bloomberg Wednesday. The administration is seeking to adjust the Pentagon’s 2021 budget through Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought.

Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued new coronavirus restrictions this week, requiring residents to mask up at home and in their cars if they are with guests.

Trump campaign adviser Lara Trump is considering a run for a U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina after Sen.

told USA Today in an interview published Friday.As the holidays begin to take shape, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid down the law on travel. The organization is currently warning people to stay home rather than visit family and gather in large groups, which could potentially advance the new surges of COVID-19.

A great white shark almost as long as a classic Cadillac turned up off the coast of North Carolina, a few weeks after being tagged near Canada. The 3,541-pound, 17-foot-long Nukumi was tagged in Nova Scotia on Oct.

President Trump is projected to win North Carolina, one of two final states that had not been called as the prolonged vote count in the race for the White House continued. The Associated Press made the projection Friday afternoon.Trump adds 15 electoral votes from North Carolina.This projection brings the tally up to 290 for Biden and 232 for Trump.

At least seven people were reportedly killed and two others are missing after heavy rainstorms in North Carolina spurred dangerous flash flooding.  The National Weather Service had issued several flash flood warnings on Thursday, as torrents of rain stretched from Charlotte into the capital of Raleigh.  On Thursday, Alexander County officials said the flooding claimed at least four lives at a family campground in Hiddenite. One of the three other deaths was related to a car accident, officials

At least seven people were reportedly killed and two others are missing after heavy rainfall in North Carolina spurred dangerous flash flooding.  The National Weather Service had issued several flash flood warnings on Thursday, as torrents of rain stretched from Charlotte into the capital of Raleigh.  On Thursday, Alexander County officials said the flooding claimed at least four lives at a family campground in Hiddenite. One of the three other deaths was related to a car accident, officials

At least five people, including a police officer, were shot at a nightclub in North Carolina on Thursday evening, according to multiple reports.  Authorities said the wounded people were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The shooting occurred around 11 p.m.

MANASSAS PARK – Virginia state Del. Danica Roem (D-Manassas) launched her 2021 re-election campaign Tuesday, promising to continue the work she’s started. Roem in 2018 became the first openly transgender person seated in any state legislature in the U.S. 

President Trump on Thursday slammed the delay in counting votes from the 2020 presidential election in North Carolina — a state that has yet to declare the president or Joe Biden the winner — while urging an audit in Arizona, as he and his campaign continue to fight for recounts and mount legal battles in key states.

Democratic candidate Cal Cunningham conceded to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., on Tuesday in North Carolina's Senate race, a week after voters went to the polls. “I just called Senator Tillis to congratulate him on winning reelection to a second term in the U.S.

An eyebrow-raising tweet from North Carolina Democrats claimed Monday that "thousands of outstanding votes to be cast" could swing key races in the battleground state. North Carolina is one of at least 18 states allowing voters to "cure" ballots rejected for deficient information or missing signatures.

The rapid influx of out-of-state transplants in North Carolina has drastically transformed its electorate, not only deepening the divide between rural red and urban blue areas, but also creating new political battlegrounds, as suburbs from larger cities like Charlotte and Raleigh have sprawled into older industrial towns. The North Carolina State Board of Elections had not officially called the race for either presidential candidate as of Monday, six days after polls closed nationwide.

A suspected arsonist in North Carolina appears to have set his clothes on fire while allegedly trying to torch a business, surveillance video shows.