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North Carolina

Arcs in and about North Carolina from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 1,782 stories · 6,439 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 1, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

All arcs3 named arcs in 2025

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Hurricane Helene's destruction from Florida to western North Carolina

1 of 57 stories this year

Nearly a year after Helene, the reopening of a popular section of Blue Ridge Parkway brings hope to communities · 8 articles, Sep 21
The 2026 North Carolina Senate race: Roy Cooper vs. Michael Whatley

4 of 12 stories this year

RNC Chair Michael Whatley will run for Senate in North Carolina · 8 articles, Jul 24Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announces run for Senate in North Carolina · 11 articles, Jul 27Former Rep. Wiley Nickel ends Senate bid in North Carolina after Cooper's entry · 5 articles, Jul 29Michael Whatley, RNC chairman endorsed by Trump, launches Senate bid in North Carolina · 11 articles, Jul 31
The 2024 general election campaign between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump · Jul 22, 2024 – Jan 7, 2025

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else129 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about North Carolina that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 19Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 889 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 19Federal regulators to begin sifting through wreckage of North Carolina plane crash that killed 79 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  3. Dec 18– 19Ex-NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash58 articles · 33 independent sources
    1 left, 17 center, 7 right
  4. Dec 18Jet crashes during landing at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina32 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 12 center, 1 right
  5. Dec 18Fatalities reported in private jet crash in North Carolina11 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right
  6. Dec 1611 firefighters and 2 other people injured after North Carolina house fire and explosion8 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  7. Dec 7Man wounded in second stabbing attack on North Carolina commuter train since August6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  8. Nov 27Judges allow North Carolina to use a map drawn in bid to give Republicans another US House seat14 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 3 right
  9. Nov 22Shooting at North Carolina Christmas tree lighting leaves 4 people wounded23 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 2 right
  10. Nov 21– 22North Carolina driver says bald eagle dropped cat through her windshield: 'You may not believe me'22 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 4 right

Stories that name North Carolina

  1. Dec 30NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin's father killed in house fire, mother critically injured16 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 17Lumbee tribe awaits Senate decision on full federal recognition5 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Dec 9– 12Indiana Republicans block Trump’s redistricting push in a rare break with the president58 articles · 40 independent sources
    13 left, 12 center, 12 right
  4. Dec 8Latest Charlotte light rail stabbing suspect scheduled for court hearing Monday6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Nov 24– 26Presidential Turkey Pardons: Trump spares Waddle, Gobble in White House tradition62 articles · 34 independent sources
    5 left, 14 center, 5 right
  6. Nov 23Aftermath of Chicago’s intense immigration crackdown leaves lawsuits, investigations and anxiety7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  7. Nov 17– 18Granddaughter of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ author criticizes use of book title in DHS immigration crackdown operation16 articles · 16 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  8. Nov 12TikTok influencer ordered to pay $1.75M for having affair with manager, destroying his marriage8 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Nov 6– 9US airlines again cancel more than 1,000 flights on second day of cuts tied to government shutdown65 articles · 36 independent sources
    8 left, 19 center, 7 right
  10. Oct 30– 31US Marine arrested and accused of kidnapping girl with intent to sexually assault her, FBI says9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right

Local coverage

  1. Dec 1NASCAR antitrust trial opens with huge stakes and Michael Jordan in the courtroom7 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Nov 16Border Patrol official touts North Carolina arrests despite objections of local leaders6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
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