Category: WSIC State News
WSIC Statewide News Stories
Latest Gas Prices in NC
Average gas prices in North Carolina have fallen five cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.20/g today, according…
North Carolina’s Unemployment Numbers on the Rise
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 99 of North Carolina’s counties in January 2023 and decreased in one. Hyde…
Tillis, Sinema Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators Questioning the Federal Reserve on Its Oversight of Silicon Valley Bank
U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) led a bipartisan group of senators in questioning the Federal Reserve…
Tillis, Colleagues Oppose Proposed Biden Rule That Would Hurt Small Businesses, Farmers
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC)and seven of his colleagues sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro…
Ft. Bragg Soldier Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Fayetteville police have identified the victim of a fatal motorcycle collision Wednesday as an active-duty soldier. Cooper Wolfgram, 22, of…
Rowan County 6-Month Bridge Replacement Beginning Next Week
An NCDOT contractor will begin a bridge replacement project in Rowan County next week that is expected to last about…
North Carolina Awarded Grant to Improve Behavioral Healthcare
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental…
Senators Budd & Kelly Introduce Bill to Improve Tracking of High Altitude Balloons
Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) have introduced the bipartisan Seeing Objects at Altitude Regularly (SOAR) Act. The…
North Carolina’s January Employment Figures Released
The state’s seasonally adjusted January 2023 unemployment rate was 3.8 percent, unchanged from December’s revised rate. The national rate decreased…
Tillis Co-Sponsors Bill to Reduce Rape Kit Backlog
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently co-sponsored legislation to reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act, which would provide state and local law enforcement…
