Press Releases

Governor Pat McCrory has ordered state agencies to prepare for possible flooding ahead of a variety of weather systems, including Hurricane Joaquin, and is urging all North Carolinians to do the same.

The State Highway Patrol responded to a two vehicle collision on I-40 near exit 334 in Johnston County early this morning that resulted in both eastbound lanes of I-40 being closed.

WHAT:  The Governor’s Task Force on Safer Schools provides guidance to the N.C. Center for Safer Schools and considers future policy and legislative action that is needed to improve school safety in North Carolina.

Story and photo by Sgt. Leticia Samuels, Public Affairs Office, North Carolina National Guard

What: A 10k run through the historic city of Belmont, North Carolina, to support Stop Soldier Suicide, a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to veterans and active duty in need.

World War II Air Force Colonel Durwood B. Williams, a Raleigh native, was the guest speaker at the North Carolina National Guard’s celebration of the United States Air Force’s 68th birthday at Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh Sept. 18.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating a collision that resulted in approximately 26 passengers being injured after a tractor trailer rear ended a bus carrying migrant workers on U.S. 64 near Tarboro, North Carolina.

United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced today that local community agencies that assist crime victims will benefit from $60,012,054 that has been awarded to the State of North Carolina by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Victims of Crime (OVC).

WHAT: Crime Victims Compensation Commission Meeting WHEN: 10 a.m., Wed., September 16

Nineteen State Highway Patrol cadets, who endured 15 weeks of what Colonel Bill Grey called the toughest law enforcement training in the country, became state troopers today during a graduation ceremony in Cary.

What: Grand opening of the NCNG’s Tarheel Challenge Youth Academy’s central campus and ground breaking of a female dormitory. The 20-acre property has undergone a $1.9 million renovation and will begin its inaugural class this fall.

Members of the North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission met Sept. 9-10 and voted on priorities for the 2016 grant cycle in the areas of juvenile justice, criminal justice improvement and crime victim services.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol along with the Division of Law Enforcement Wildlife Resources Commission have released the final totals for “On the Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink & Drive ” Labor Day campaign.

On Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 23 and 24, residents and business leaders in Pender County communities will have an opportunity to review and discuss the latest flood hazard and flood risk data.

TO: News Directors, Editors FROM: Sergeant Michael Baker RE: 137 th Highway Patrol Graduation