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Public invited to attend community climate hazard workshops

Community members from the Mid-East Commission region are invited to attend a public workshop to discuss and identify locations that are subject to damage or loss due to climate hazards. Workshop attendees will also be provided an opportunity to share personal experiences with disaster preparedness and recovery.

Community feedback sought to identify Lumber River region community climate hazards

Community members from the Lumber River council of governments region are invited to attend a public workshop to discuss and identify locations that are subject to damage or loss due to climate hazards.

Community feedback sought to identify Kerr-Tar, Mid-Carolina and Triangle J regions community climate hazards

Community members from the Kerr-Tar, Mid-Carolina and Triangle J council of governments regions are invited to attend a public workshop to discuss and identify locations th

April Shoup Named Warden at Western Correctional

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named April Shoup as the new warden of the Western Correctional Center for Women in Black Mountain.

Piedmont Correctional Offender Dies of Apparent Suicide

Piedmont Correctional Institution offender Jacob Green (#1678555) has died after an apparent suicide.

Community feedback sought to identify Eastern Carolina, Mid-East and Upper Coastal Plain regions’ community climate hazards

Community members from the Eastern Carolina council of government regions (Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico and Wayne counties), Mid-East Commission (Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin and Pitt counties) and the Upper Coastal Plain council of government regions (Ed

2021 Data, Results of State Contracted Programs Analysis Presented Today During Juvenile Jurisdiction Advisory Committee Meeting

In 2021, North Carolina’s juvenile delinquency rate decreased, while more youth were detained in secure custody than in 2020, according to a presentation today from officials with the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

SHP Announces 2022 Operation Drive to Live

This annual campaign is aimed at reducing collisions involving teen drivers on our roadways.  Beginning Monday, April 4, and going through Friday, April 8, troopers will step up their enforcement efforts in and around school zones between 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.   

New state partnership to support local planning for community resilience

The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) has committed funding to the N.C. State Coastal Dynamics Design Lab (CDDL) for the development of five North Carolina community floodprint reports over the next three years.

Datos de 2021 y resultados del análisis de programas contratados por el estado se presentaron hoy en reunión del Comité Asesor de Jurisdicción Juvenil

En 2021, disminuyó la tasa de criminalidad juvenil de Carolina del Norte, mientras que más jóvenes fueron detenidos bajo custodia segura en comparación al 2020, esto de acuerdo a una presentación realizada hoy por autoridades de la División de Justicia Juvenil y Prevención de Criminalidad.