North Carolina regulators are holding their latest hearing into a request by Duke Energy to raise electricity bills by almost 10 percent for nearly 2 million customers of Progress Energy Carolinas.
The North Carolina Utilities Commission scheduled a hearing in Raleigh on Wednesday to discuss the rate increase sought by the Duke Energy subsidiary that delivers electricity in eastern North Carolina.
Progress Energy Carolinas wants to increase electric rates by an average of 9.7 percent, an amount estimated to raise another nearly $390 million. The company says it needs the rate increase to recover money it has already invested in new cleaner, more efficient power plants.
Duke Energy won a 7.2 percent increase last year, down from its 17 percent request.
Sunday, May 19 2013 6:26 PM EDT2013-05-19 22:26:48 GMT
A mother and son were killed in a Nash County wreck early Sunday morning, according to the Highway Patrol. Lisa Marie Kaufman, 33, of Sanford and her son, Kevin McClean, were killed after their car was
A mother and son from Sanford are killed early Sunday morning in an accident on U.S. 64.
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:30 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:30:50 GMT
A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed
A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:36 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:36:21 GMT
In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown. At the
Charlotte managed to integrate peacefully, unlike some other Southern cities, in the 1960s.
Saturday, May 18 2013 4:53 PM EDT2013-05-18 20:53:31 GMT
A Princeton High School student has admitted he was "not truthful" about his possession of two shotguns on the school campus April 29, according to a statement released Thursday afternoon. In the statement,
Cole Withrow admitted Thursday that he knew he had guns in his truck at Princeton High.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:02 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:02:32 GMT
If you're still planning your European vacation this summer, it's not too late to head to Stockholm for the new Abba Museum. Yes, that's right –Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha
If you're still planning your European vacation this summer, it's not too late to head to Stockholm for the new Abba Museum.
Friday, May 17 2013 6:30 AM EDT2013-05-17 10:30:37 GMT
Eight people were arrested at Enloe High School in Raleigh Thursday, the same day the principal alerted parents of an increase in security due to year-end pranks.
Eight people were arrested at Enloe High School in Raleigh Thursday, the same day the principal alerted parents of an increase in security due to year-end pranks.
Thursday, May 16 2013 6:48 AM EDT2013-05-16 10:48:10 GMT
WNCN anchor Phil Sanchez reports on what it's like to try out to be a firefighter.Good news for fans of NBC's "Chicago Fire" – the show is coming back for another season. On the heels of that news, I went
WNCN anchor Phil Sanchez tries to see if he has what it takes to be a firefighter.
Thursday, May 16 2013 6:36 PM EDT2013-05-16 22:36:15 GMT
A night out for tacos cost one Chapel Hill man and his friends more than $500. Customers at one popular Durham taco restaurant say they're being targeted with predatory towing practices.
A night out for tacos cost one Chapel Hill man and his friends more than $500. Customers at one popular Durham taco restaurant say they're being targeted with predatory towing practices.
Wednesday, May 15 2013 4:27 PM EDT2013-05-15 20:27:09 GMT
A Kingsport, Tenn., couple is in trouble for letting a child they were babysitting drive a car and crashing it into a house.Katrina Taylor, 52, and 49-year-old Landon Hammonds were arrested after the incident
A Tennessee couple faces charges after they were drinking and let an 11-year-old drive.
