RALEIGH, NC (AP) — The Senate has voted to override Gov. Beverly Perdue’s veto of a bill that would authorize fracking in North Carolina, but the House still must go along to cancel her objections to ...

STOKES COUNTY, NC — Stokes County residents aren’t giving up the fight to stop fracking from coming to North Carolina. Tuesday, the NC NAACP held a news conference with residents opposing plans to ...

A Senate commerce committee gave its approval Tuesday morning of a reworked Senate Bill 820 crafted by Senate and House Republicans that opens the controversial legislation up for speedy votes in the ...

Geologists say six North Carolina counties have the potential for natural gas production, with the best prospects in Lee County. Getting that gas, using a process called fracking, has divided some ...

State leaders will hear from local residents tonight about proposed rules to regulate fracking in North Carolina. They’re likely to get an earful. The N.C. Mining and Energy Commission will host a ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s public debate over "fracking" for underground natural gas deposits was expected to begin in earnest Monday, with the first public hearing to shape ...