2024 in North Carolina
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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in North Carolina.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]- Governor: Roy Cooper (D)
Events
[edit]- March 5 – Super Tuesday:
- The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in North Carolina.[1]
- The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in North Carolina.[1]
- April 29 – 2024 Charlotte shootout: Four law enforcement officers and suspect are killed and four others are injured in a shootout in Charlotte.[2]
- May 1 – Federal judge Catherine Eagles blocks several of North Carolina's restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, striking down a requirement that the drug can only be prescribed by doctors in-person, as well as a requirement for patients to have an in-person follow-up appointment.[3]
- September 27 – Hurricane Helene: The Emergency Management department of Rutherford County, issues a warning for the "imminent" failure of the Lake Lure Dam due to significant rainfall, and orders immediate evacuations.[4]
- September 29 – The death toll from Hurricane Helene rises to 46 in North Carolina.[5]
- October 1 – The death toll from Hurricane Helene surpasses 160 people, with most of the deaths occurring in North Carolina, making it the second-deadliest hurricane to strike the contiguous United States in the past fifty years, behind only Hurricane Katrina.[6]
- October 3 – Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina: A thousand U.S. soldiers are deployed to western North Carolina — where over half of the 190 reported storm victims in the United States were located — to aid the North Carolina National Guard in humanitarian operations and in finding hundreds of missing residents.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "What is Super Tuesday and why does it matter?". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "Charlotte shooting: Four officers shot dead, four wounded, in North Carolina home siege". 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "US judge blocks some North Carolina restrictions on abortion pill". Reuters. October 3, 2024.
- ^ Limehouse, Jonathan. "North Carolina floods: Lake Lure Dam overtops with water, but remains in tact, officials say". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ Sundby, Alex; Dakss, Brian; Henry, Skyler; Yeomans, David (2024-10-01). "Hurricane Helene's death toll tops 160 as Southeast digs out from storm's devastation - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ Watson, Elizabeth Wolfe, Joe Sutton, Alisha Ebrahimji, Eric Zerkel, Andy Rose, Rebekah Riess, Taylor Romine, Steve Almasy, Emma Tucker, Brammhi Balarajan, Michelle (2024-10-01). "Desperation grows to find unaccounted for in wake of Helene". CNN. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Hurricane Helene live updates: Hope fades in search for flooding disaster survivors". NBC News. 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2024-10-03.