RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) -- The men and women who manage North Carolina's Building Code will soon get the chance to make any changes provoked by the fire in downtown Raleigh. "If you're asking ...

After severe weather strikes and homeowners sort through the aftermath, they often see their insurance skyrocket or they’re getting dropped altogether. In states like California and Florida, insurance ...

Weak building codes making North Carolina less safe, engineer says Kim Wooten, an engineer and member of the state Building Code Council, has criticized recent changes to North Carolina's building ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

COVERAGE. REPUBLICANS SAY THAT NEW BUILDING CODE WOULD HAVE MADE HOUSING LESS AFFORDABLE. THE GOVERNOR SAYS WITHOUT IT, HOMEOWNERS WILL HAVE A HARDER TIME FINDING INSURANCE AND THE STATE WILL LOSE ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers tentatively agreed Monday night to leave residential building codes in place longer and block local governments from additional kinds of inspections ...