Ray Gronberg
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Duke seeks NRC approval to base reactors at Belews Creek
Duke Energy has asked federal regulators to approve the idea of using part of its Belews Creek property in Stokes...
Dominion, Trump aides battle over wind project
A federal judge has delayed until mid-January a hearing on Dominion Energy’s request that he block a Trump administration stop-work...
A penny for the government’s thoughts
North Carolina retailers are already wondering how they’ll adjust once the penny disappears from circulation. But their trade group is...
Feds bar imports of new-model drones
Here in the Triangle, we’ve been watching DJI-made drones disappear from the shelves of Best Buy and other consumer-electronics stores...
Causey opposes potential pardon of Lindberg
Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has written President Donald Trumpto oppose the idea of granting convicted billionaire Greg Lindberg a pardon...
US suspends active offshore wind leases; Dominion warns of threat to jobs
The Trump administration has ordered a suspension of work on five offshore wind energy projects, including Dominion Energy’s $11.2 billion...
The U.S. Senate field is set
Continuing our filing wrap-up, it’s time to start looking at the Congressional races involved in the upcoming March primary. The...
Senate battles in Durham and elsewhere
Over in the Senate, the just-concluded filing period set up 11 Republican and six Democratic primaries. Obviously, the most high-profile...
Cohn forgoes re-election bid, sets up battle for Granville-Vance House seat
Filing is complete, and with it, so is the primary picture on both sides of the aisle. For the House,...
Fed panel approves MVP Southgate
Federal regulators gave the green light to the MVP Southgate gas pipeline from southern Virginia into Rockingham County. The Federal...
Solar or nukes? Duke critics question priorities
Duke Energy’s long-range development plans are underselling solar power and overselling the prospects of building more nuclear reactors, critics of...
Gov. James Baxter Hunt Jr., 1937-2025
Jim Hunt, the state’s longest-serving governor, died on Thursday at 88. “It is with deep sadness that I share the...
Feds secure guilty plea in pollution case
Federal prosecutors say they’ve secured a guilty plea from a Navassa chemical company that discharged pollutants into the Cape Fear...
