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]
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]
↑ Watson, Elizabeth Wolfe, Joe Sutton, Alisha Ebrahimji, Eric Zerkel, Andy Rose, Rebekah Riess, Taylor Romine, Steve Almasy, Emma Tucker, Brammhi Balarajan, Michelle (October 1, 2024). "Desperation grows to find unaccounted for in wake of Helene". CNN. Retrieved October 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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