The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in North Carolina.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Roy Cooper (D)
Events
- 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]
- December 23 - An off-duty police officer from Greensboro is shot and killed after a shooting in a Food Lion grocery store.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "What is Super Tuesday and why does it matter?". ABC News. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "Charlotte shooting: Four officers shot dead, four wounded, in North Carolina home siege". April 29, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "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[sic], officials say". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Sundby, Alex; Dakss, Brian; Henry, Skyler; Yeomans, David (October 1, 2024). "Hurricane Helene's death toll tops 160 as Southeast digs out from storm's devastation - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Hurricane Helene live updates: Hope fades in search for flooding disaster survivors". NBC News. October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Hodgin, Carrie (December 24, 2024). "Greensboro police officer killed after shooting at Food Lion store". WXII. Retrieved December 24, 2024.