Press Releases

The Department of Public Safety today honored some of the department’s most committed and exceptional employees during its annual Badge of Excellence Awards Ceremony.

Governor Roy Cooper is encouraging the public to pay close attention to their local forecast and be prepared for ice in western counties.

The Wayne County and Jones County disaster recovery centers located in Goldsboro and Trenton will close permanently at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 17, respectively. 

The Wayne County center is located at:

The N.C. Prison Reform Advisory Board meets tomorrow in Raleigh.

As family and friends prepare for the Thanksgiving Holiday period, the State Highway Patrol is also making preparations of its own in hopes of ensuring safe travel. 

On Nov. 11 at approximately 2 p.m. at Bertie Correctional Institution, a confrontation between two offenders -- Bernaldo Torres (#1169757) and Quentin Holloway (#1301100) -- occurred inside a housing unit.

On Nov. 9 at approximately 7:55 a.m. at Columbus Correctional Institution, offender Gregory Adams, Jr. (#0668860) was assaulted and killed at the facility. 

The Hoke County disaster recovery center in Raeford will close permanently at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. 

The center is located at:

RALEIGH, N.C. – The disaster recovery center in Robeson County will close temporarily at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12. The center will reopen at noon, Wednesday, Nov. 14.
The Robeson center is located at:

Are you a renter who was forced out of your home by Hurricane Florence and initially was eligible for rental assistance from FEMA? Do you still need FEMA’s help? If you are still eligible, you need take only two steps to get the help you need: