Rising seas and saltwater intrusion pose existential threat to coastal NC communities and ecosystems. Ghost forests are key tipping point.

Decisions by state and local election boards in NC over early voting sites and handling of personnel issues face pushback over partisanship.

First state budget since storm struck NC includes millions to address range of Helene recovery needs, but does less than Stein requested.

Dallas Woodhouse resigned from NC auditor's office as more of his pressure on county election boards over early voting plans came to light.

Tropical Storm Helene underscored the dangers of aging dams and flood-control infrastructure in Western North Carolina. Leading up to the storm, some signs already indicated that something more needed ...

Concerns about whether state's voucher program for private school students is getting a good return on investment are driving a state audit.

The North Carolina General Assembly meets in the State Legislative Building in Raleigh, seen here in February 2018. File / Frank Taylor / Carolina Public Press State Senate President Pro Tempore Phil ...

A Rockingham County voter checks in March 3, 2026, at the Huntsville Elementary polling place in Madison. Sarah Michels / Carolina Public Press In the coming days, election officials in Guilford and ...

Carolina Public Press has won at least 14 awards in the 2026 North Carolina Press Association annual newspaper contest. This year’s awards so far include three 1st-place honors, nine 2nd-place awards ...

The use of school restrooms designated for one sex by transgender individuals who are biologically of the opposite sex has become the subject of a federal investigation in Buncombe and Cabarrus ...

Beachgoers flock to Lake Lure on June 29, 2026. The lake was refilled earlier this year for the first time since Tropical Storm Helene in September 2024. This is its first season open to tourists ...