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

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

State audit shows Rocky Mount utility customers not double-billed. But it also points to more than $30k in lay payments from ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Criminal indigent defense services, which the state has to provide anyway, will get funds that were going to aid civil legal ...

Chemours finishing room operators Cynthia Alexander, left, and Pait Clay look for imperfections in a strip of Nafion membrane before the product is packaged for shipping in 2018. File / Melissa Sue ...

Gov. Josh Stein took the holiday weekend to mull it over, but ultimately didn’t waste much time before signing the state budget into law Tuesday morning. In North Carolina, when lawmakers miss a ...

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 ...