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.

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 ...

Public comment speakers at the Granville County Board of Elections meeting on July 15, 2026, in Oxford call for the board to reinstate two early voting sites. Sarah Michels / Carolina Public Press ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NC House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, speaks with reporters about the budget after a legislative session on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Sarah Michels / Carolina Public Press By the time the first ...

Jail North in Mecklenburg County, formerly a juvenile detention center, is expected to reopen in 2026 to house adults. Provided / Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office As Mecklenburg County works to ...