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.

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...